For a hundred years, under a variety of names, the stately Australian Lutheran College campus in North Adelaide has been the place for Lutherans to go to become a minister, or to train as a teachers. But now with “distributed… Continue Reading
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By Joseph Holmes / Religion Unplugged Many people are excited by the news that Greta Gerwig will be directing the first two “Narnia” movies for Netflix, but a look at her filmography shows she is the wrong choice to direct those… Continue Reading
When the Fair Work Commission turned down an unfair dismissal claim brought by evangelical minister Hedley Fihaki against the Uniting Church in Australia’s (UCA) Queensland Synod (region), it ruled that UCA ministers are not employees. “There were previous court cases… Continue Reading
A high proportion of churchgoers in Australia have university degrees, and it is increasing according to the National Church Life Survey (NCLS) results. The 2021 NCLS survey result was 44 per cent of churchgoers with bachelor’s degrees or higher. NCLS… Continue Reading
Undeceptions the podcast has given birth to Undeceptions the conference in Sydney this weekend and next week in Melbourne. the sign at the conference defined “Undeceive” – “to free from deception, illusion or error.” To which might be added “and… Continue Reading
You usually don’t find Victim Impact statements in the media. But here’s one that made Obadiah cry. (Although that is not hard.) For four months, Ju Zhang’s body lay in a Melbourne landfill. Meticulous police work tracked the killer and… Continue Reading
Is the Voice faltering because of cockiness, as Nine Papers’ Michael Koziel suggests? Have progressive forces been seduced by the idea that victory follows victory? If so, the Arc of history may be to blame. “We shall overcome because the… Continue Reading
“We are committed to upholding the Bible as the inerrant and infallible Word of God written in its original form,” says the “mission plan” of a Uniting Church (UCA) in the Lake Macquarie region near Newcastle, NSW. Whether or not… Continue Reading
Local churches have been given a vital task, keeping records for a minimum of 45 years, with key groups recommending 100 years or ‘indefinately’ meaning forever. Churches have been on notice since the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child… Continue Reading