A speaker at the Freedom for Faith (FFF) national conference this week reported that Christian School principals received death threats for signing a letter about same-sex marriage. “In 2018, Anglican school leaders across Sydney signed a letter relating to our… Continue Reading
Stan Grant was part of this year’s lineup at PreachFest, a unique celebration organised by the Uniting Church in NSW/ACT. The three-day festival was “created to inspire and enliven the craft, art and vocation of preaching across churches in Australia.”… Continue Reading
Schoolyard name-calling: Obadiah noticed Christians getting upset at high fee schools being described online as “prestigious,” in the media (or wealthy, or any number of similar words.) Obadiah might be simple but it is clear that these schools do trade… Continue Reading
A new association of Baptist churches, the Open Baptists , officially formed last weekend in Canberra as a body opposed to moves by the NSW/ACT Baptist Association to require pastors and churches to subscribe to a “position statement” that describes… Continue Reading
As Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor addressed a meeting of powerful people in London this week, a massive irony escaped him. Hailing the Victory of the “No” case in the recent Voice referendum. “A powerful well-funded, and vocal coalition supported the… Continue Reading
On a hill overlooking Lake Macquarie, on the Toronto peninsula that juts like a dagger into the lake, sits the Toronto Pub, a grand stone building festooned with colonial lace. The tourists and revellers that throng the pub don’t know… Continue Reading
Craig Bennett, a volunteer chaplain, has a great story about reaching people hurt by the church. We ran a suicide prevention and awareness program across Wollondilly Shire a long time ago. We had a memorial service to celebrate the lives… Continue Reading
A supporter of the German resistance, who carried the details of the plot to assassinate Hitler from Dietrich Bonhoeffer to the allies, Church of England Bishop George Bell spoke out against the carpet bombing of German cities. He probably ruined… Continue Reading
Yesterday was a good day to visit a Mosque. That’s because it was National Mosque Open Day. It would have been an equally good day to visit a Synagogue – but it was not their open day, which was a… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Monash University’s Chris Watkin deserved to win the Australian Christian Book of the Year for his Biblical Christian Theory, for sure. No question. And your scribe, Obadiah, is reading it. As Captain Oates, a member of… Continue Reading