Melbourne City Council ban on sexualised advertising welcomed by ACL
The Australian Christian Lobby has today welcomed the decision by the Melbourne City Council to push for the banning of ads that sexualise women..
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Truth Justice and Healing Council CEO meets 250 members of local clergy and religious in Perth
Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, has met with some 250 members of the local Perth clergy, bothers, nuns and other religious to discuss the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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Strong link between smoking and church attendance
People who do not attend church are three times as likely to smoke as those who attend weekly, according to a new Gallup poll.
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ACL announces its premier election event Make it Count 2013 Election Panel
The Australian Christian Lobby has announced its Make it Count 2013 Election Panel event will be webcast live on Monday September 2nd, 2013 in the lead up to the federal election.
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'Brothel work not like Maccas': ACL
The Queensland Government should reject the latest push by the sex industry to further normalise prostitution, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.
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Anti-abortion campaigners save baby from termination
Two anti-abortion campaigners saved the life of a baby that was due to be terminated at an abortion clinic in Brighton, UK this week.
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NCEC welcomes funding certainty for Catholic schools
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the funding certainty delivered by today's announcement that if elected the Coalition would honour the Commonwealth Government's Better Schools funding plan for Catholic schools in 2014 and Commonwealth school funding over the forward estimates period to 2016-17.
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Petition calls for removal of 'Virgin Mary Should've Aborted' Facebook page
Christian activists are seeking the removal of a Facebook group that regularly posts sacrilegious material on the world\'s largest social network.
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Concern among Christians that expressing biblical marriage view will be labelled 'hate speech'
A growing number of Christians, and especially religious liberty advocates, are voicing serious concern that publicly expressing the biblical belief that marriage is defined as being between one man and one woman will be classified as \"hate speech.\"
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Media critisised for portraying liberal direction of Catholic Church following Pope's comment on homosexuality
After Pope Francis reiterated what the Catholic Church teaches about how gays should be treated, some in the media reported that his words suggested a more liberal direction for the Church.
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Call to address appalling human rights situation in DPRK on anniversary of Korean War
On the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for increased efforts by the international community to address the grave human rights crisis in North Korea.
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Australian Christian Lobby urges ACT Govt to leave marriage laws to federal jurisdiction
The Australian Christian Lobby is urging the ACT Labor-Greens government to leave marriage laws to the federal jurisdiction and avoid an ad hoc approach to Australia's marriage laws.