What's on: On September 12 the a cappella African-American gospel choir "Glory Bound Groove Train" will sing at St John's Uniting Church, Neutral Bay. READ ON
Stop juggling visas
The
Uniting Church has welcomed the compassion and
decency shown to TPV refugees who have established
work and family connections in Australia, but
says recent changes will leave many refugees
no better off. READ
ON
Shocking Figures
The
World Alliance of Reformed Churches Department
of Cooperation and Witness has made a PowerPoint
presentation on the desecration of the earth and
its peoples for the 24th General Council
at Accra. READ
ON
Church appeals for reef protection
Queensland’s
Catholic bishops have appealed for greater cooperation
to save the world’s biggest natural feature,
the Great Barrier Reef. READ
ON
Award acknowledges Yvonne's
24 years of dedication
Burnside's
Yvonne Clarke has won an award for her "outstanding
contribution to improving literacy and/or numeracy".
READ
ON
Fair
go for the poor at the Olympics
"It
may not come to you as a surprise that money buys
Olympic gold." READ
ON The Games are not
a separation from the world, but an amplification
of it. READ
ON
Australians shocked by conditions
in refugee camp
“The
grinding hopelessness of it all is terrible. It really
turns your heart over. It’s appalling. It
shouldn’t be.” READ
ON
Kobia calls for renewal of
ecumenical spirituality
World
Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary the
Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia has recognised the dynamic
growth of Christianity in Korea and Asia and
has appealed to Asian churches to take new
responsibility in the global ecumenical
movement. READ
ON
Zimbabwe's Mugabe hits out at
defiant church leaders
Mugabe
said if Zimbabwe's church leaders reported the
country's affairs to Blair and Bush then "we
band you together with them, damn you together
with them, and don't blame us when we do that."
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Church
boss arrested - all for a good cause
Steve
Coster, the "boss" at Manning Regional
Uniting Church, will be arrested and taken prisoner
by his staff this morning, all to the benefit
of the Kids Help Line. READ
ON
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