The Gafcon communique, “the Future has arrived,” establishing the “Global Anglican Communion” and encouraging Anglicans to abandon the old structures of the Communion, came from Sydney and people have been very curious why. (Gafcon, a network of conservative Anglican churches,… Continue Reading
Faith-based residential aged care organisations in NSW are backing a bill to remove Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) from their facilities. At present, eligible residents in aged care facilities can have a doctor attend their home and assist them to die,… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on John Lance Tremlett’s Footprint of Word and Life. I have spent a little time with Lance and am impressed by his soft warmth, Christlikeness, and Gospel loyalty. His utter conviction of God at work, obvious personal relationship… Continue Reading
The birthday of the late, very public and credible Christian believer Sir Harry Secombe has just passed. And we are fast approaching the 25th anniversary of his death. He of “The Goons” fame is also the splendiferous quintessence of Mr… Continue Reading
Am I still Anglican? Ridley Melbourne’s Michael Bird asks in the wake of the Gafcon announcement of the Global Anglican Communion – a reset of the links between natiuonal Anglican churches. “Am I still Anglican? “Because, according to GAFCON, you cannot be Anglican and be… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column A treat not a trick: Christian Author and travelling Bible reader, Simon Camilleri, provides a note on Halloween to hand out with treats for visitors if you take part in that American day. It is a… Continue Reading
Professor, journalist and author, Wiradjuri man Stan Grant drew on sociologist Zigmunt Bauman’s characterisation of the present age as “liquid modernism” in painting a bleak picture of the new generation trapped in identity politics at the Richard Johnson memorial lecture,… Continue Reading
Whovian Charles Brammell remembers…. As a child a would tell what I considered a hilarious joke: ‘Knock knock’ “Who’s there?” ‘Dr’ “Dr Who?” ‘Dr Who on channel 2!’ Later on, at boarding school, straight after dinner the whole of the… Continue Reading
Lance Lawton sees very different Anglican groups sharing one brand. It’s been argued in parts 1 & 2 that the Anglican Communion (AC) is not fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. The present protracted upheavals over radically differing views and practices regarding sexuality… Continue Reading
The conservative Anglican network Gafcon’s announcement last week that the Global Anglican Communion is here and the traditional links to the Archbishop of Canterbury should be ignored has been interpreted in different ways. So who is right? Have Gafcon left… Continue Reading