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Adelaide Anglicans’ massive decline

Posted on 11/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Adelaide’s Anglicans deserve credit for openly reporting their stats, but sympathy for what they show. A reader pointed out to The Other Cheek that the attendance stats for each region of the diocese are included in the synod (church parliament)… Continue Reading →

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‘Obscene as cancer’ On Remembrance Day, a poem that says what WWI was really like

Posted on 10/11/2025 by John Sandeman
WWI Treches 1918

Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,And towards our distant rest began to trudge.Men marched asleep. Many had… Continue Reading →

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Christian Schools Australia claims public school enrolments are declining. They are right.

Posted on 09/11/2025 by John Sandeman

My Christian School, a newsletter from Christian Schools Australia, makes the claim “public school enrolments are on the decline.” in an email dated 5 November. They provide two links to back this claim  • A Herald Sun Story that “Low… Continue Reading →

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‘Tainted Love is theological’ Vale synth pop’s David James Ball

Posted on 09/11/2025 by John Sandeman
David James Ball (3 May 1959 – 22 October 2025)

Charles Brammall David James Ball (3 May 1959 – 22 October 2025)  Dave was Synth-Pop’s, and especially the band “Soft Cell”‘s, Spiritual Subtexter. The Brit muso and producer (of “Tainted Love” fame), that grave, splendid song, passed away on 22… Continue Reading →

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Two more churches told to leave NSW Baptists

Posted on 08/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Two more churches have now formally left the NSW/ACT Baptist Association for not accepting a conservative view of marriage adopted by the Association. A long process of disaffiliation is now complete, and Seaforth Baptist and Avalon Peace Baptist, both in… Continue Reading →

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International day of prayer for the persecuted church: 12 Facts about Persecution

Posted on 08/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Supplied by International Day of Prayer this Sunday for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), which is organised by the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). Persecution stats from Pew Research

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Why a funeral parlour in Adelaide marks an inflection point for Australian Anglicans

Posted on 07/11/2025 by John Sandeman
New Trinity Building in Holden Hill

When a new church movement obtains property is a significant moment. It signals that in all likelihood a new movement is here to stay. That signal has been sent in the purchase of a former funeral home by the Adelaide’s… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news

Cunk on God, on Earth

Posted on 06/11/2025 by Charles Brammall
Philomena Cunk

Charles Brammall on mockumentary “star” Philomena Cunk. She reflects about creation, the afterlife, spirituality, religion and the supernatural. When she was about 11 or 12, staying at her grandmother’s house, brushing her hair in front of a mirror, she felt someone… Continue Reading →

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Vatican affirms: Mary as mother of the faithful, not Co-redemptrix

Posted on 05/11/2025 by John Sandeman
vatican

A doctrinal statement from the Vatican has affirmed some titles for Mary, and says that others, including “Co-redemptrix”, should not be used. Limits on Catholic devotion to Mary are carefully delineated in the new statement. The “Dicastery for the Doctrine of the… Continue Reading →

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The quiet revival passes the Church of England by

Posted on 05/11/2025 by John Sandeman

New attendance stats released by the Church of England are in marked contrast to the Bible Society’s report of a quiet revival in the UK. The Bible Society “Quiet Revival” report claimed that “Church attendance has risen by 50 per… Continue Reading →

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