catching up for a few days ...

What's on: Faith on the Edge - Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue in the 21st Century. Adelaide, August 26-28. READ ON

Who would Jesus vote for?
A better question is, "Where is Jesus in this situation and how might I cooperate with what he is doing, through the Spirit, in the world?" READ ON No Security Without Justice is the 2004 election briefing paper for members of the Uniting Church. READ ON Australian churches say: Vote [1] No More Poverty. READ ON Get involved. READ ON Sojourners' election issues. READ ON Report card on Indigenous Affairs. READ ON ANTaR Federal Election Kit. READ ON Possible election dates. READ ON The National Council of Churches USA has released a study guide including ten principles for evaluating candidates that it hopes all Christians - from liberals to conservatives - will study and apply in this election year. READ ON

Chaplains promise to behave at Olympics
The 45 Anglican and Protestant chaplains ministering in the Olympic village in Athens have signed an agreement saying that they will not proselytise. READ ON Olympic liturgy launched ahead of games. READ ON Roots is an ecumenical resource programme based on the Revised Common Lectionary to support the worship and learning of the whole Church community. READ ON

Selling off a slice of our country
It's becoming clear that the FTA will not be in our interests. READ ON Bad politics drives out good economics. READ ON Aussies fear US health system. READ ON A UnitingCare perspective. READ ON Trading Australia Away? READ ON

Light-hearted 'Saved!' explores controversial issues
A conservative, Christian high school is the setting for Hollywood’s most recent experiment in religious films. READ ON

Reformed Christians warned against smug worship
The integrity of the Christian faith is at stake in the face of the evil of economic injustice and environmental destruction. READ ON

Meeting and greeting
"The prospect of attending a service is as alarming, if not more so, than a hospital visit." READ ON

800 years of freedom sunk in Guantanamo Bay
Dispense with open courts, judges, lawyers, rules of evidence and human rights to help us fairly determine guilt or innocence and a nation is little better than the totalitarian regimes it reviles. READ ON

The land of the fair go has disappeared
The High Court's decision to uphold the indefinite detention of stateless people is proof that a new system of complementary protection is urgently needed in Australia. READ ON Deep concern at High Court decision regarding immigration detention laws. READ ON Detention until death possible. READ ON

‘New empire’ challenges Christians
Churches and other organisations need to consider the vast implications of the US-led “new empire” closely linked to neo-liberal globalisation. READ ON


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