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Kids Should Not Be Drawn Into Gender Debate

The Premier of New South Wales Morris Iemma, had told the Sydney Morning Herald that ‘kids should not be drawn into the gender debate’ after reports were surfacing about a childcare centre using books depicting same sex families..

  • Target of $7 millions For Red Shield Appeal

    On the 29th May 2006, over $5.8 millions were collected over the weekends by the Salvation Army across the country for its annual Red Shield Appeal where the offering for this year was 4% higher compared to last year amount of $5.6 millions. The target of $7 millions was still attainable as a new round of door knocking begins this week.

  • Christian Respond In Haste To Earthquake

    On the 28th May 2006, Christians from around the world were responding to the pleas of help from the residents of Indonesia's royal city of Yogyakarta as the death toll surpassed more than 3,000 people, reported Reuters. As Christians begun to mobilise aid relief, the Church World Services (CWS) reported the earthquake struck the Central Java province at 6 A.M. local time where thousands of home and public infrastructures were damaged.

  • Thank God for Our Christian Heritage

    On the 25th May 2006, Reverend Fred Nile from the Christian Democratic Party spoke in the New South Wales Parliament coinciding with the 150th anniversary of a responsible government, ‘thanking God for [pouring] all the blessings our Heavenly Father [gave] and for our Christian heritage.’ Currently about 70% of Australians claimed to have a Christian heritage. He stated that other religions in Australia made up only 5% of the population.

  • Compassion Called By Christians

    On the 25th May 2006, the Anglican had weighed into the debate about the proposed changes made by the Federal Government in relation to the law governing asylum seekers where they would be processed offshore or commonly referred to as the ‘Pacific Solution’. Calling it ‘a very bad policy,’ the Anglican General Synod Working Party on Refugees believed Australia needed to bear its international responsibility for refugees and asylum seekers.

  • Joint Statement Issued By Northern Territory Christians

    On the 24th May 2006, a joint statement had been issued by three denominations in regards to the contentious debate about the indigenous community as the issue was still causing much angst within the Australian community. The Anglican, Roman Catholics and the Uniting Church believed Australians should approach these issues with the ‘love for the neighbour and those who were different in the way that Jesus taught.’

  • South Pacific Nations Celebrate The Great Southerland Declaration

    The logistics were a challenge, but nothing could stop this historic celebration. Visitors flew in from many countries, with the majority from the nations of the South Pacific and Europe, for the 400th Anniversary of the naming of the Island nations of the South Pacific as the Great Southlands of the Holy Spirit.

  • Pornography Should Be Banned

    On the 24th May 2006, Judy Atkinson, director of the College of Indigenous Australian Peoples at Southern Cross University in NSW stated: “Pornography was fuelling the problem of sexual assault in remote communities,” reported the Age as a scientific study proved using pornographic materials ‘led to several behavioural, psychological and social problems.’

  • Zero Tolerance For Gangs In Northern Territory

    On the 24th May 2006, the Northern Territory government had announced a zero tolerance rule applying to gangs operating in Wadeye as the federal indigenous minister Mal Brough stated unequivocally that violent men and accused pedophiles should be removed from the community, reported the Age. The glaring problems of Aboriginals were now being openly discussed in society where Christians had added their voice in this heated debate.

  • World Vision & Chinese Charity Fundraise for Children's Home in Tianjin

    HONG KONG- An international charity run by Chinese Americans has launched a fundraising campaign for its joint project with World Vision China to operate a Children’s Home in Tianjin.

  • Poll: Nearly One-Third of Americans Believe Bible Word-for-Word

    Although some recent surveys found that Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has altered some people’s views of Christianity, a new Gallup poll reveals a long-standing decline in Americans who believe the Bible to be literally true.

  • Report Challenges Church to React Against Gap Between 'Super Rich' & Poorest

    The Church of England presented to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York yesterday the challenge highlighted by Faithful Cities: A call for celebration, vision and justice, the report of an ecumenical and interfaith Commission.