Religion, Christianity in particular, will feature at Sydney’s world Pride LGBTQIA festival that started with the Mardi Gras march on the weekend. Sydney will host “the largest LGBTQIA+ Human Rights Conference ever to be held in the southern hemisphere”. Several… Continue Reading
The most interesting thing about Marty Iles was never the political campaigns the Australian Christian Lobby ran while he was the managing director of the lobby. Not even the Israel Folau campaign that supported the footballer, but also significantly added… Continue Reading
Martyn Iles has been removed from his position as managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby. The Other Cheek understands it was a decision of the board. Iles was taking the organisation in a direction the board disagreed with, namely… Continue Reading
Today is the closing date for personal submissions to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s inquiry into the exemptions that religious schools currently have under anti-discrimination legislation, A consultation paper from the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) recommends the removal of… Continue Reading
We probably wouldn’t do this if you or I were in charge of a revival. The revival continues at Asbury University, but the campus leaders have just done something you might not have done. They’ve turned away the thousands who… Continue Reading
A few days ago, Kate Forbes looked like she was taking over from Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the Scottish National Party, which holds had of the seats in the Pàrlamaid na h-Alba or Scottish Parliament – and become First… Continue Reading
For many Christians this is a special day, but for others ordinary. It’s simple: today is “Ash Wednesday” the first day of a time called Lent – marking the forty days until Easter. Having a time of preparation for Easter… Continue Reading
The Leaders of the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans has responded to the Church of England’s move to bless same sex relationships by calling for the anglican communion to be “re-set.” The “primates” (leaders of national churches) declare “, the… Continue Reading
Tom Glynn’s life story is called “God’s Ad-man”. He’s got a good eye for a catchy title, which poses the question, “can you be a good advertising person and a Christian?” Judging from my somewhat similar experience of working in… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column The New York Times‘ newest columnist, evangelical Christian David French, courts controversy in one of his first columns. “Many Americans — especially in evangelical circles — are familiar with the saying, ‘Men want respect while women… Continue Reading