What's on: Special exhibition at a most poignant time. READ ON
Joint statement for D-Day anniversary
"We
call upon those governments that are joining together
June 6 on the beaches of Normandy to accept that
they bear the same responsibility as sixty
years ago: to give to the world the means
of reconciliation and peace." READ
ON
Unmasking Methodist theology
In
a time when The Methodist Church is setting itself
new priorities and establishing fresh ways of
being church, a new book will challenge Methodists
yet further by exploring Methodist theology
since 1932, and asking how it can be used
in the 21st century. READ ON
The message in Christianity is
Australia's heritage
Church
leaders must reassert our core values to arrest
the moral decay around us, says Federal Treasurer
Peter Costello. READ ON Costello defends
religious freedom. READ
ON Costello's address.
READ
ON
Refusal of communion
"As
more and more lives continue to be lost in Iraq,
and more and more of our resources are diverted
to the war, will the bishop make a similar declaration
about Catholic politicians and voters who
support war?" READ ON
Working for a living can kill
you
John
Bottomley, of the Uniting Church's Urban Ministry
Network, says, "The industrial deaths figure is
misleading because it largely excludes deaths
from industrial diseases . . . things like
strokes, industrial cancers and so on."
READ ON
U2 preacher puts pop culture
behind the pulpit
Culture
isn't just something that we connect with, says
the Rev. Dr Raewynne J. Whiteley, but the world
in which we live, day by day. "And that can't
help but seep out in preaching." READ ON
A ride through America's religious
landscape
"Growin'
in the Lord, it's like cuttin' a cow out of a
herd ... Which is why you need a cowboy to do
it. Tough. Patient." READ ON
WCC praises Sudan's peace agreement
Calling
the recent peace agreement "an important step
towards national reconciliation and healing" and
"a turning point for the people of Sudan", the
World Council of Churches general secretary
has congratulated the parties involved and
voiced the "joy and happiness" of the WCC
member churches.
READ ON
Breaking the conspiracy of
silence
If
the church is to effectively address global HIV/AIDS,
then a theological revolution must occur. READ
ON
Rural, old churches losing
congregations
"If
the church is going to meet the needs of the 21st
century, we're going to have to do something with
these buildings." READ ON
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