Motions to remove Hamilton and Canbera Baptist churches from the NSW/ACT Baptist Association have been reccomended by the Assembly (church parliament) Council. The Baptists’ Assembly will meet to vote on May 2 and 3, voting on the Saturday as Australia… Continue Reading
Christian reactions to the Conversion practices laws that ban some form of christian ministry to LGBTQIA persons have been scattergun, with some forecasting jail for prayers and others saying it is largely business as usual. It seems this magic pudding… Continue Reading
The NSW Council of Churches (NSWCC) has written to the NSW Premier, Chris Minns asking action under Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 which came into effect this month, be paused, pending a review of the new law. “We request that… Continue Reading
NSW has now joined Victoria in having a Conversion Act come into operation that bans some forms of Christian ministry. The Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 No 19 aims to “aims to “ban practices directed to changing or suppressing the… Continue Reading
The NSW/ACT Baptist Association faces forcibly removing three “Open Baptist” churches from membership at the state Baptist Assembly meeting in May. Hamilton Baptist Church, Canberra Baptist Church and Seaforth Baptist church have not accepted a “ position statement” on marriage… Continue Reading
The Anglican Archdiocese of Melbourne (ADOM) has been alleged to have amended its Code of Conduct for Child Safety & Wellbeing in a manner which forces church workers to obey Victoria’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act (CSP ACT).… Continue Reading
Breastfeeding expert Jasmine Sussex will appear before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Monday for a compulsory conference, to defend a charge of vilification for expressing a belief that men can’t breastfeed. Sussex responded to a newspaper report about… Continue Reading
Kristie Higgs, who lost her job as a pastoral assistant at a UK school for sharing her views in Facebook posts about a course of “Relationship Sexuality Education being taught in schools, has won her six-year legal battle. The Court… Continue Reading
An immediate ban on prescribing puberty blockers for new patients under 18 has been imposed in Queensland. The ban comes after allegations of puberty blockers being given to a 12 year old and without parental consent in Cairns. “There is… Continue Reading
(Text) The most quoted Bible verse on the issue of gender is Genesis 1:27 – quoted by Jesus in Matthew 19:4 “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (NIV) So… Continue Reading