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Martyn Percy takes on Sydney Anglicanism

Posted on 22/09/2022 by John Sandeman
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Martyn Percy, eminent English Academic and until recently Dean of Christ Church, Oxford has written a severe profile of Sydney Anglicanism. “In terms of character, the muscular, masculine Victorian- Edwardian Christianity comes through at every level, Percy writes of Sydney… Continue Reading →

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Anti War Christians will protest at Arms Exhibition

Posted on 19/09/2022 by Margie and Jo Pestorius
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Anti-war Christian Activist Margie Pestorius explains why she will protest at the upcoming “Land Forces” weapons expo in Brisbane. From the 4th- the 6th of October this year the Brisbane Exhibition Centre will host the Land Forces weapons exhibition. Not… Continue Reading →

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God spoke very clearly to me, ‘Now’s not the time to step back’

Posted on 16/09/2022 by Stu Cameron
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A sweet memory from Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission, Sydney A friend emailed me this photo a couple of days ago. It’s a picture of a fibro house located in Munda in the Western Province of the… Continue Reading →

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An open letter to Martyn Iles: please look again at the Dreamtime and acknowledgement of country

Posted on 06/09/2022 by John Sandeman
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Martyn Iles, please reconsider you views on Acknowledgement of Country Continue Reading →

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Gafcon attendee says he would rather stay than leave for the new diocese

Posted on 20/08/2022 by Mark Leach
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Mark Leach attended the Gafcon conference that launched the new diocese of the Southern Cross. But he says he is a “stayer not a leaver.” Although he is a minister in Sydney his view is that there will be ‘stayers’… Continue Reading →

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Anglicans: We’re not homophobic are we?

Posted on 19/08/2022 by Lance Lawton
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Guest commenter Lance Lawton argues that placing LGBTQIA persons at the heart of a wider doctrinal dispute raises the issue of “why now?” So now we have a parallel Anglican jurisdiction in Australia, called the Diocese of the Southern Cross.… Continue Reading →

Opinion Anglicans, Christian news

Not quite purple prose for ‘wear it purple day’

Posted on 18/08/2022 by John Sandeman

How should people not on board with the aims of “wear it a purple day” respond when it comes to your school? It is coming soon. Wear it Purple Day is August 26 in 2022.  Your school might ask students… Continue Reading →

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Manly Seven: a view from a pasifika leader

Posted on 29/07/2022 by Hedley Fihaki

Hedley Fihaki, minister at Mooloolaba Christian Church has been in touch with the Manly seven. they all attended his church when Manly camped in Queensland during the Covid period last year. Fihaki’s cousins are friends with some of the “Manly… Continue Reading →

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Mr Albanese, here’s a way forward on religious discrimination

Posted on 16/07/2022 by John Sandeman

OPINION by Peter Sandeman Before the election, the Religious Discrimination Bill fiasco disappointed the conservative religious constituency, outraged the LGBITIQ+ community and their allies, and subsequently failed to become Morrison’s winning wedge. The clumsy political tactics have simply aggravated tensions within… Continue Reading →

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