What's on: A tale of two cities: George Gittoes in New York and Baghdad. Macquarie University Art Gallery, September 22 to October 26. READ ON
Sips and nibbles with Tony
Campolo
An
interactive evening with Tony exploring the Emerging
Church scene in America. READ
ON
Labor's policy "won't help independents"
Nine
Uniting Church schools in South Australia would
lose funding under a Labor government. READ
ON
New Zealander heads world Bible
organisation
Dr
George Barton QC, of Wellington, was elected President
of the United Bible Societies (UBS) at its World
Assembly in Newport, Wales, last month.
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ON
Resources in response to Beslan
tragedy
Produced
by the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania this pdf
contains historical background and prayers for
peace and justice. READ
ON Religious
leaders respond to Russian school massacre.
READ
ON Australian churches
mourn victims. READ
ON The screaming of the
bloodied children of Beslan has brought
home the awful truth that, four years into
Putin's rule, there may be less stability
than there has ever been. READ
ON
US bishop in plea to heal Anglican
rift
The
leader of the American Anglican Church, who faces
opposition after consecrating an actively homosexual
bishop, has spoken out for reconciliation.
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ON
Christians meet to discuss
scarcity of young ministers
Look
at it like Social Security. Who's going to be
around to further the institution when today's
ministers retire? READ
ON
Sad toll of poverty reinforced
Director
of the justice and world mission unit of the Uniting
Church Dr Mark Zirnsak joined a group of residents,
government agencies and election candidates
to discuss the level of poverty facing many
Australians. READ
ON
Rappers are raising their churches'
roofs
The
singer R. Kelly and the rapper Mase, who left
the music business for five years to become a
minister, have new hit albums filled with gospel
messages, and one of this summer's most popular
songs was "Jesus Walks," an overtly
Christian rap by Kanye West. READ
ON
Jazzed-up beat ready to rock parishioners
Jazz
music may be spiritual to many fans but last weekend
it was truly be a religious experience. Morpeth
Uniting Church got into the "jazz" of things
and hosted a jazz-themed service. READ ON
Faith overlooked in history
A
Taree educator has called on a Commonwealth curriculum
organisation to review their programs to include
how history has been influenced by people
of faith. READ
ON 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
Greece mourns top Orthodox
cleric
Greece
has begun three days of national mourning for
Patriarch Petros VII of Alexandria, an Orthodox
Christian leader who died in a helicopter crash.
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ON
Papua update
The
final round of the Indonesian Presidential Elections
takes place on September 20, with Megawati Sukarnoputri
(the current president) running against
Suslilo Bambang Yuhyoyono. READ
ON
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