Church
responds to Laurie Ferguson's ignorance
The Uniting Church said it was disappointing
that the new Shadow Minister for Immigration,
Laurie Ferguson, had already shown that
he knew nothing about the procedures for
assessing refugee claims. READ
ON Ferguson sounds harsh note
on refugees. Pancake
Day: Keep young hopes alive
Uniting Church congregations and UnitingCare
agencies as well as corporations will again
host Pancake Day parties on Shrove Tuesday,
which next year is February 8. READ
ON
Middle
East, Sudan focus of advocacy agency
Deep concern for the "rapidly deteriorating
situation" in the Middle East and the "humanitarian
catastrophe" in the Darfur region of Sudan
has been expressed by members of the US
United Methodist Church’s social action
agency. READ
ON
Bible
belt puts squeeze on evolution
More than a quarter of Australians believe
the Bible offers a more likely explanation
of the origins of life than evolution, an
opinion poll says. READ ON
Pope
tells how to overcome 'idolatry of wealth'
John Paul II has assailed the seduction
of the "idolatry of wealth" and success,
stressing that God alone can free man from
the clutches of death. READ
ON
Religious
right believes Bush truly is candidate of God
Does God favour the Republican George Bush
or the Democrat John Kerry? READ ON Kerry
tries to close perceived "God gap". READ
ON Kerry borrows a page from scripture.
READ ON MORE
Anglicans
on mission to expand
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney is to embark
on a recruitment drive for a new generation
of church leaders to meet its ambitious
plans to convert at least 10 per cent of
Sydney's population within a decade. READ ON
'United
Methodists should invest more in people'
The church needs to look beyond itself,
to get a better focus on the urgent spiritual
and physical needs of the world’s people.
READ ON
Sudan
atrocities continue
There is growing acknowledgement that the
Government of Sudan is waging a deliberate
campaign of death, dispossession and destruction
against the people of Darfur, mostly against
the non-Arab Fur, Zaghawa and Masaalit groups.
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.
