An Obadiah Slope column A problem with the Brand: Dominic Hewitson of the UK-based Premier Christianity notes that the comedian/film star Russell Brand, whose extreme sexual bravado and promiscuity have resulted in a #metoo campaign against him, has made Christian… Continue Reading
News from Mangrove Mountain: The Union Church building in the town, having been rescued from the liquidator by a community committee; it’s time to form a church. After the service led by Baptist preacher Gavin Williams and a team from… Continue Reading
Quicktime: A small but heated discussion has got Obadiah thinking about how the internet leads us to want instant gratification in arguments. A post by Sydney Anglican Dani Treweek on her substack site had just been up long enough for… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column about a week’s reading and musings Exclusive story: The New Statesmen has a personal account of life in the Exclusive Brethren – a cult run from Australia. Obadiah has a continuing interest in them – as… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Boomer guilt: The disputes about LGBTIQA in churches might be a case of choosing to have an “easy fight,” says Will Wilemon, a retired Bishop in the United Methodist Church, which has lost its evangelical wing… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column My best read: “Community is like a large mosaic. Each little piece seems so insignificant. One piece is bright red, another cold blue or dull green, another warm purple, another sharp yellow, an-other shining gold. Some… Continue Reading
You usually don’t find Victim Impact statements in the media. But here’s one that made Obadiah cry. (Although that is not hard.) For four months, Ju Zhang’s body lay in a Melbourne landfill. Meticulous police work tracked the killer and… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column ### No comment needed ### Baring with Gafcon: “Is this too risqué for Gafcon?” asked one social media commenter. The ad for a Galfcon (Global Anglican Futures Conference ) meeting in Australia was the object of… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Setting the Bible Free: Obadiah still gets asked about how to get permission to use a slab of the Bible in print, maybe for a church handout or a book. Most English bible versions let you… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Crumbs: Spotted in Bondi, the cockatoos being fed, and the pigeons gathering below for the crumbs. Is this a case of “Even the dogs pigeons eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s the cockie’s table?”… Continue Reading