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ACT Civil Union A Bad Law

On the 21st April 2006, the ACT Liberal Opposition through its Shadow Attorney-General Bill Stefaniak had labelled the ACT Chief Minister John Stanhope civil union bill as a flawed piece of legislation that would ‘do no favours for any community groups.’.

  • Internet Evangelism Day Prepares to Facilitate Faith-Sharing Online

    Following the success of last year’s first ‘web awareness’ day for the Church, the second annual Internet Evangelism Day is being planned for 7 May, 2006.

  • Church Critical Of New Asylum Policy

    On the 20th April 2006, the Chairman of the Bishop’s Committee for Migrants and Refugees Bishop Joseph Grech launched an attack on the federal government new asylum policy calling it ‘a step backward by placing Australia international obligations at risk.’ This comes after the recent decision by the federal government to grant asylum to the 42 West Papuans, which had been widely supported by Australian Christians particularly the Uniting Church.

  • Indonesia Ambassador Said Uniting Church To Blame For Papua Unrest

    On the 20th April 2006, Hamazah Thayeb Indonesia ambassador to Australia fronted the Indonesia foreign affair parliamentary committee, where he blamed Australian politicians and church groups with an emphasis on the Uniting Church in their vocal support for the West Papua asylum seekers and the independence of West Papua, reported News.com.

  • Christian Revival in Baghdad as Iraqis Find Comfort in Faith

    Canon Andrew White of The Foundation for Reconciliation in the Middle-East (FRME) has declared that the attendance at his church in Baghdad, Iraq is booming, as more and more seek God to cope with the extreme difficulties in their lives amidst car bombings, kidnappings and poverty.

  • The Way Of the Cross In Sydney, Wesley Mission's re-enactment conveyed history of Easter

    The annual re-enactment of the crucifixion walk of Jesus Christ brought the reality of Easter through drama and a public walk, carrying a cross, through the heart of Sydney, Australia, on Good Friday, April 14, 2006.

  • Christian Aid Welcomes Gordon Brown Education Pledge, Encourages G8 to Follow

    Christian Aid has welcomed Gordon Brown’s pledge of £8.5 billion to help fund primary education in developing countries, as the British Chancellor has promised to spend the money over the next ten years. The funding is more than four times the amount the UK government spent in the previous decade.

  • Nothing To Apologise for Granting Asylum To Refugees

    On the 18th April 2006, the Prime Minister stated Australia had nothing to apologise for in granting asylum to 42 Papuan refugees as the relationship between Australia and Indonesia was currently under strained due to this tense issue.

  • World Vision Supported By Christians, Calls For More Money For Overseas Aid

    On the 18th April 2006, World Vision calls on the Australian federal government to increase our overall financial commitment to overseas aid and ensuring a greater proportion directly benefits the recipients, which was welcomed and strongly supported by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL).

  • Tasmania The First To Trial Porn Filter

    On the 13th April 2006, Senator Guy Barnett from Tasmania, announced his state would be the first to establish a free internet pornographic filtering trial running for three months, with the support of two separate companies, which had been applauded by Christians.

  • Study Reveals Link Between Faith and Good Health

    A physician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre (UPMC) has published a study which reveals that attending religious services on a weekly basis gives the individual the same positive benefits in life expectancy as those who take part in regular exercise.

  • Break the Left Right Political Paradigm Thundered Jim Wallis

    On the 11th April 2006, record crowds attended a packed hall in the University of Sydney, to listen to Jim Wallis the editor of Sojourners and author of ‘God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It,’ as he thundered the core message of Christ cannot be pigeonholed as a political left or right message.