An Obadiah Slope column Archbishop Kanishka Raffel asked three indigenous leaders, Larissa Minniecon, a Synod member from St John’s Glebe; Naville Naden, Indigenous Ministry Officer of Bush Church Aid; and Michael Duckett, pastor of Macarthur Anglican Church, to address the… Continue Reading
After an opening hymn, Praise my Soul the King of Heaven, Michael Duckett, pastor of Macarthur Indigenous Church, led the Sydney Anglican Synod Opening Service in the Cathedral with a Prayer of Acknowledgement. “Our Lord and loving heavenly Father, we… Continue Reading
Opinion: On The Other Cheek, we welcome “the other twin,” Peter Sandeman writing on the Voice. He is Canon for Social Justice in the diocese of Adelaide. Now that the referendum is approaching and the contending arguments have been coloured… Continue Reading
Quicktime: A small but heated discussion has got Obadiah thinking about how the internet leads us to want instant gratification in arguments. A post by Sydney Anglican Dani Treweek on her substack site had just been up long enough for… Continue Reading
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