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Rushed abortion laws fail women and ignore ethics

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) yesterday expressed concern at the haste in which the Victorian Government plans to ram through abortion laws which fail to help women with unsupported pregnancies and ignore the ethical implications of aborting babies – including those old enough to survive in neo-natal units. .

  • Seasonal worker money should flow back to Pacific

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) yesterday welcomed the trial of a three-year seasonal workers' scheme for Pacific Islanders and urged the Federal Government to ensure that it effectively generates economic benefits at a local community level.

  • Hollywood Kid's Prayer Network Celebrates its First Year

    Stereotypes of people and projects in Hollywood abound among the Christian community, largely because of fear or a lack of understanding of the media and how it works.

  • Children Need Role Models Not Super Models

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today expressed concern that a Victorian teacher's sexually charged poses on a national television program could send the wrong messages to children who are already dealing with an increasingly sexualised society.

  • International Day of the World's Indigenous People

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Tom Calma, has urged governments to fund and resource the protection and promotion of Indigenous languages, as part of this year's International Day of the World\'s Indigenous People (9 August).

  • "A Common Word" Letter Sparks a Series of Dialogues among Christians and Muslims

    A recent dialogue held in late July at Yale University in the United States brought together Muslim and Christian scholars, intellectuals, academics and religious leaders from the United States and around the world. The event was one of a series of dialogues organized in response to the October 2007 open letter \"A Common Word\" sent by 138 Muslim scholars to Christians around the world. The letter invited them to dialogue about what they viewed as the common parts of their respective faiths.

  • U.S. Olympian, Lopez Lomong, Brings Hope and Reconciliation to Sudan, says Darfur Doctor

    Among the 115,000 people in the now-famous Bird\'s Nest Olympic stadium were 91,000 spectators, including dignatories and foreign heads of state from 81 nations, 15,000 opening ceremony performers, and 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries.

  • Barnett's brothel plans welcome but not enough

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today urged the West Australian Opposition to go further with its plans to change the State's prostitution laws and introduce the 'Swedish model' which criminalises the buyers of sex and has been proven to dramatically reduce prostitution and sex trafficking.

  • Change of Legislation for Same-sex Couples and Their Kids

    The Stanhope Labor Government has today removed another form of discrimination against same-sex couples and their kids with the passage of the Parental Leave Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 through the ACT Legislative Assembly.

  • Travel Restrictions on HIV People Unacceptable, Say Religious Leaders

    The faith community will continue to advocate for the lifting of travel restrictions on people living with HIV until the rule is removed worldwide, vowed religious leaders at the 17th International AIDS Conference.

  • Parties respond to Christian concerns

    The Northern Territory ALP is concerned about legalising R18+ computer games, wants parliament to retain primacy as the voice of the people, and is committed to assessing and expanding the Health and Welfare grant program, according to its answers to a questionnaire released today.

  • GOD Is OK - It Is Just the Religion Bit We Dont Like

    Religion does not play a central part in the lives of many Australians: 48 per cent of Australians surveyed said they did not partake in personal prayer and 52 per cent said they rarely attended a place of worship.