The Anglican Archdiocese of Melbourne (ADOM) has been alleged to have amended its Code of Conduct for Child Safety & Wellbeing in a manner which forces church workers to obey Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act (CSP ACT).… Continue Reading
When Mark Leach, then the senior minister of Rozelle Anglican Church in inner Sydney, heard of a pro-Palestinian demonatration being held in the CBD within a couple of days of the massacre and kidnappings of October 7, 2023 he protested… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) “God seems to be having a moment, culturally speaking,” observes John Stonestreet of the Colson Center, whose founder, the late Chuck Colson, was a famed convert as Nixon White House “hatchet man” turned “born-again”… Continue Reading
Un-expectedly in Melbourne, caring for a sibling who was rushed to hospital, Sunday morning saw me at St Paul’s Cathedral, challenged to take lent – the season of reflection and repentance leading up to Easter – very seriously. At the… Continue Reading
Written up: Historian Simon Schama packed the Adelaide Town Hall for the big event in Writers Week, – a new experience for Obadiah. Despite being lobbied not to come, he defied fellow Zionists to come and addressed the topic of… Continue Reading
55 year old US film actor Matthew McConaughey (he of the slow slow and oh-so-easy-to-mimic voice), is a Professor of Practice at the Moody College of Communication. Matthew developed the course’s curriculum, which provides a unique, behind-the-scenes view of each stage… Continue Reading
Gavin Brown, Australian Catholic University via the Conversation Most people recognise organisations such as the YMCA and the Boy Scouts, or events such as the Modern Olympic Games, summer camps and wilderness retreats. Few, though, have ever heard of the… Continue Reading
Cyril Zenda via Religion Unplugged HARARE, Zimbabwe — “He hurt us. … Guide was an only boy in a family of seven girls. What he (the abuser) did was grossly unfair. May his spirit burn in hell!” These are sentiments… Continue Reading
After following complaints by women, and almost a year-long review, the board of the Bible College of South Australia (BCSA) has issued a “a full and unreserved apology to all women who have had negative experiences with us.” The board… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Georgian architecture and human struggle: Mrs Slope took Obadiah on an adventure usimg the new light rail (or tram for Melburnians) that snakes through Parramatta. The light rail made it easy to explore the old asylum… Continue Reading