A discussion of how NSW/ACT Baptists can enforce a policy against same-gender marriage and gay and lesbian ministers rumbles on online. The Baptists adopted a “position statement” against “sexual intimacy outside” a “lifelong faithful union of one man and one… Continue Reading
One of the three authors of a new book, The Gender Revolution, Presbyterian Minister Kamal Weerakoon, was asked at the book launch why write a book on transgender, a difficult, complicated subject. Kamal Weerakoon replied that for all three of… Continue Reading
You’ll know what I mean when I tell you about it: pick a social issue from mental health to agriculture. the ABC will have tackled the issue by finding an individual case study and telling the story through their voice.… Continue Reading
A possible future for the progressive wing of Christianity is the subject of an extensive report by Real Clear Investigations, part of the Real Clear Politics website that is noted for linking to opinions ranging from left to right, and… Continue Reading
David Bennett, whose journey from gay student activist to a celibate follower of Jesus is chronicled in his book A War of Loves, has called on the conservative Anglican movement Gafcon (Global Anglican Futures Conference) to dissociate itself from new… Continue Reading
The Church of Uganda, a member province of the Anglican Communion has expressed its gratitude for the Anti Homosexuality Act 2023 now assented to by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni. The new act strengthens existing penalties and adds the… Continue Reading
The timing could not have been worse for Gafcon. As the 1300 delegates gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon), news broke that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni would back an anti-gay bill includes the death penalty.… Continue Reading
A new law passed by the Ugandan parliament this week makes advocating for gay rights punishable by imprisonment for life will present a challenge to the conservative Anglican Gafcon movement. In addition, identifying as gay becomes an offence, according to… Continue Reading
Spiritual abuse is the next scandal coming for churches, LGBTQIA activist Jayne Ozanne told a plenary session of World Pride’s Human rights Conference. And international law could be used to repress anti-gay religious practices. The mornings sessions ended on a… Continue Reading
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