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25-week Abortion Bill passes SA upper house but is rejected in the lower house.

Posted on 18/06/2026 by John Sandeman
Sarah Game joins Family First

A bill to ban abortions after 25 weeks, except when necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of serious fetal abnormalities, passed the SA Legislative Council 10 votes to 9, but lost in the SA lower… Continue Reading →

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The myth of the clergy five day week

Posted on 16/11/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column Whatever happened to the eight-hour day: If only it were true: The Melbourne Anglican did a good job reporting their Synod (Church Parliament) endorsing the idea of clergy only working five days. So their report of… Continue Reading →

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Making people living with disability welcome: a local church gets off to a good start.

Posted on 10/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Minchinbury Anglican

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 →

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Safe and known – how Christians can give hope to Jerrah and many other ‘neurodiverse’ people

Posted on 23/11/2022 by John Sandeman
Jerrah Patston (centre) looking at plans with board members of Hope Christian Homes

Kirk Patston a lecturer at SMBC and his wife Lisa Patston dream that their son Jerrah and other Neurodiverse people will live in a home “where they are safe and known, connected and growing, celebrated and loved.” The NDIS will… Continue Reading →

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A good inclusion story that I am proud to be part of

Posted on 20/10/2022 by John Sandeman
the newspaper articles on Special olympics

An Obadiah Slope column The place to be this week: This column comes to you from Launceston, on which town Obadiah bestows the temporary name ‘Neurodiversity-Ville” – the Special Olympic national games are on in Town.  Obadiah is a proud… Continue Reading →

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