An open letter from Rev Tim Costello to church leaders on the Voice This week marks the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech. Those prophetic words for all Americans are now etched in history. Less… Continue Reading
Terry Mattingly / Religion Unplugged on an unknown who went to number one in the US. Conservatives, by endorsing this song of working-class lament, has undercored the class dimension of the US culture war. (OPINION) Oliver Anthony counted about 20… Continue Reading
Guest Opinion by Lance Lawton Climate change, pandemic management, government regulation, Robodebt, the Voice referendum. All it seems are in dispute. Among the common threads is the all-important truth question. Someone’s lying. The question is who. How is any mug… Continue Reading
You’ll know what I mean when I tell you about it: pick a social issue from mental health to agriculture. the ABC will have tackled the issue by finding an individual case study and telling the story through their voice.… Continue Reading
A possible future for the Anglican Church of Australia was suggested in the presidential address (keynote speech) at the Synod (church parliament) for Southern Queensland late last month. Referencing Gafcon, an international alliance of conservative Anglicans that called the Archbishop… Continue Reading
The timing could not have been worse for Gafcon. As the 1300 delegates gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon), news broke that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would back an anti-gay bill includes the death penalty.… Continue Reading
“Why are you so passionate about the voice?” a reverend reader asked me. It was a genuine question. This article won’t canvass all the reasons someone might choose to support the voice but is aimed at Christians who feel stuck… Continue Reading
Supporters of the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon) meeting in Kigali might find this a negative piece. That’s because it is a collection of responses to readers who had critical questions or comments about the Gafcon 4 meeting in Kigali.… Continue Reading
The most interesting thing about Marty Iles was never the political campaigns the Australian Christian Lobby ran while he was the managing director of the lobby. Not even the Israel Folau campaign that supported the footballer, but also significantly added… Continue Reading
After 50 years of struggle, US conservatives won a long-sought victory when the US Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v Wade. “A necessary but woefully insignificant victory in the cause of contending for life,… Continue Reading