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WEBSep 19, 2024 — Independent Christian News. Simcha Fisher, Columnist for Sydney’s Catholic Weekly – the only weekly religious paper in Australia – summed up the new situation for US pro-lifers: “We’ve never been so free to vote however we want, as long as we’re not voting…
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WEBSep 15, 2024 — This week protestors have targeted “Land Forces 2024” a massive expo featuring the latest ways of waging war. Margie Pestorius, a Queenslander Christian, tells The Other Cheek why she joined the protestors.
The mercy seat is not a mere metaphor for Salvos
WEB1 day ago — An intriguing post by a former colleague at the Bible Society alerts The Other Cheek to an item of church furniture The Other Cheek was quite ignorant of. “In Salvation Army architecture, the [physical] cross is not central or essential, Anthony posted. “The must-have item is the Mercy Seat ...
Tracking where missionaries go and where they come from
WEB4 days ago — Radical shifts in the sending and receiving of Christian missionaries across the world are detailed in The Lausanne Movement’s State of the Great Commission report. The Lausanne Conference is gathering evangelicals across the world this week in Seoul, South Korea.… Continue Reading →
Worth examining: maybe the Royal Commission and marriage …
WEB3 days ago — Did the Royal Commision into the Institutional Response to the Sexual Abuse of Children, and the postal survey about same sex marriage affect the downturn in Sydney Anglican attendance mapped out in a report cureently the subject of debate in the… Continue Reading →
50 years on, religious press association declares its innings closed ...
WEB2 days ago — To the Gold Coast, for a sad/hopeful event as the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) gathers for its 50th conference, which will be the last. The society of mostly print-based publications has decided to wind up – the number of church-based and independent Christian newspapers and ...
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WEBAug 10, 2024 — Record student stats from Nungalinya College in Darwin reveal the First Nations’ college is doing well, despite the difficulties that have led to the closure of other institutions Wontulp-Bi-Buya in Cairns and School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity. “2023… Continue Reading →
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WEBSep 19, 2024 — An Obadiah Slope column Britain is truly in decline: The Guardian sums up a crisis “When Liverpool’s Spellow Hub library was torched in this summer’s far-right riots, an appeal quickly raised more than £250,000 to restore the facility.
Megavoice ministry adds another path to get the Bible to difficult ...
WEB5 days ago — Megavoice, a ministry that began in Australia and has sent audio Bible players worldwide, is adding another way to get the Bible across the barriers of poverty, distance and persecution. “At megavoice Australia, we remain deeply committed to fulfilling the Great… Continue Reading →
Sydney’s Anglicans decline to make school leaders sign up to …
WEBAnglican school council members, school principals and board members of diocesan organisations will NOT have to sign up for a Sydney Anglican statement of marriage …