Deep in the middle of Amos at church, the subjects of mercy, justice and care for the vulnerable have come up at church. So it was a good opportunity to interview a member of the 9 am congregation, Ian Hammond,… Continue Reading
The folk at Selling Jesus – a group opposed to the commercialisation of Christian ministry have put together a book Abolish the Jesus Trade: Spread the Joy of Freely Giving. Naturally they are making it available for free online –… Continue Reading
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s (VCAT) lengthy finding in the case of Jereth Kok, upholding the decision of the Medical Board to suspend his registration to practice medicine, has now been posted online. The finding reveals which of the… Continue Reading
Just as Christian nationalism is gaining prominence with the latest example being the US defence secretary Peter Hegseth’s favourite theological pundit Doug Wilson declaring women should not have the vote, comes a message from Sydney’s Archbishop Kanishka Raffel. He turns… Continue Reading
Pastor Samir Yacco pastor of Christ the Redeemer of the World Baptist Church in Dwelia a suburb of Damacus has been in Australia speaking to Anglican Aid and churches about what happening in Syria. Pastor Yacco runs Damascus Church Aid, a project… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Last weekend, I heard a mature Christian chap say, “Maybe we should pray that someone assassinates Putin, Netanyahu, Kim Sung Un, Trump, the Hamas leader, the Saudi Arabian and Iranian guys, Xi Jinping, and the corrupt, despotic, African… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek Mediawatch The long-running case, known as Tickle v Giggle in the Federal Court of Australia, involves a discrimination case brought by NSW trans woman Roxanne Tickle against Sally Grover, the creator of a women-only app. Tickle claims… Continue Reading
By Tracy Simmons via Religion Unplugged More than 250 people packed the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center in Moscow, Idaho, [last] Friday evening for a live recording of “Sons of Patriarchy,” a podcast dedicated to exposing what its producers describe as… Continue Reading
One of the things I never asked my father was when he heard of the surrender by Japan on August 14, 1945, which ended World War II, when he was serving in North East India. Although he was an architect,… Continue Reading
As ministers as well as churches are now being required to conform to the traditional understanding of marriage as a “covenant relationship ordained by God as a lifelong faithful union of one man and one woman,” to remain in the… Continue Reading