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New Zealand church stands by controversial Mary and Joseph billboard

New Zealand church stands by controversial Mary and Joseph billboard

A proudly "progressive" Anglican church in New Zealand turned heads and ruffled feathers this past week when it put up a billboard featuring an illustration of Jesus' parents, Joseph and Mary, in bed..

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    Explicit pornography will be allowed on commercial television from 1 January, under the new Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice approved today by ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority). Sex scenes in MA programs will no longer be required to be "discreetly" portrayed. Instead they will merely be required to follow the storyline (whatever that is) and not be "high" in impact (whatever "high" means).

  • London court ruled against Christian registrar who refused to conduct gay civil union

    A London court of appeals ruled Tuesday against a Christian registrar who refused to conduct a same-sex civil union ceremony because it violated her religious beliefs.

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    Any moves to introduce an R18+ classification for computer games would be harmful for children and should be strongly rejected, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.

  • Bishop apologises for Taliban comments

    The new Bishop to the Armed Forces has apologised after saying the Taliban could be admired for their faith and sense of loyalty to one another.

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    World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia called on climate negotiators \"to work for a legally binding, ambitious and fair deal\". \"It is clear\", Kobia said, \"that the level of ambition must be drastically increased.\"

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  • ACT Govt bans Christian group then reverses decision

    Focus on the Family was recently banned from ACT schools on the basis of an untested allegation from one parent that the group vilified homosexuals.