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Be The Fire That Stir The Nation

Be The Fire That Stir The Nation

On the 11th April 2006, Jim Wallis author of the best selling book ‘God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It’ who had to ordered a reprint in the UK after 20,000 copies were sold on the first day, called on this generation to be the fire that burns through the cynicism, which seemed to immobilised many in the western world..

  • Faith & The Media

    On the 12th April 2006, Mark Scott the Editorial Director of John Fairfax Holdings addressed an Easter breakfast in Wesley Mission outlining at times the tense relationship between the media and the church.

  • Do Not Forget About Us

    On the 11th April 2006, during the Q & A session a heart felt plea was made by an aboriginal Christian activist for Jim Wallis to accompany her for one night to see the other side of Australia before sending money overseas.

  • Easter In The City

    Over the Easter period, conventions will encourage and challenge believers; Church services will attract the regular attendees, as well as Christian-oriented families; Easter Awakening Marches of Witness will share the celebration of Christians at such a time, but in many cities, the sharing of the Easter Story began the week before!

  • Creationism Should Be Taught In School Says New Zealanders

    On the 11th April 2006, the majority participants in a 1000 person ‘NZ Listener/TNS survey’ not only had no problems with religious theories being taught at school but believed it should be incorporated into the school curriculum, reported the New Zealand Herald.

  • Concern About Late Stage Abortion In New Zealand

    On the 10th April 2006, in Wellington New Zealand, a major symposium on abortion was held for abortion providers and advocates, where both parties expressed concern that ‘more than two-thirds of terminations in New Zealand were carried out on women who were more than 10 weeks pregnant - about twice the rate of comparable countries,’ reported the New Zealand Herald.

  • Rally Cry For CDP ‘To Be Hot’

    On the 8th April 2006, a public forum was conducted by the Christian Democratic Party to discuss its progress in bringing Christian values to politics and the current political climate.

  • Christians Militants Sentenced To Death

    On the 7th April 2006, three Indonesian Catholic men exhausted all their appeals in Indonesia for the murder of Muslims in the sectarian violence, which erupted in the Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island in 2000. Supporters believed they were innocent and insists they were now being used as ‘scapegoats’.

  • Chinese Made Abortion Pills Dangerous

    On the 7th April 2006, the New Zealand health authorities launched a crackdown on defective abortion pills and arrested importers of these Chinese-made pills. There issued a warning to women against taking these pills without obtaining legal advice, reported the New Zealand Herald.

  • Amendment To Victoria Hate Law Not Good Enough

    On the 7th April 2006, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) joined other Christians in criticising the proposed amendments by Victorian Premier Steve Bracks to the troubled Racial and Religious Tolerance Act (RRTA) describing it as ‘not good enough’.

  • Jim Wallis Is Coming To Sydney

    On the 11th April 2006, Jim Wallis a prominent Christian leader for the past 30 years in the area of social change is coming to the University of Sydney (Camperdown Campus) to launch his best selling book ‘God’s Politics: Why the Right gets it wrong and the Left don't get it.’

  • Family Law Ushers In New Family Relationship Centres As Critics Still Lingers

    On the 5th April 2006, Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock had invited mainly church based charitable organisations coming from Anglican and Catholic background to run the first family relationship centres, reported the Daily Telegraph. This was made possible after the passage of the Family Law, which was heavily criticised for being a ‘mirage’ in restoring equality in looking after children to both parents once they were separated.