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Large meeting to take place in February to rally for Save Our Scripture

Following a recent very successful, well attended Christian Worldview meeting in the NSW Parliament, it was deemed a matter of urgency to hold a larger follow-up meeting and invite all concerned Christians to rally together to Save Our Scripture. .

  • Recovery stories from flood continues on Australian Day

    On the eve of Australia Day, stories of hardship and endurance continue to come in to the Queensland Baptists' office.

  • Australia Day 2011 honours list

    The Governor-General, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce AC, Chancellor of the Order of Australia, has approved awards announced today in the Australia Day 2011 Honours List.

  • Churches back police call to curb booze-fuelled violence

    The NSW Council of Churches has backed a call by the President of the Police Association of NSW, Mr Scott Weber, for tighter restrictions on the sale and consumption of alcohol.

  • Bishop alarmed about safety of asylum seekers

    "The Federal Government must ease the suffering of asylum seekers in remote facilities waiting for their claims to be assessed," said Bishop Christopher Saunders. The Chairman of the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council says that now is the time for the Government to act on commitments it made when it came to power to improve conditions and speed up processing.

  • Fears for vulnerable if assisted suicide is legalised

    A crossbench peer has said she fears vulnerable people will feel under pressure to end their lives if laws on assisted suicide are changed.

  • Pro-family group laments Hollywood's sexualisation of teen girls

    The World Congress of Families released its list of the 10 best and 10 worst developments for the family in 2010.

  • Rev. Fred Nile supports call to prayer for flood victims

    The Rev Fred Nile MLC, National President of the Christian Democratic Party, has joined with and supported other Christian leaders in calling for special prayers for the Australian families suffering through the massive floods in Queensland and now in NSW and Victoria.

  • Poor insurance and dam mismanagement of Brisbane floods

    Many Brisbane and Ipswich residents affected by the recent Brisbane River flood are now facing the very worrying reality -- that their homes that were inundated by last week\'s flood -- may not be covered by their insurance. Not only this, but mismanagement of the Wivenhoe Dam may have caused the worst of the flood.

  • Goodna flood devastation 'beyond comprehension' - COC national chairman

    The National Chairman of Christian Outreach Centre, Ps David McDonald, today toured flood ravaged Goodna south-west of Brisbane, and described what he saw there as "beyond comprehension".

  • National Day of Prayer for Flood Victims Sunday 16 January

    Christian leaders from various churches and states have joined to call for a National Day of Prayer for those affected by floods in all states, particularly those in Queensland. The death toll stands at 15, with 61 missing and many feared dead. The water has left 26,000 homes affected with 11,900 homes completely underwater.

  • The Brisbane floods: One family's perspective

    After enduring record breaking droughts that had government planners considering desalination units to provide drinking water, the northern Australian state of Queensland, that is bigger than both Germany and France, has now been inundated by historic rains and flooding for the past month.