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
Tackling child abuse is everyone's
business
UnitingCare
Australia will join other community service providers
from September 5 to 11 to urge governments
and communities to work together to address
child abuse and neglect before it happens.
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ON
'Accept this gift with love'
The
New South Wales Synod's disaster appeal has raised
sufficient drought relief funding to offer no-strings-attached
gifts toward holidays for rural families
suffering financial and emotional stress.
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ON
Sunday school for adults
Adult
learners are seeking out the teachers they believe
will help them find God. From online forums with
religious experts to short courses on Sabbath
observance or on the fictional thriller
"The DaVinci Code", high participation rates
suggest basic religious education is not
just for children anymore. READ
ON
You can die of a broken heart
If
social isolation is bad for your health, it follows
then that bringing people together must be good
for both individuals and the society they live
in. READ
ON
Inquiry hope for abused
"If
the churches and providers of care cannot find
it in their hearts to do the right thing, then
we do need to move to a royal commission,"
Senator McLucas said. READ
ON Apology needed to
childhood victims. READ
ON Institutional care in Australia.
READ
ON Uniting Church complaints
procedures. READ
ON
'Loath Howard but not his party'
If
John Howard wins the Federal election, those passionate
about any decent future for black Australia had
better hope that Peter Costello - or even
Tony Abbott - take the reins quickly, says
the editor of the National Indigenous
Times. They’re both untested, but neither
could do a worse job than their boss who
has been a disaster for black Australia.
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ON
This week on Compass
Sunday,
September 5: Gay Christians. Australian Christians
who are also gay and out show how they reconcile
their belief with their sexuality. READ
ON
Democracy matters are frightening
in our time
The
essence of the blues is to stare painful truths
in the face and persevere without cynicism or
pessimism. READ
ON
The Corporation: documentary
for the masses
Whereas
the end goal of corporate marketing is to create
addicted consumers, a notion that is elucidated
in this film, the goal with marketing a social-issue
documentary is to educate and mobilise the
public to take action. READ
ON MORE
Federal election youth cheat
sheet
Information
compiled from responses given by each party to
questions posed by the Western Sydney Youth Forum.
READ ON "Where
is Jesus in this situation and how might I cooperate
with what he is doing, through the Spirit, in
the world?"
READ ON People
of faith ask: How would Jesus vote? 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 One
nation, underprivileged. READ
ON How do we preach to and lead
our churches in a year with an important
and divisive election under way? READ ON Take back our
faith. READ ON
Doesn't Australia have a religious
history?
While
the history wars continue, centring on what is
the truth about the Aboriginal past, another quiet
evolution is being accomplished to control
the thinking of the young. READ ON
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Stephen Webb Media Officer Communications Unit NSW Synod, Uniting Church in Australia Box A2178, Sydney South, NSW 1235, Australia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 8267 4308; Mobile: 0423 259 945; Fax: 9267 4716; Web: nsw.uca.org.au/cu/ & insights.uca.org.au/ ------------------ The Communications Unit publishes the monthly magazine Insights, conducts public relations for the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church, and provides a variety of communications services. These include writing, editing, web consultation and development, desktop publishing and graphic design, public relations and advertising. For a consultation or free estimate on your project call the Communications Unit at (02) 8267 4307.
