TD Jakes and others ponder America's debt crisis
Christian leaders have responded to the crippling debt crisis that has left America languishing in fear of economic mess..
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Christians and Greens find rare solidarity on Malaysia deal
The High Court of Australia has slammed an injunction on the government's refugee swap with Malaysia after advocate groups successfully argued legal questions of human rights needed to be addressed.
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Census night - Christians and Atheists urge caution in answering Q19
This evening, over 22 million Aussies will take part in the largest collection of personal data in Australian history, including religion.
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Wesley Uniting Church to be imprisoned on Wednesday
Six foot-high fences will stand outside Wesley Uniting Church on Wednesday, August 10 (International Prisoner Justice Day). Attached to the fences will be large posters which ask people to take a moment to think about why we send people to prison, and what our society hopes to achieve by doing so.
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One pokie to every 25 adults? Family First supports bid to reject proposal
Family First MLC Robert Brokenshire has voiced his Party's active support for Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association's bid to reject an application by a local licensee to install 20 machines in a town with an adult population estimated to be 450 residents – roughly 1 machine for every 25 residents.
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Christian midwife sues over right to wear dress instead of pants
A Christian nurse with a strict interpretation of Old Testament rules on dressing is suing a hospital for making her wear trousers.
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Burwood Mayor: minority is silencing majority opinion on same sex marriage, ACL agrees
The Australian Christian Lobby has endorsed the observation of the Mayor of Burwood that majority opinion is being trampled by a minority "stamping its feet" so loudly that they are becoming fearful of voicing their opinion on marriage.
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Chaplain taught military ethics course suspended, under scrutiny
The U.S. Air Force recently suspended a military ethics course taught by chaplains because the training referenced the Bible and featured religious imagery.
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Homelessness on the rise in Australia
Despite increased federal funding to curb homelessness in Australia, welfare groups are reporting more of their precious resources are going to assist families and individuals living on the streets than ever before.
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Greens call for conscience vote on gay marriage based on new survey
The Australian Greens have called on party leaders to disregard their election commitments to oppose gay marriage and allow their members to vote according to their conscience on the issue.
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SA euthanasia bill due for amendment, Australian Medical Association concerned
The Medical Defences – End of Life Arrangements private member's bill by SA Labor MP Steph Key passed the second reading in the House of Assembly July 27.
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Australian gov't needs to speak up for global religious freedom, says Christian lobby
The Australian Christian Lobby said the recent lenient sentences handed down on the mob attackers of a minority Muslim sect in Indonesia, should raise the concern of the Australian government about the lack of religious freedom in Indonesia.