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Worse and worse: Anglicare rental report underscores inequality

Posted on 30/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Anglicare housing

The 2025 Rental Affordability Snapshot surveyed rental listings across Australia and found that affordability has crashed to record lows. The Snapshot surveyed 51,238 rental listings across Australia and found that: The Other Cheek presents edited highlights of the snapshot. Breaking… Continue Reading →

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Indian state releases convict in Australian missionary murder

Posted on 29/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Graham Staines and family

UCANews The government in eastern India’s Odisha state has released a man serving a life term for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons, reportedly considering his “good conduct” in jail. The government, led by the Hindu-leaning Bharatiya… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Christian news, Missionaries

New stats confirm a faith turnaround in the US: young adults are more and more religious

Posted on 29/04/2025 by John Sandeman
US Flag

The Religion and Life survey, just released from the Pew Research Organisation, reveals a turnaround in the religious faith of the new adult generation born between 2000 and 2006, aged 18- 24, who are becoming increasingly religious. This contrasts with… Continue Reading →

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A visit to Scots’ and a May the Force warning

Posted on 28/04/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column ### Easter greeting from under the Akubra: Maverick MP Bob Katter put up a maverick instagram post. ### Scots’ Publicity: Obadiah was truly impressed with the handout at Scot’s Church in Collins Street Melbourne. It is… Continue Reading →

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To Sin Or Not To Sin: Shakespeare’s Vision Of God And Man

Posted on 26/04/2025 by John Sandeman
William Shakespeare portrait

ANALYSIS John Mac Ghlionn via Religion Unplugged William Shakespeare was born on April 23 and died on that same date — a symmetry that feels fated, even divine. That tendency to perceive patterns of destiny and providence resonates in his… Continue Reading →

News, Opinion Christian news, Culture

Question: Will the Pope go to heaven?

Posted on 24/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Pastors' heart pope in heaven

“Will the Pope go to Heaven” asked the Facebook blurb for the Pastors’ Heart podcast special episode following the death of Pope Francis. But did Leonardo di Chirico, pastor of the Church Brecca di Roma, Rachel Ciano who lectures in… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Catholics, Christian news

‘Sacrifice is not only found on the frontline battlefield but also in the acts of service for others’

Posted on 24/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Adelaide's War Memorial

Defence Anglicans remembers Air Force Chaplains on this Anzac Day At the local dawn service in Burwood the mayor John Faker highlighted the service of another chaplain, John Dempsey the local Congegational Minister who enlisted in1916, succumbing to septic pneumonia… Continue Reading →

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Election 2025: Both major parties promise religious freedom won’t go backwards

Posted on 23/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Freedom for Faith logo

Christian legal thinktank Freedom For Faith (FFF) reports positive commitments on religious freedom from both major parties in response to letters from religious leaders. “The responses received are encouraging,” FFF’s Mike Southon has messaged supporters. He desribed the responses as… Continue Reading →

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Revealed: Motions to remove two churches from Baptist Association

Posted on 23/04/2025 by John Sandeman
Morling College

Motions to remove Hamilton and Canbera Baptist churches from the NSW/ACT Baptist Association have been reccomended by the Assembly (church parliament) Council. The Baptists’ Assembly will meet to vote on May 2 and 3, voting on the Saturday as Australia… Continue Reading →

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The vanishing closet

Posted on 22/04/2025 by John Sandeman

Surprise! Catholics are more Catholic than before: A closet (but not a wardrobe) is somewhere the gay community once hid. And one of those closets historically has housed priests in the Catholic Church. A prescient piece in ARCmag.org, published by… Continue Reading →

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