Two initiatives by the Freedom For Faith (FFF)think tank make it easy for Christians to get involved in the upcoming – not-sure-quite-when – federal election. “As I write, over 70 churches are planning to hold a candidate forum for their… Continue Reading
Re-lent: Canon Phillipa Lohmeyer-Collins preached at St Paul’s cathedral, Melbourne, on the “heart work” of Lent, which is the effort we owe in repentance. Lent, it strikes me as a person who attends a church which does not emphasise the… Continue Reading
For the first time ever the Australian Christians political party has won a seat in the WA election. Maryka Groenewald,the WA State Director of the party has won a seat in the state’s 37 member upper house, the Legislative council. The… Continue Reading
Written up: Historian Simon Schama packed the Adelaide Town Hall for the big event in Writers Week, – a new experience for Obadiah. Despite being lobbied not to come, he defied fellow Zionists to come and addressed the topic of… Continue Reading
Karl Faase, host of the new Encounter testimony video series tells The Other Cheek about attending the ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) conference in London that attracted many Christians among an audience of leaders concerned with the future of Western… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Taking the plunge: Obadiah took his daughter to brunch yesterday. Reporting that family event might seem boring, but the choice of venue might be more interesting to patient readers. We went to “Plunge,” a cafe on… Continue Reading
Kenya’s Anglican Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit says that President Trumps shutting down USAID (United State’s Agency for International development) is a wake up call for Africa, and it is time for the continent to manage its own resources and feed… Continue Reading
Aaron Earls via Religion Unplugged Many U.S. evangelicals may view early immigration and refugee maneuvers by President Donald Trump’s administration as a mixed bag. Evangelicals want both secure borders and laws that provide avenues for certain illegal immigrants to obtain… Continue Reading
Statement on Antisemitism In recent times, we have seen with growing concern an increase in antisemitism in Australia through hateful words and disrespectful, threatening, and violent actions directed against Jewish communities. Such behaviour is abhorrent and completely unacceptable. We Anglican… Continue Reading
It started when VP J.D. Vance told Fox News, “You love your family, and then you love your neighbour, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your own country, and then after that… Continue Reading