A possible future for the progressive wing of Christianity is the subject of an extensive report by Real Clear Investigations, part of the Real Clear Politics website that is noted for linking to opinions ranging from left to right, and… Continue Reading
A statement by Archbishop Kaniska Raffel of the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia has affirmed a traditional Christian understanding of some homosexual activity as sin and rejected laws that impose criminal penalties. This follows to the Anglican… Continue Reading
The Diocese of the Southern Cross will be the new home for eight Uniting Church in Australia minister who became Anglicans today. An ex-Uniting Congregation now known as Faith Church Sunshine Coast was also officially launched today, creating a major… Continue Reading
Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, will find out whether he is found guilty or not on August 17. The date for hearing the verdict in his trial on a charge of failing to report the sexual assault by his… Continue Reading
Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, has returned to court for final submissions in his trial on a charge of failing to report his father Frank Houston’s sexual assault of a child. Brett Sengstock, the victim, is also in court… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Coming in at number 27: Recently, The Other Cheek ran a story on reports that Crocodiles and reptiles have virgin births, all true, apparently. This was a clever response to the Reuters version. Obadiah loves a… Continue Reading
“Parents are choosing for this to be a part of a child’s, experience at school; Hundreds of thousands of parents are across the state, have said they want this,” David Baker, co-chair of the Multi-Faith RI Network Religious Instruction Network… Continue Reading
A video piece reflecting on baptism has won the Ramsay Art Prize, worth $100,000 for artists under 40. Ida Sophia’s video Witness is the first time a performance piece has won a major Australian art prize, according to The Sydney… Continue Reading
They don’t want to be put up as doing a spectacular job because they have a long way to go. Still, Minchinbury Anglican Church in Sydney’s West is having a real crack at making their church a place of welcome… Continue Reading
TV presenter Marc Fennell asks, “Who will inherit the Kingdom?’ as SBS examines the future of Pentecostalism beyond the Hillsong controversies and his personal journey out of faith. The doco, now available on SBS on demand and screening on their… Continue Reading