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Remove Hollingworth’s license: Melbourne Anglicans start a petition

Posted on 09/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Peter Hollingworth, screenshot from Australian Story 2023

UPDATE: The ABC reports “In a statement released on Friday, Dr Hollingworth said he had returned his permission to officiate, “commonly granted to retired priests, allowing me to conduct services at my local parish as well as marriage, funerals and… Continue Reading →

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The sins that don’t make headlines, but should

Posted on 08/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Mark Coleman arrested

An Obadiah Slope column Writing from jail: an Anglican minister Mark Coleman, tells readers of the Church Times that he is in prison for his Christian beliefs. Was it for taking a stand on same-sex marriage? Walking through a demonstration… Continue Reading →

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Another country, another King

Posted on 07/05/2023 by John Sandeman
St Edwards Crown

The Other Cheek commends the SECOND verse of the British patriotic hymn, “I Vow to Thee my Country” And there’s another country, I’ve heard of long ago,Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;We may… Continue Reading →

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Fun facts about your denomination: Baptist, Pentes, Presbyterian, Anglican, whatever!

Posted on 06/05/2023 by John Sandeman
church building

A survey of the last census by the Christian Research Association (CRA) has uncovered hundreds of pages of facts. But, in this story, we simply highlight the stuff that caught our eye. (The CRA report is called Australia’s Religious and… Continue Reading →

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Kanishka Raffel grilled by the students at Bunda Bible College

Posted on 05/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Kanishka at Bunda

Bunda is a town on the eastern shores of Lake Victoria in Tanzania, about the size of a large regional city in Australia like Dubbo or Orange. It is home to Banda Bible College, where last week, Archbishop Kaniska Raffel… Continue Reading →

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The sexual politics of Gafcon

Posted on 04/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Gafcon logo

The timing could not have been worse for Gafcon. As the 1300 delegates gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon), news broke that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would back an anti-gay bill includes the death penalty.… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Anglicans, Christian news, LGBTQIA
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Why I am a passionate ‘yes’ voter for the voice

Posted on 03/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Aboriginal Flag

“Why are you so passionate about the voice?” a reverend reader asked me. It was a genuine question. This article won’t canvass all the reasons someone might choose to support the voice but is aimed at Christians who feel stuck… Continue Reading →

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Gafcon in Kigali: a Q and A

Posted on 02/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Gafcon logo

Supporters of the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon) meeting in Kigali might find this a negative piece. That’s because it is a collection of responses to readers who had critical questions or comments about the Gafcon 4 meeting in Kigali.… Continue Reading →

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Conservative group in the UCA holds its final service, closes down

Posted on 01/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Hedley Fihaki at the ACC service of closure

The conservative movement within the Uniting Church (UCA), The Assembly of Confessing Congregations (ACC), closed its ministry with a thanksgiving service on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Faith Church, a former Uniting Congregation that has joined the Diocese of the… Continue Reading →

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A confession: My adopted family ancestors were heretics

Posted on 28/04/2023 by John Sandeman

A reader asks: “I sometimes wonder if when we do church, we’ve forgotten to commune together around a meal as Jesus instructed us to do? “We’ve made ‘church’ a 1 1/2 hour service weekly. What if that is the smaller… Continue Reading →

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