An Obadiah Slope column Late night Marr: A lively interview on ABC Radio’s Late Night Live, now helmed by David Marr, opened up fascinating questions on sexuality and self-responsibility. Marr interviewed Paul Kane, an Australian-philic American poet who is an… Continue Reading
Youthworks College, which trains youth pastors, has joined the growing relationship between Sydney Anglicans and the church in Madagascar, the large island 250km east of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Andrew Spalding, the College’s Old Testament lecturer, went one better… Continue Reading
Good journalism comes from trade journals – Computer Weekly famously broke the story of the UK post office scandal and Inside Housing, warned of the Grenfell tower fire. Heather Saxena of Australian Doctor has covered this week’s Victorian Civil and… Continue Reading
A detailed report into Sydney Anglican church attendance shows a 6.7 per cent decline against a 2013 baseline using church attendance figures of adult attenders. The report commissioned by the diocesan (region) Standing Committee for this year’s Synod (church parliament)… Continue Reading
U.S. Olympic swimmer Hunter Armstrong may not be a fan favourite in Australia as part of the men’s 4×100 metre freestyle relay team that beat the Aussies to win the American’s first gold medal at Paris 24. But Armstrong is… Continue Reading
For the second year in a row, the NSW Presbyterian General Assembly (their church parliament) has been prevented from discussing a controversial issue due to government Worker Health Safety regulations. For the second year in a row, the annual General… Continue Reading
A press release from the Australian Federal Police reports an increase in trafficking statistics. Reports of human trafficking and slavery to the AFP have reached an all-time high, following a 12 per cent increase in the 2023-24 financial year revealed… Continue Reading
Two possible clues to the future: the Presbyterian Church in the USA (PCUSA) is on course to be the first denomination to make it compulsory for clergy to be affirming, while the Episcopal Church now has publically declared priests in… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Readers will probably think Obadiah is stating the perfectly obvious, but no score on a personality test is an excuse for constantly picking a fight. Here’s an example of a Christian minister who thinks differently. Over… Continue Reading