What's on: Special exhibition at a most poignant time. READ ON
Making them talk: the moral
debate
The
harsh treatment of "high value" detainees in the
war on terror has triggered a wide-ranging debate
over the legal, political, and diplomatic implications
of Bush administration policies. But lost
in this debate has been a deeper question:
Are American actions moral? READ
ON
Cherishing life
English
bishops soften Vatican's moral line. READ ON Morality is
rooted in the most basic and universal desire,
the yearning for happiness and fulfilment.
READ ON Emphasis on
compassion. READ ON
Greed
over Timor oil and gas shames Australia
It
is no wonder that Australia withdrew from the
jurisdiction of the United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea. Article 59 of that convention
states that maritime border conflicts must
be resolved "on the basis of equity and
in the light of all the relevant circumstances".
READ
ON
Church helps inspire peaceful
protest
Some
Taree residents will be flying black, red and
yellow ribbons from their car aerials outside
Greater Taree City Council chambers in protest
at the council's decision not to fly the Aboriginal
flag daily. READ
ON
'We look like monsters in the
eyes of the world'
An
Israeli cabinet member touched off a furore when
he compared Israel's raid of a Gaza refugee camp
to the suffering his grandmother endured in the
Holocaust. READ
ON MORE
Boston churches prepare for closure
The
archbishop ordered the restructuring to deal with
demographic shifts, declining attendance, a shortage
of priests and financial pressures that
have made subsidising poor churches more
difficult in recent years. READ ON
Right information
The
resources of the Uniting Church's Camden Theological
Library are now accessible "on the net". READ
ON
Call to prayer - Ambon
On
May 20 the President of the national Assembly
of the Uniting Church in Australia, the Rev. Dr
Dean Drayton, called on the church to pray for
the critical situation in Ambon. READ
ON
Church leaders want Road Map
back on track
United
Church of Christ, Disciples leaders critical of
Israeli military operations. READ
ON
Churches to pray for unity,
reconciliation and peace
The
annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began
Sunday, May 23. READ
ON
Filling pulpits a struggle
While
some church officials laud the influx of career
changers bringing real-world experience to the
pulpit, others say incoming seminarians have lower
academic credentials than in the past. They
often arrive “with low levels of religious
literacy and with high personal and therapeutic
needs”. READ
ON
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