Vatican
condemns human cloning
The
Vatican, in its first speech ever to the U.N.
General Assembly, called Wednesday for a total
ban on human cloning and criticized the war in
Iraq and unilateral responses to terrorism.
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Christianity
has left the public square
Rather
than looking critically at social policy, in the
manner of the prophets, Christians ignore or passively
accept it at a time when prophets are so
urgently needed. READ
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Christianity
tainted by church image: study
The
church is virtually the last image that should
be used by Christian organisations to attract
followers to God, research has found. Archbishops
lash school policy
The
Catholic and Anglican archbishops of Melbourne
and Sydney yesterday released a joint statement
attacking Labor's education policy as divisive.
The approach of the
Melbourne and Sydney archbishops is flawed.
A true needs-based funding approach is long
overdue in Australia.
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disavows stance on Labor's schools policy.
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ON The Uniting Church called
on the Opposition and Coalition to "stop
driving a wedge between public and private
schools" and instead focus on long-term
education quality. READ ON Churchmen
target Labor's "potentially divisive" schools
policy. READ ON Church leaders
united on greed and inequality. READ ON MORE
Religion is no place for
politics. READ
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A diverse and remarkable ministry
Dudley
Hyde's life, spanning 94 years, came to a close
on June 10, 2004. READ
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Christianity
needs to reform to talk to Islam
Secular
liberals in academia, journalism and the arts
need to take the risk of talking to progressive
theologians and of discovering that they probably
have more to say to each other than either
side has to say to religious conservatives.
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