Celebrate for God's sake: another
church's vision
There
is widespread agreement that our conciliar structure
is too complex and in some places is impeding
rather than enabling mission. In some parts
of the church structures have fallen into
abeyance because there simply are not the
people to service them. Several synods have
begun to re-consider their structures. The
question of the size and frequency of Assembly
has also been raised. READ
ON Being on the margins
is no bad thing if you worship the marginal
God. The fringe benefits are ... out of
this world. READ
ON
Sex,
surplices and credibility
It
was a close-run thing, but Anglican clergy managed
to defeat a plan for new "heresy courts"
in the Church of England. READ
ON
US
churches go commercial
An
unprecedented boom in religious advertising is
being led by mainline denominations that used
to consider TV advertising below their dignity
or beyond their means. READ
ON
WCC condemns refugee detention
After
visiting an Australian detention centre, the head
of one of the world's biggest religious organisations
has condemned mandatory detention of asylum
seekers, calling it un-Christian. READ
ON "Protestant
Pope" visits Australia. READ
ON
Scholars ponder mind and spirit
Leading
thinkers from the Uniting Church in Australia
gathered in Adelaide July 3-6 to share deeply
from their experiences of mind and spirit. READ
ON
Presbyterian Assembly endorses
Israel divestment
The
Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly has
approved several measures opposing the Israeli
occupation of Palestine, including a call for
the corporate witness office of the church
to begin gathering data to support a selective
divestment of holdings in multinational
corporations doing business in Israel/Palestine.
READ
ON 'Apartheid Wall' should be
removed.
READ ON
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