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Month: April 2025

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Conversion Act protest needs to be targeted carefully

Posted on 15/04/2025 by John Sandeman

NSW has now joined Victoria in having a Conversion Act come into operation that bans some forms of Christian ministry. The Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 No 19 aims to “aims to “ban practices directed to changing or suppressing the… Continue Reading →

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Crushing that job interview

Posted on 14/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Dr. Ken Byrne Corporate Psychologist tells the Other Cheek how to be interviewed. Byrne is co-author with Peter Corney of Hiring Right, First Time: A Practical Guide to Staffing Christian Organisations. Introduction You found the ideal job and carefully crafted… Continue Reading →

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Without Christ ‘it is very difficult to construct meaning’

Posted on 14/04/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Rory’s faith: Rory Stewart, former tory Minister – but so much more – was asked on The Rest Is Politics podcast he shares with ex-Labour spin doctor Alistair Campbell “What role does your faith play in… Continue Reading →

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Christian Zionism hasn’t always been a conservative evangelical creed – churches’ views of Israel have evolved over decades

Posted on 13/04/2025 by John Sandeman
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Shalom Goldman, Middlebury College via The Conversation {Note: this article discuses the US church scene.} During confirmation hearings, Mike Huckabee, President Donald Trump’s nominee as ambassador to Israel, told senators that he would “respect and represent the President,” not his… Continue Reading →

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An astonishing testimony

Posted on 12/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Bishop Eric Menees

The Other Cheek does not post video often but this one is well worth a watch – Eric Menees is a bishop in the Anglican Church in North America with an unusiual but powerful testimony which he shared with is… Continue Reading →

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Vale: The voice of Darth Vader and Mufassa

Posted on 12/04/2025 by Charles Brammall
James Earl Jones

Charles Brammall farewells a mighty voice. He of the mellifluous, honeyed, euphonious voice, actor James Earl Jones starred in such classics as “Hunt for Red October”; he was the voice of Darth Vader in “Star Wars”, and Mufassa in “Lion… Continue Reading →

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Good news: More people are going to church in the UK

Posted on 10/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Quiet Revival cover

Church attendance in the UK has incresed from 3.7m in 2018 to 5.8m in 2024 – an increase of 56% – according to a new report by Bible Society UK. “Overall, churchgoing Christians now make up 12% of the population,… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, United Kingdom
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The Election viewed from UCA-land

Posted on 10/04/2025 by John Sandeman
UCA logo

Unsurprisingly, the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) wants the “Voice Treaty Truth” framework of the Uluru Statement from the Heart implemented. This as an example of how the UCA election 2025 resources “Our Vision for a Just Australia“ are strong… Continue Reading →

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Serving an impossible industry

Posted on 09/04/2025 by Charles Brammall
Enter logo

Charles Brammall on serving a stressful industry through ENTER, a entertainment ministry Employment in acting is notoriously difficult to get, and completely unpredictable. There is an infinitesimally small number of jobs compared to the number of artists looking. During the… Continue Reading →

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ACL tells Christians Lyle Shelton’s Family First is the best option at the Federal Election

Posted on 08/04/2025 by John Sandeman

Family First, the reborn conservative party, is the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) top scorer in their policy “snapshot” for the Federal Election. Family First gets the top score of 98 per cent in the ACL survey followed by the WA-based… Continue Reading →

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