Christians told to make their views known on sex education
The Bishop of Oxford says Christians must speak up about their views on sex education in schools..
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Facebook adds same-sex marriage icon
Same-sex couples will now be able to show friends their marriage status on Facebook after the addition of new icons.
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PHOTO NEWS: Defining Marriage Webcast on June 26, 2012
On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, the Australian Christian Lobby presented a webcast on Defining Marriage, with a panel of expert speakers. The webcast was viewed by over 500 churches across Australia.
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SA's first utility pricing cap scheme to protect families, pensioners
Family First MLC Dennis Hood has announced a Bill yesterday to create a capping scheme for utility pricing (electricity, gas and water). State Parliament will for the first time be empowered to disallow price increases more than double the cost of living for the preceding financial year, after receiving a report from ESCOSA on the increase.
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Christianity on steady decline in Australia, Eastern faiths growing
A national census has revealed that while most Australians profess Christianity as a belief, the religion as a whole in the country has been on a steady decline, while the number adherents of Eastern faiths like Buddhism and Hinduism has grown.
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ACL renews call for bi-partisanship on asylum seekers as new disaster unfolds
The latest unfolding humanitarian disaster in the Indian Ocean underscores the urgent need for a bi-partisan solution to stopping the dangerous people smuggling trade, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.
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High Court decision on School Chaplaincy rules Commonwealth funding invalid but the Chaplaincies valid
The Australian High Court ruled yesterday that the Commonwealth does not have the authority to fund school chaplaincy as prescribed in the court application, but that school chaplaincy itself (the religious test), is a right and proper activity.
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Definition of marriage in Australia will not change, says Parliamentary committee head
The chairman of an Australian parliamentary committee that examined proposals to change the definition of marriage in the country has said that he expects traditional marriage will be preserved when lawmakers vote on this issue later this year.
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Australian Christian leaders unite in call for government aid commitment
Leaders of Australia's Christian churches and NGOs have jointly called on the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader to remain committed to the world's poor by lifting Australia's aid contributions to 0.5% GNI with the earliest possible timetable and redoubling efforts to ensure aid effectiveness.
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Study reveal children worse off growing up with gay parents, gay-rights proponents blame it on society
A new study analyzing how children who grew up in same-sex parent households have fared as adults is being disputed by some pro-gay groups as questionable, while pro-family groups say it reveals what they have known all along -- children tend to fare best when raised in heterosexual households.
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Julia Gillard to homosexuals: love does not need marriage
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended openly her opposition towards same-sex marriage, saying that instead of changing the traditional definition of marriage, they should instead have "new tradition and norms".
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Channel Seven's 'Good Christian Bitches' promo breaches TV code
The Australian Communications and Media Authority reported that Channel Seven's advertisement of its program "Good Christian Bitches" to be a breach of the TV Code of Practice.