An open letter from Rev Tim Costello to church leaders on the Voice This week marks the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech. Those prophetic words for all Americans are now etched in history. Less… Continue Reading
A “The Voice” Why Yes forum held to discuss the referendum in the light of a Sydney Anglican Synod (church parliament) motion “to give generous consideration to the case to vote ‘Yes’ to the referendum question” heard from a lineup… Continue Reading
Lawyer Peter Cooper gives a reality check. A short primer on the Voice: This is not esoteric or philosophical. It is just the structure of the Voice Amendment, its place in the Constitution, its structural place in the Constitution. *… Continue Reading
What do indigenous people mean by the word “spiritual” in the Uluru Statement from the Heart became a significant talking point in a discussion on the Voice hosted by Hoxton Park Anglican Church in southwest Sydney. The video of the… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Crumbs: Spotted in Bondi, the cockatoos being fed, and the pigeons gathering below for the crumbs. Is this a case of “Even the dogs pigeons eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s the cockie’s table?”… Continue Reading
The founder of Naidoc, the Christian First Nations’ leader William Cooper is getting more attention. Here are three items of news about Cooper which The Other Cheek was informed about since we posted a Matt Busby Andrews profile of Cooper… Continue Reading
By Matt Busby Andrews On the morning of December 6, 1938 – a year before war broke out with Nazi Germany – the streets of Footscray were unusually windy and cold. Yet outside a cottage on Southampton Street was one… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek interviewed Translation Consultant Sam Freney about how the Bible Society is increasingly producing audio Bibles into their work alongside Aboriginal Communities. Traditionally the Bible Society focussed on publishing printed Bibles for Aboriginal communities, but recordings are now… Continue Reading
Richard Humphry, Anglican Dean of Hobart’s, sermon on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament makes the case for a sympathetic hearing of the “yes” case. This edited version was published in the Mercury, a video of the sermon is also available… Continue Reading
“Why are you so passionate about the voice?” a reverend reader asked me. It was a genuine question. This article won’t canvass all the reasons someone might choose to support the voice but is aimed at Christians who feel stuck… Continue Reading