Archbishop says he would not worship a 'homophobic' God
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said he would rather go to hell than worship a God who was homophobic..
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South Australian Parliament rejects state-based same-sex marriage
The South Australia Parliament today voted down a private members' bill for state-based same-sex marriage.
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Rudd's asylum policy morally bankrupt: Baptist Church weighs in on Labor solution
The Rudd Government's new policy on asylum seekers is morally bankrupt and unworthy of a civilized community, the Reverend Andrew Palmer, State Director of Global Interaction and spokesperson for the Association of Baptist Churches of NSW & ACT, said today.
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Agreement on Commonwealth Government funding for Catholic schools
The National Catholic Education Commission has welcomed the commitment of all state and territory Catholic education Commissions to the Commonwealth Government's funding arrangements now known as the 'Better Schools Plan'.
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Pornography on the Internet: filters said to be an essential defence
"Susie O'Brien is exactly right about the growing porn problem among young Australian teenagers – we urgently need tougher action," FamilyVoice research officer Ros Phillips said today.
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Pastor's Legend Husband App races to top of iTunes charts
Men are keen for all the help they can get- or wives are dropping subtle hints- because the Legend Husband App was the most-downloaded app in Australia last week, leaping to the top of the charts.
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Human dignity of asylum seekers comes before national interests, says Catholics
The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office call for Australia's asylum seeker policies to be inspired by the centrality of human dignity and the obligation to care for our brothers and sisters who, in their desperation, ask for our welcome and assistance.
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UK: Call to end 'discrimination' against unborn disabled children
A major new parliamentary report is calling for urgent reform of the Abortion Act to remove the possibility of aborting disabled babies up to birth.
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Truth Justice Healing Council supports additional funding for child sexual abuse support services
Mr Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government it will provide $45 million for additional support services for child sexual abuse victims and survivors who want to be part of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
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Former NY Times writer ridiculed for being a creationist
Former New York Times technology and culture writer Virginia Heffernan, who now writes for Yahoo! News, recently told the world she\'s a creationist and she has become a lightning rod for ridicule because of it.
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Fighting corruption is everyone's responsibility
Tackling corruption is not only the job of business leaders and politicians but also needs individual action, says evangelical leader Marijke Hoek.
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UK Christian loses appeal for discriminating against gay couple
A Christian Bed and Breakfast owner in the United Kingdom lost her appeal Tuesday against a ruling that she discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to give them a double room in 2010. Her case joins that of another Christian couple who also denied a double room to a gay couple in their guesthouse in 2008. Both cases will be heard by the U.K. Supreme Court on October 9.