Christian lobby: further evidence of failures of legalising brothels
Reports this week that police have implicated legal brothels in Victoria and New South Wales in human trafficking, sex slavery and organised crime further demonstrate the failure of legalising then attempting to regulate the sex trade, the Australian Christian Lobby has said..
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Dawkins praises Hitchens in convention for being an atheist even while facing death
I'm not going to quit until I absolutely have to, Christopher Hitchens said to a cheering crowd on Saturday, continuing even "in the foxhole" to affirm his atheist beliefs, as Richard Dawkins put it.
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Doing evil logically links with belief in God, not with Atheism, says Dawkins on interview
On his Wednesday show, Fox News Channel personality Bill O\'Reilly showed a recently recorded clip of a conversation he had with atheist Richard Dawkins, which seemed to be equal parts interview and debate.
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"Jump at Gov't dollar for dollar offer for donations to East Africa", Australians told
Australians should jump at Wednesday's offer from the Australian government to match their donations dollar for dollar, to aid the Horn of Africa, according to Misha Coleman, a leader in Australia's overseas aid and development sector.
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NSW charity highlights victims in electricity bill increase
Sydney based charity, The Exodus Foundation, has recorded a 53% rise in demand by its clients for special assistance in paying electricity bills.
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Uniting Church disappointed by rugby clubs' response to poker machine measures
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev. Alistair Macrae today expressed disappointment at the rugby league clubs' opposition to the introduction of mandatory pre-commitment measures for poker machines.
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Martial arts body condemns child cage fighting
Child cage fighting should be banned, the National Association of Karate and Martial Art Schools (NAKMAS) has said.
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Church highlights sexual assault in WA prisons as genuine problem
In 2009 the Uniting Church in Western Australia was the community partner for a groundbreaking and socially important research project 'Predator or Prey? An exploration of the impact and incidence of sexual assault in West Australian Prisons'. Statistics from this report indicate:
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Materialism harming family life in Britain
Children are happier when they are spending time with their families and doing things, as opposed to being given more things, a new report from Unicef has found.
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Christian doctors oppose keys 'end of life' bill
The South Australian branch of the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia (CMDFA) joins with many individuals and groups throughout South Australia, including the AMA South Australian branch and the Law Society (SA branch) to oppose the proposed amendments that would increase the vulnerability of patients by making it easier for doctors to provide treatment that shortened a person\'s life.
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Family First SA leader: banish all porn sites into new .xxx domain
Family First SA leader Dennis Hood MLC says porn sites should be legally banished to the new .xxx domain to make the web safer for children.
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Christian Lobby: with compassion and justice, both parties' refugee solutions could work
The Australian Christian Lobby called for all parties to stop playing politics with the refugee issue and to co-operate on a solution that addresses both the real needs of refugees and our necessary border protection.