The Festival of Light Seminar Discussing Pro Life and Religious Vilification
The Festival of Light in New South Wales held an information seminar on Pro Life and Religious Vilification in the New South Wales Parliamentary Theatre on June 14. The night, hosted by Rev. Fred Nile MLC, of the Festival of Light and the Christian Democratic Party, with guest speakers discussing the "implications to religious freedoms, including the freedom to teach, preach and propagate one's belief without fear and/ or imprisonment under proposed vilification laws.".
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National Council of Churches in Australia calls on All Australians to Respect Indonesia
Due to recent threatening acts towards Indonesia and the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra the National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) released a statement calling on all Australians to respect the relationship with our close neighbour Indonesia and celebrate the growing understanding between our two countries and their respective governments.
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Church World Service Prepares to Celebrate World Refugee Day 2005
Congregations and communities worldwide are preparing and planning events throughout June to show hospitality to refugees and asylum seekers all around the globe. The events will take place on 20th June, which has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly as 'World Refugee Day'.
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Voicing Christianity in Politics
29 May 2005, two of Australia’s leading politicians - Commonwealth Health Minister Tony Abbott and Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd – spoke at the Wesley mission worship service in Sydney following the theme of Christianity and politics. The day also marking the centenary of Australia’s first dedicated cinema and worship centre — the Lyceum Theatre — which was acquired by Wesley Mission in May, 1905.
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Biblical Principles Form the Basis of This Year Annual Sorry Day
An indigenous Sydney Anglican called all churches to help to take role at annual Sorry Day on 26 May. The Sorry Day is for all Australians taking part and to recognise the facts and history of the "Stolen Generation" in Australia.
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Australian Hostage 'will rely on his faith'
KIDNAPPED Australian Douglas Wood will rely on his strong Christian faith to cope with being held at gunpoint by terrorists in Iraq, according to an old school friend.
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Australians want fewer abortions
Two thirds of Australians want a reduction in Abortions but say restricting legal access is not the answer according to a survey released today.
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Religious vilification complaint - against Alpha course!
In Victoria’s Ararat penitentiary, a paedophile prison inmate, Robin Fletcher, has called for ALPHA courses to be closed down in Victoria under Victoria's Racial & Religious Tolerance Act 2001.
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Wesley Mission opens new program for Homeless Aged in South-West Sydney
The Wesley Mission, the Rev the Hon Dr Gordon Moyes AC ML, opened a new housing program for those homeless aged people in Sydney in order to resolve the growing number of homeless aged people.
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UN Criticised for Indecisive Action against World’s Human Rights Abuses
The six-week annual United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) closed on Friday 22nd April amid a widespread criticism from human rights watchdogs of its effectiveness in resolving some of the world’s major human rights abuses.
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Bible Society produced Special Bible Edition for Australian Defence Force
On April 14, the Chairman of the Bible Society in Australia, Rev. Dr Roger Chilton, presented a special edition of the Bible to General Peter Cosgrove, AC MC, Chief of the Defence Force.
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BBC Sparks Christian Row as Jerry Springer Opera Complaints Declined
The Governors' Program Complaints Committee (GPCC) of the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) has rejected on Wednesday the complaints regarding the controversial musical "Jerry Springer - The Opera"...