Lord's Prayer should remain a part of opening parliament
The Australian Christian Lobby believes the support of mainstream politics for the Lords' Prayer in Parliament means the latest Greens' push to remove it will fail..
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Closure of four immigration detention centres welcomed
The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (ACMRO) welcomes the decision by the Federal Government to close four immigration detention facilities in Australia.
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21st century Jesus would be born in Travelodge or a garden shed
Where would Jesus be born if this year were the first Christmas? This was one of several questions in a new poll conducted by the Bible Society to get people thinking about the Christmas story.
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Strengthening of child protection system in Queensland welcomed
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has today congratulated the Queensland government for its decision to implement most of the 121 recommendations made by the Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry, strengthening the state's child protection system.
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ACL welcomes High Court decision on same-sex marriage
The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed the High Court's decision to reject the ACT's same-sex marriage laws.
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Disappointment as parliament set to repeal poker-machine reforms
The Australian Christian Lobby has expressed disappointment that federal parliament looks set to repeal the Gillard Government's modest poker-machine reforms.
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High Court hears ACT same-sex marriage law case
The High Court heard the ACT same-sex marriage case on Tuesday, December 3rd, reserving its decision until December 12. ACL's Research Officer Daniel Simon attended the hearing and reports on the arguments presented
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A win on gambling for NSW families
The NSW Council of Churches has written to Premier Barry O'Farrell congratulating his Government for its support of an inquiry into the social impact of gambling.
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Catholic Education calls for funding certainty beyond 2014
National Catholic Education Commission Executive Director, Ross Fox, has called for reassurance that Catholic education systems will not be worse off following today's announcement that the Minister for Education, Christopher Pyne, will introduce a new funding model from 2015.
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ACL welcomes defeat of NSW same-sex marriage bill
The Australian Christian Lobby welcomes the defeat of the NSW same-sex marriage bill 21 to 19 votes in the upper house today.
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Pope Francis is internet's top name of 2013
Pope Francis has emerged as the Top Name of 2013 in the Global Language Monitor\'s 14th annual global survey of the English language.
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Abortion report ignores the rights of babies
The Australian Christian Lobby said it's disappointed a Tasmanian parliamentary report on abortion missed the key issue in the debate over decriminalising abortion – the baby.