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A girls’ school opens in Africa – and Aussies made a difference

Posted on 16/02/2025 by John Sandeman
Bishop Mwita says that the effects of educating girls at Tarime will be felt beyond the school and into the future. “Education creates champions of change. If you train people, you educate them well, they know Jesus Christ,” said Bishop Mwita. “They then go to become messengers of the good news of Jesus Christ, people who can live their lives to the full, knowing Jesus Christ but also influencing others in society . . . Just imagine unleashing 800 girls into the community after some years to go and become agents of change.”

A new Christian school for girls has opened in Tarime, a town close to the Kenyan border in the far northwest of Tanzania. The local Anglican Bishop, Mwita Akiri, visited Australia last year and shared what was needed to finish… Continue Reading →

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Media entrapment

Posted on 15/02/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Taking the plunge: Obadiah took his daughter to brunch yesterday. Reporting that family event might seem boring, but the choice of venue might be more interesting to patient readers. We went to “Plunge,” a cafe on… Continue Reading →

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Christian wins free speech case over transgender comments on social media

Posted on 13/02/2025 by John Sandeman

Kristie Higgs, who lost her job as a pastoral assistant at a UK school for sharing her views in Facebook posts about a course of “Relationship Sexuality Education being taught in schools, has won her six-year legal battle. The Court… Continue Reading →

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Kenya’s Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit ‘partially thanks’ Trump for USAID disruption.

Posted on 12/02/2025 by John Sandeman
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Kenya’s Anglican Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit says that President Trumps shutting down USAID (United State’s Agency for International development) is a wake up call for Africa, and it is time for the continent to manage its own resources and feed… Continue Reading →

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NCLS reports ‘More Gen Z men find meaning in Christianity’

Posted on 11/02/2025 by John Sandeman
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The Australian Community Survey figures published by NCLS Research show that Gen Z males are more likely to identify with Christianity than Gen Z females (39% vs 28%). Gen Z is defined as people aged 18 to 27 years when… Continue Reading →

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Mark Driscoll and a host of other politically conservative Christians attack Christianity Today for taking government money. Fake news.

Posted on 10/02/2025 by John Sandeman

Mark Driscoll and other politically conservative Christians have accused the US evangelical magazine Christianity Today of taking government money. In some cases calling it a USAID grant. (USAID is the  United States Agency for International Development, which President Trump is… Continue Reading →

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Koorong HQ is up for sale, but don’t jump to conclusions

Posted on 09/02/2025 by John Sandeman
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Real Estate Company CBRE has the Koorong West Ryde Store in Sydney for sale, which also includes the Koorong bookstore HQ. The ad has been popping up in Facebook feeds as part of the publicity campaign for the sale. However,… Continue Reading →

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66 people are leaving my church today – and it’s a blessing

Posted on 09/02/2025 by John Sandeman
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In hyper-local news, 66 people—52 adults and 14 young people—some of the best and brightest members of St James Anglican, Croydon—are being farewelled at today’s gatherings. But it’s good news. It is sad that people we’ve shared the joys and… Continue Reading →

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US Christians bust the stereotype: Evangelicals want secure borders and citizenship path for immigrants

Posted on 08/02/2025 by John Sandeman
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Aaron Earls via Religion Unplugged Many U.S. evangelicals may view early immigration and refugee maneuvers by President Donald Trump’s administration as a mixed bag. Evangelicals want both secure borders and laws that provide avenues for certain illegal immigrants to obtain… Continue Reading →

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Choosing US over Russia – still

Posted on 08/02/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column Reading Atlantic journalist Anne Applebaum’s book on Autocracy, Inc clarifies Obadiah’s thoughts on current events. She chronicled the communist takeover of Eastern Europe in Iron Curtain:The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944–1956, one of the best books… Continue Reading →

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