Christopher Hitchens's essay collection may be his last book
Prolific writer and political journalist Christopher Hitchens is to release a collection of essays in what may be his last book..
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MPs report re-defining marriage rejected by 'overwhelming' majority of voters
MPs have reported to Federal Parliament that an overwhelming majority of their constituents reject same-sex marriage.
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Australian Baptist churches: do not re-define marriage to include homosexual relationships
Members of Baptist churches in Australia overwhelmingly support the current definition of marriage as between one man and one woman, and reject moves to extend the definition to include same sex relationships, National President of Australian Baptist Ministries, the Reverend Dr John Beasy, said today.
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Leading charities and church offer to house unaccompanied asylum seeker children
On the day the full bench of the High Court meets to consider an injunction on the Australian Government's 'Malaysia solution' for asylum seekers, two of the nation's leading community service organisations, Baptcare and Mission Australia, have jointly called for unaccompanied child refugees to be allowed to stay in the country.
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"Same-sex" and "marriage" being used in one term is not valid, says conservative
Homosexual, same-sex or gay, depending on who you are talking with, people use different words to describe the attraction of two people of the same sex. In a recent blog post, Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute outlined the reasons she believes "same-sex" is not a term that should be used when describing marriage.
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Same-sex marriage movement targeting Christians with new website
Australian\'s for Marriage Equality have launched a provocative new website aimed at highlighting support for same-sex marriage within the Christian community.
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Study: adult content are delivered to children through Cartoons
Cartoons frequently watched by children aged between 12 and 17 are riddled with adult content, including the use of profanity and strong sexual themes, according to a recent study by the Parents Television Council.
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Same-sex marriage debate in Parliament today
Just a day after 1000 ordinary Australians converged on Parliament House in Canberra to rally against proposed changes to allow same-sex marriage, Parliamentarians will today debate the issue at length.
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Report: Australian welfare providers overstretched and underfunded
Welfare providers are falling desperately short of meeting community demand for their services and urgently need an increase in funding according to the latest report from the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS).
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Pro-homosexual marriage group claims: Majority of Australian Christians support gay marriage
A Galaxy research poll commissioned by Australian Marriage Equality was released today concluded that 53% of Australians who identify as Christians support same-sex marriage, while 41% oppose.
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World Congress of Families Partners celebrate Australia's National Marriage Day
Two World Congress of Families Partners – Endeavour Forum and The Australian Family Association – will have events celebrating Australia's National Marriage Day (August 16).
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Complex nature of chaplaincy case on display
The complex constitutional nature of the High Court challenge to school chaplaincy was shown on Wednesday.