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65 Roses Day Appeal for Cystic Fibrosis

Friday May 29 is 65 Roses Day. Cystic Fibrosis Australia in partnership with state based cystic fibrosis organisations, has launched their annual national appeal inviting ALL Australians to support the 65 Roses Day Appeal and help give children and young adults living with cystic fibrosis, a chance at life..

  • Paintings of Churches not Allowed at London Hospital

    A council in London has received complaints after artists were encouraged to contribute paintings for a local hospital but were disallowed from submitting paintings of churches.

  • Many Parents Oblivious to the Connection Between the Internet and Pedophilia

    Australian parents are rolling out the welcome mat for pedophiles by allowing their children unfettered access to the internet, a parenting expert has warned. The founder of the Generation Next parenting seminars, Dr Ramesh Manocha, said a recent survey by his organisation indicated that one million Australian minors (aged four to 18) were allowed unsupervised internet access. Just a third of parents had internet filtering in place and 760,000 Aussie teens had computers in their rooms.

  • List of Nations with Worst Religious Tolerance Grows

    WASHINGTON – An annual list of countries that names the worst violators of religious freedom expanded to include two new countries – Iraq and Nigeria – announced a U.S. government body on Friday.

  • Poll: Most Americans Don't Want Gay Marriage in Their State

    A recent poll released this week shows that the majority of American voters do not want their state to allow gay marriage.

  • New Marriage Ad Campaign Highlights Miss California

    Miss California Carrie Prejean is serving as the inspiration for the second in a series of television ads launched by the National Organization for Marriage.

  • Poor Countries not Prepared for Swine Flu

    There are concerns that poorer nations may suffer disproportionately from the outbreak of the swine flu virus as they may find it difficult to gain access to anti-viral drugs such, such as Tamiflu, due to advance-purchase agreements and deals by developed countries.

  • 2009 NRMA Helping People Awards

    The Helping People Awards recognise and reward our unsung heroes who volunteer their time to make our communities a better place to live.

  • Young Australians Wanted for National Survey

    Mission Australia is calling on young Australians to help highlight important issues in their lives by having their say in the charity's 2009 National Youth Survey.

  • Muslim Protest Prompts Faith Fighter Developers to Take Down Game

    A team of game developers has removed from their Web site a video game that pit major religious figures such as Jesus, Muhammad and Buddha against one another in all-out combat.

  • Germany: Christian Psychotherapists Under Fire From Totalitarian Gays

    A psychotherapy conference to be held in Germany in May has been attacked by homosexual, feminist, anti-fascist and anti-sexist groups opposed to scheduled addresses from two Christians.

  • Christian Influence Increases in Western Australian Politics

    Six months after being elected, a god-squad of devout Liberals preaching morality and Christian values in a parliament better known for misconduct and lewd behaviour is shaping as a new force in West Australian politics. While their views are not unique - other state politicians such as Liberal David Clarke, Christian Democrats Fred Nile and Gordon Moyes in NSW, and Family First\'s Robert Brokenshire and Dennis Hood in South Australia, have pushed similar themes for years - the new MPs in Wester