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Kanishka Raffel honours Aboriginal protestors

Posted on 24/01/2023 by John Sandeman
The blackboard outside the first day of Mourning

In a sermon for Aboriginal Sunday (a name for the Sunday before January 26), Kanishka Raffel, the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, honoured the work of William Cooper, a Christian First Nations man who called the Aboriginal people to observe a… Continue Reading →

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Blast at baptism service in DR Congo kills 14 Christians

Posted on 23/01/2023 by Morning Star News
Remains of church building bombed in Kasindi DRC on Jan 15 2023

By Morning Star News East Africa Correspondent NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim militants were suspected in the bombing of a Protestant church baptism service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that killed at least 14 worshippers on Jan. 15, officials… Continue Reading →

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A response to Christian criticism of the First Nations’ Voice

Posted on 22/01/2023 by John Sandeman

While the Sydney Anglican Synod voted last year urging that “church members to give generous consideration to the case to vote ‘Yes’ to the referendum question of whether the Constitution should establish a First Nations Voice, once the details have… Continue Reading →

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An Interview With Rick Warren

Posted on 21/01/2023 by John Sandeman
Rick Warren

Picking a successor, maintaining integrity, mental health, women’s ordination and dealing with grief By Warren Cole Smith of Ministry Watch via Religion Unplugged For most people who have been around evangelicalism over the past 40 years, Rick Warren needs no… Continue Reading →

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Marriage-like prayers in Church of England same-sex blessings

Posted on 21/01/2023 by John Sandeman

Draft prayers released by the Church of England, intended to be used for blessing relationships including civilly married same-sex couple contain vows and include the use of rings, much like many marriage ceremonies. “Prayers of love and faith” redescribed as… Continue Reading →

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Open Doors says one in seven Christians are persecuted for their faith

Posted on 20/01/2023 by John Sandeman
World watch list

North Korea is back on top of The World Watch list, produced annually by Open Doors, as the worst place in the world to live as a Christian. “North Korea’s score of 98, the highest score that’s ever been recorded… Continue Reading →

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Same-sex blessings mean rejecting the authority of scripture – Gafcon. But progressives may do it no matter what the General Synod says

Posted on 20/01/2023 by John Sandeman

A response to the news that the Church of England bishops propose the blessing of same-sex civil marriages from Foley Beach, Chair of the Gafcon Primates Council – (Gafcon is a network of conservative Anglicans.) “I write to you with… Continue Reading →

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Iona was a 160 km/h ski racer but now runs church under a pecan tree

Posted on 19/01/2023 by John Sandeman
Iona Rossely

It took two world-level sporting careers, extreme highs and bitter lows, for Iona Rossely to be fully formed in her faith. Although she was one of the\fastest women in the world at her speed skiing, God outpaced her in the… Continue Reading →

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Confirmed: official announcement by the Church of England: same sex blessings but not same sex marriage

Posted on 18/01/2023 by John Sandeman

A press release by the Church of England. Bishops propose prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples 18/01/2023 For the first time, under historic plans outlined today, same-sex couples will be able to come to church… Continue Reading →

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Church of England bishops back ‘blessing’ same-sex unions but not gay marriage

Posted on 18/01/2023 by John Sandeman

The BBC reports that a closed-door meeting of the bishops of the Church of England has decided not to support same-sex marriage. The General Synod (church parliament) meets next month to respond to a five-year study of LGBTQIA issues. But… Continue Reading →

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