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ACT Civil Union Passed

On the 12th May 2006, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) had expressed disappointments that the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government had passed the civil union bill allowing homosexual couple to get married. Now the ACL is looking toward federal government intervention to overturn it..

  • A Great Source Of Comfort Disappearing From Australian Health Sector

    On the 15th May 2006, the Holy Bible was disappearing across hospital beds as health officials from different states were worried the presences of the Scripture would offend non-Christians. The Queensland government had denied media reports that the Bible was banned in hospital but the Queensland Opposition countered it saying there had receive one report claiming a Christian group had been turned away by a hospital.

  • Christians Applauds National Move To Scrap RRTA

    On the 4th May 2006, Christians had applauded the Victorian National Party announcement that it would remove the religious provisions of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act (RRTA), which had been described as ‘causing more division and enmity between religions than harmony.’

  • No To Gay Adoption

    On the 3rd May 2006, the Anglican Diocese along with the Catholic Diocese both from Sydney had declared their opposition to homosexual couple adopting as the NSW parliamentary inquiry were reviewing its adoption law, which currently prohibit homosexual couples from adoption, reported the Sydney morning Herald.

  • Australia Should Be Part Of A Peacekeeping force At Darfur

    On the 1st May 2006, Gareth Evan the former Australian Foreign Minister and now the head of the International Crisis Group had told Lateline, he would like to see Australian troops be part of a peacekeeping force in Darfur, Sudan, as millions are being slaughtered there.

  • Australian aid: Promoting whose growth and stability?

    While there are no numbers, nor much detail on specific programs (a White Paper not being the place for either), it seems that the biggest spending increases are to be on health and education - which is fantastic. The paper mentions a doubling of funding to health programs and a tripling of funding to education programs by 2010 – which, I think, excludes the extra scholarship places being created.

  • ACT Government Amends Civil Union Bill After Christian Outrage

    On the 1st May 2006, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Mr. John Stanhope, finally relented after coming under intense pressure from both the federal government and Christians across the nation in announcing changes to his civil union bill, which some Christians believed does not go far enough.

  • Da Vinci Code Phenomenon Shows ‘Spiritual Thirst’

    The overwhelming popularity of Dan Brown’s multi-million selling novel The Da Vinci Code is a sign of “spiritual thirst” among the public, claims the outgoing leader of the Scottish Episcopal Church.

  • World Evangelical Alliance Head to Join ‘Save Darfur’ Rally

    The leader of the World Evangelical Alliance is expected to join a troupe of top human rights advocates as well as tens of thousands of concerned citizens outside the Capitol in Washington D.C. for a major rally which will call for an end to violence in Darfur.

  • Pornography Decry By Christians As A Social Poison

    The Sexual Integrity Forum (SIF) in Perth sponsored by the Australian Christian Lobby Western Australia is encouraging everyone including Christians to come to the forum held at Perth Town Hall on the 29th April 2006, to discuss the issue of sexual integrity with a particular focus on pornography.

  • Solomon Needs The Help Of Christians

    On the 21st April 2006, the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) in conjunction with Caritas Australia had called on Christians to not only recognise but address the underlying economic and social justice issues in the Solomon Island in order to achieve an ever lasting peace there.

  • Attack On Religious Education By QLD Government

    On the 21st April 2006, the Queensland government was in the midst of finalising the draft bill where it would enter state parliament most likely in July, which would require schools to seek parental consent for their children participation in religious education reversing the norm where all children (except for those who opt out) participated in religious education.