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Prayers for domestic violence Sunday

Posted on 27/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Prayer

Many Aussie Anglicans observed Domestic Violence Sunday in May, the Sydney variety is observing it at the end of November. Whatever your branch of Christianity, here are some prayers that might help you pray about this very important topic. One… Continue Reading →

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Worshipping together in Hebrew, Arabic and English

Posted on 26/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Solu with Nizar on the oud

“It’s a wonder to see you worship in the Lord,” Lawrence Hirsh of Celebrate Messiah an evangelical Jewish ministry. “And we’re just so grateful that we can do that in Hebrew, in English, and in Arabic. Isn’t it awesome? I’m… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Arabs, Christian news, Jews, Peace
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The (Christian) right has the same problem as the old left – there is always someone more extreme

Posted on 25/11/2025 by John Sandeman
extreme sign

For every Charlie Kirk, there is a Nick Fuentes. Always someone more extreme. Someone who will push things harder, who will accuse you of not going hard enough. And currently, we see a prime example. Michael Jensen’s sermon at John… Continue Reading →

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Mark Durie identifies Islam as a factor in the UK’s grooming gangs

Posted on 24/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Mark Durie

Government statistics on grooming gangs in the UK, the Complex and Organised Child Abuse Dataset published in 2023, which identified around 700 recorded offences of group-based child sexual exploitation, “is highly unlikely to reflect the true scale of the issue,” according… Continue Reading →

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Liberals v the supernatural

Posted on 20/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Jonathan Clatworthy

The Liberal: Jonathan Clatworthy (pictured) is an English priest who formerly headed the main advocate for liberal theology in the Church of England, “Modern Church.” A recent post, The Word of God and the proposals of humans, struck Obadiah Slope as offering an insight into the… Continue Reading →

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Rabbi, and two Priests walk into a pub

Posted on 20/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Rabbi and two priests in a pub

Actually, there were two priests and a rabbi in the pub, but the rabbi more than held his own. Technically, there was one pastor, Barak Pauls from Hillsong Bondi, one rabbi, Rafi Kaiserblueth from Emanuel Synagogue, and a Uniting church… Continue Reading →

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Helen Garner on Baptists, Michael Jensen on John Laws

Posted on 20/11/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column A great interview – or was it a conversation – between David Marr and Helen Garner on ABC’s treasured Radio National’s Late Night Live. The topic, the Erin Patterson murder trial, lends itself to discussing religion, and… Continue Reading →

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Tim Harris, on the future for Adelaide’s Anglicans

Posted on 19/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Following up The Other Cheek’s coverage of the sale of churches in Adelaide’s North, and a decline in the attendance in the diocese, Bishop Tim Harris engaged us in discussion and agreed to follow up. In a crucial comment on… Continue Reading →

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Mediawatch gives ABC a slap for gaps in reporting trans stories

Posted on 18/11/2025 by John Sandeman

Australia has had a problem with the one-sided non-reporting of the lives of people identifying as transgender by many media outlets. In the wake of the BBC crisis over its reporting of Trump’s January 6 speech, Mediawatch examined three reporting… Continue Reading →

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An Aussie Christian with a global impact: Warwick Olson

Posted on 17/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Warwick Olson

Vale Warwick Hood Olson AM (1936 – 2025) There are only a few Australian Christians who have impacted global organisations. Even fewer have massively changed three of them and created a household name in Australia as well. Warwick Olsen crammed… Continue Reading →

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