An Obadiah Slope column The Ultimate NDA: Obadiah appreciates good irony. The Anglican Samizdat site in Canada reports on the ultimate Non-disclosure agreement. The Anglican church in Canada has held a couple of meetings to discuss banning the use of… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Let me begin with an animal, because Christmas make more sense when we stop pretending we are above the rest of creation, or somehow exempt from the way absence quietly orders the world. Animals, after all, do not… Continue Reading
In the spirit of Ahmed el Ahmed, one of the Bondi heroes, the Mayor of Canterbury Bankstown, Bilal El-Hayek, with his council, has closed the Al Madina Dawah centre in Bankstown. The prayer hall, associated with a controversial cleric, Wissam… Continue Reading
Extraordinary speeches at Bondi as NSW Premier Chris Minns preaches from a Psalm, and Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane gives an eyewitness account of arriving in Bondi as the bullets were killing the innocent. Chris Minns: ‘The Psalm does not end… Continue Reading
Sandy Grant, Anglican Dean of Sydney, prepared these prayers for a service earlier this week. Today, Sunday, December 21, has been declared a National Day of Reflection, following the Bondi massacre, and for Christians, that must lead to prayer. “Australians… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Sure you can do something: The NSW Government says, “We are calling on people of all faiths and all communities across NSW, to come together in the wake of the terrorist attack at Bondi on Sunday,… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall Thanksgiving: More Than a Meal – In Fact, a Miracle Thanksgiving has just been again (27 Nov), and yet again I failed to lead my family in acknowledging or celebrating it. Although next year I’m determined to. In… Continue Reading
Kirralie Smith ‘I was sincerely shocked and dismayed by John Sandeman’s article about me on his website The Other Cheek. Touting an outing: my difficulty with Kirralie Smith – THE OTHER CHEEK I had never heard of him before a… Continue Reading
Last night, an interfaith memorial service was held in the forecourt of St Mary’s Cathedral, with speeches from Anthony Fisher, the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, NSW Premier Chris Minns, and Rabbi Ben Elton of the Great… Continue Reading
Hannukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, where a candle is lit for eight days, and the Australian tradition of carols by candlelight have been fused together by tragic terror this year. Hannukkah and our Christian tradition of carolling by candlelight… Continue Reading