Is God in our genes?
A
provocative study asks whether religion is
a product of evolution. READ
ON
Call to government: make poverty
a top priority
UnitingCare
Australia is part of a contingent of
Church based service providers that have
called on the re-elected Coalition government
to make the most of Australia’s economic
stability and prosperity by committing to
a National Anti-Poverty Plan within its
first 100 days of government. READ
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Bishop
expresses regret for hurt but not decision
An
Anglican bishop in British Columbia says he
regrets contributing to an international
rift in the Anglican communion, but won't
apologise for the decision to permit same-sex
blessings or immediately go along with a
proposed moratorium. READ ON MORE MORE
Presbyterian Church may pressure
Israel
The
head of a visiting US Presbyterian Church
delegation called on Israel to end its occupation
of Palestinian territories and said that
his church is studying the possibility of
withholding investments to increase pressure
on Israel. READ ON Israeli destruction of
Palestinian homes "violates international
law". READ ON
Habitat founder to receive
Methodist Peace Award
Millard
Fuller, president and founder of Habitat
for Humanity International, will receive
the 2004 World Methodist Peace Award. READ
ON
Pentagon
rewards Abu Ghraib accomplices
Instead
of reprimands or dismissals, one general
tied to the torture and abuses at Abu Ghraib
prison will probably receive a promotion
and another has been recommended for a new
command position. READ ON
Religious leaders try a range
of tricks to fill the pews
Dwindling
attendances have forced churches to rethink
traditional services. Congregations
reach beyond church for new disciples. READ
ON
Church’s future depends on
developing leaders
"We
need leaders today who are concerned about
more than institution maintenance. We need
leaders who are more concerned about faith
than maintaining the status quo." READ
ON Strong
leaders make churches grow.
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ON
I contemplated letting son
drown
A
retired Uniting Church minister has voiced
support for euthanasia while giving a harrowing
account of the moment she contemplated letting
her autistic son drown. READ
ON
Deportation
raises fears for Iranian man
The Federal Government
has forcibly deported an Iranian Christian
to Iran, sparking criticism from church
groups that he has been placed at risk.
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Who are you calling liberal?
Despite the United Church of Christ’s resistance
to use the word outright,
"liberal" often is used to describe
it — even though a denomination-wide survey reveals
that UCC members identify more readily as "conservative"
rather than "liberal". READ
ON
Fighter
for tenants turns the table on landlords
Dr Robert Mowbray, Coordinator of UnitingCare
WESTS (Western Sydney Tenants Service),
has won the 2004 Justice Medal awarded by
the Law and Justice Foundation of New South
Wales. READ ON
Can
a new politics be forged?
Building a better society through a fairer
distribution of educational resources is
not so appealing if you hope to benefit
personally from the prevailling injustice.
In fact, it does not look like injustice,
but "opportunity". READ ON
In
the eye of the needle
Ingrid van Beek, an Australian-born daughter
of Dutch resistance fighters, has never
passed judgment, quietly standing beside
the Kings Cross population of injecting
drug users to fight for their health needs.
READ ON Injection centre
celebrates 200,000th visit. READ ON
West
Papuans fear genocide
The issue in West Papua today is framed
in the terrifying words, "How are we going
to survive?" READ ON
and there's some humour in this
Father of Deconstructionism Dies,
If 'Death' Means Anything
