St Kilda’s landmark St Andrews Presbyterian Church, a huge building, has just gone on the market. On the brow of a hill, it is one of the Melbourne suburb’s main features. “At the corner of Alma and Barkly Streets, the… Continue Reading
When the teacher gets taught by the student … Bob Thomas, who is so good at being a Presbyterian that he’s been Moderator General of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, had a lot to learn about being a reformed minister.… Continue Reading
Here are two recent comments from Aussie Presbyterians – from a church which has only male ministers, and in VIctoria and Queensland, only male elders. A move to have only male members in NSW is in limbo as their Assembly… Continue Reading
Barak Gurung journeyed from from Buddha to Jesus. Faithful persistence by his daughter helped Gurung find the way. “I’ve a Nepalese background. 90% of the population is Hindu, so they believe in Hindu, God and God. They have 33 million gods.… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column A mob of deists? Could the recent ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) Sydney conference, which featured John Howard and Tony Abbott and was headlined by Jordan Peterson, be just a warmed-up Rotary or Lions club? This… Continue Reading
For the second year in a row, the NSW Presbyterian General Assembly (their church parliament) has been prevented from discussing a controversial issue due to government Worker Health Safety regulations. For the second year in a row, the annual General… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column How can you tell? “The PCA is not racist” is how US Anglican writer Anne Kennedy signs off a strong rebuke of David French, New York Times columnist who Obadiah is as sure as you can… Continue Reading
New York Times columnist David French has been canceled by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), a denomination rather like our own PCA, the Presbyterian Church of Australia. A seminar featuring French has been dropped from their PCA General assembly,… Continue Reading
The trope that evangelical church networks grow while progressive denominations shrink is, sadly, a half-truth. Perhaps a three=quater truth. It is true that progressive denominations shrink. Political Scientist Ryan Burge does a good round-up of the religious experiment that is… Continue Reading
The answer to the question “Is sexuality dividing the church in Australia?” is a decided “yes!” for Mark Durie, a Senior Research Fellow at the Melbourne School of Theology. He makes the case in his new book Double Minded: How… Continue Reading