Obama, Pope discuss abortion, stem cells
In their first meeting Friday, President Barack Obama and Pope Benedict XVI touched on the ethics of abortion and stem cells..
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Church in India, Australia bands against racial attacks on students
Amid the recent spate of racial attacks on Indian students in Australia, a dominant Protestant denomination along with its counterpart in Australia, joined hands to condemn and initiate measures to address the growing outrage.
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Rights based laws could threaten religious freedom
Could faith based groups, charities, schools and other organizations lose their right to hire people based on their religious beliefs?
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ACMA finds network ten guilty – but no penalty
"Today I received a letter from Damien Power of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA – see attachment)," said Mrs Ros Phillips, FamilyVoice Australia national research officer. "Mr Power said ACMA has upheld my complaint against Network Ten, which breached the TV Code of Practice during two episodes of the sleazy Californication series last year.
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Iran claims a long way from truth about protecting kids online
The chance to better protect kids will be lost if a misleading campaign comparing the Rudd Government's cyber safety policy with Iranian-style political repression sinks Internet Service Provider-level filtering.
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PM's talk with Pope not a lobbying session
The Church says Prime Minster Kevin Rudd's talk yesterday with Pope Benedict regarding the canonization of Mary MacKillop should be seen as purely a secular conversation, underlying the importance of MacKillop to the nation, not just the church.
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Bill of Rights not the solution to social problems
An overwhelming response to an inquiry into whether Australia should adopt a human rights act. There were more than 40,000 submissions, from both sides of the cause, sent to the consultative committee. In light of this, the members were granted a month long extension, giving them a deadline of September 30th.
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Future of traditional family hangs in the balance
Mom and Dad may no longer be a human right for kinds in NSW.
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G8 climate change pledges don't go far enough, warns Tearfund
Tearfund says G8 leaders meeting in Italy this week are in danger of "squandering opportunities" and "plunging poor people into deeper climate chaos and poverty".
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Health care reform is urgent given economy, religious leaders say
Top religious leaders from diverse faith traditions came together Tuesday and urged the White House and Congress to make health care reform an urgent priority because of the current economic conditions.
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Social enterprise restaurant to provide training for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people
A new restaurant opening in Fitzroy promises to serve up more than good food.
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New report shows varying degrees of homelessness across Australia
A new report, Counting the Homeless, is providing valuable information on homelessness in Australia.