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Test case for teacher pronouns heads towards High Court

Posted on 01/10/2025 by John Sandeman
Sacred Heart Oakleigh

Myka Sanders, a teacher at Sacred Heart College, a Catholic school in Oakleigh, Melbourne identifies as non-binary. They want the school to use their they/them pronouns and the gender neutral title Mx ( pronounced “mix” or “mucks”) for their title. Melbourne… Continue Reading →

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Some culture war fights are hills NOT to die on

Posted on 29/09/2025 by John Sandeman

Christians should carefully pick which social issues to fight, Patrick Parkinson, the former Dean of Law at the University of Queensland, told Freedom for Faith’s “Freedom 25” conference. Speaking as a campaigner for religious freedom, Parkinson told the gathering that… Continue Reading →

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A day of prayer against the Gambling industry

Posted on 27/09/2025 by John Sandeman
Poker Machines

The gambling industry has deep pockets and political power. But a bold call to churches to unite in prayer from Wesley Mission Sydney’s Superintendent, Stu Cameron, is a call to a much higher power. The call is for prayer on… Continue Reading →

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Gospel and non-Gospel at the Charlie Kirk memorial

Posted on 25/09/2025 by John Sandeman
Charlie Kirk

The most important speech was by someone we’ve never heard of. First, Charlie Kirk’s pastor, Rob McCoy, spoke “Thank you for coming out to honour Charlie Kirk. God bless all of you and all of you tuning in online around… Continue Reading →

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A bold social housing goal

Posted on 24/09/2025 by John Sandeman
Anglicare Mt Druitt

Anglicare Sydney plans to quadruple their housing stock to serve disadvantaged members of the community, increasing their holdings from 1,000 to 4,000 units within a decade. Their new Group Executive – Housing, Rob Stokes, a former Cabinet minister in the… Continue Reading →

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Don’t cancel people’s jobs over Charlie Kirk even if you support his POV

Posted on 22/09/2025 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope Column Gold star award: John Steenhof, the lawyer who heads the Human Rights Law Alliance, a body fairly described as conservative, which defends the human rights of Christians in legal trouble – Jereth Kok, whose medical licence… Continue Reading →

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Too many churches sold and a fracas on a train

Posted on 04/09/2025 by John Sandeman

Last Sunday lunchtime, Obadiah did his best to avoid any of the three marches (anti-immigration, pro-Palestine and anti-anti-immigration) that filled various streets in Sydney. Instead of protesting, he was on an errand to retrieve his lost mobile phone, which Find… Continue Reading →

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Two cheers: Clapping the Clapham Sect

Posted on 03/09/2025 by John Sandeman
Holy Trinity Clapham

“The Clapham sect were heroes to me, but now I am not sure” was a comment to me at the lunch break during a Moore College Library event featuring papers on how the influential group of British Christians influenced Sydney’s… Continue Reading →

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A division between conservative Christians opens up over immigration rally

Posted on 26/08/2025 by John Sandeman

A proposed “March for Australia” on August 31 in locations around Australia has opened up an interesting division between Christians who sit on the politically conservative side of the spectrum of opinion.. The march’s main stated aim is “Stop mass… Continue Reading →

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A Bible antidote to ‘Christian nationalism’

Posted on 18/08/2025 by John Sandeman
Christian Nationalism Flag

Just as Christian nationalism is gaining prominence with the latest example being the US defence secretary Peter Hegseth’s favourite theological pundit Doug Wilson declaring women should not have the vote, comes a message from Sydney’s Archbishop Kanishka Raffel. He turns… Continue Reading →

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