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Someone somewhere is lying

Posted on 20/07/2023 by Lance Lawton
Image: The death of Julius Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini, Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples

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 →

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Mediawatch: Dear ABC, your style of journalism is wearing me out

Posted on 15/07/2023 by John Sandeman
Captain Noble's story screenhot

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 →

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Brisbane considers the future: Australia could join the Gafcon side in Anglican future

Posted on 03/07/2023 by John Sandeman
Anglican logo

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 →

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The sexual politics of Gafcon

Posted on 04/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Gafcon logo

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 →

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Why I am a passionate ‘yes’ voter for the voice

Posted on 03/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Aboriginal Flag

“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 →

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Gafcon in Kigali: a Q and A

Posted on 02/05/2023 by John Sandeman
Gafcon logo

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 →

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Why Martyn Iles is better off without ACL

Posted on 25/02/2023 by John Sandeman

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 →

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Some inconvenient thoughts: Roe v Wade ‘victory’ will mean more abortions than you might think

Posted on 08/02/2023 by John Sandeman
Restore Roe campaign

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 →

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It’s the day for people living with disability, a challenge for Christians

Posted on 03/12/2022 by John Sandeman
Jerrah Patston (centre) looking at plans with board members of Hope Christian Homes

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. You may be a fan of these international days, or you may not be, but let’s use this day to think about church, Christians and disability. I am a very different… Continue Reading →

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Poor theology from a “born again” Republican

Posted on 09/10/2022 by John Sandeman
Herschel Walker bus

Herschel Walker, the football star turned Trump-endorsed candidate for the US Senate is running as a self-confessed born-again Christian. Whether the conservative Republican Party takes back the senate in November may turn on whether Walker defeats the democrat, Raphael Warnock… Continue Reading →

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