Salvos: "cash, not goods, needed most for flood victims"
The Salvation Army has called on the Australian public to donate cash, rather than goods, to their appeal for people affected by the Queensland and North New South Wales floods. .
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Catholic Church welcomes faster and fairer refugee assessment process
The Catholic Church welcomes the announcement by Immigration Minister Chris Bowen on changes which would make the assessment process for refugees faster and fairer.
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Brisbane church youth conference raises fund for Queensland flood victims
The young people attending the iSEE Youth Conference at Metro Church Brisbane have decided to take up an offering to assist the Premiers fund for flood victims in Queensland.
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Group: anti-Christian events of 2010 point to Christophobia
A Christian website says their top ten list of attacks on Christian beliefs creates the case for a growing Christophobia problem in the United States.
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NSW Opposition Leader condemns attack on Coptics in Egypt
NSW Opposition Leader Barry O\'Farrell has condemned the recent attack on a Coptic church in Egypt and has expressed his concern about reports of threats against members of Australia\'s Coptic community.
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Unemployment causing mental health problems among young people
Unemployment is leading to an increase in mental health problems such as depression, panic attacks and self loathing among young people.
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Christian Democratic Party brings attention to SRE opposition
The Christian Democratic Party has issued a public letter encouraging churches in NSW to increase awareness of their congregation of the SRE situation. Offers were made to make appointments for speakers to go to churches to give a sermon or a report on the actions Christians can take.
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ACL supports Victorian government's moves to investigate baby safe havens
The Australian Christian Lobby today supported the Victorian government's moves to investigate the viability of safe haven laws and to pursue the issue at a national level.
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Greater deterrent to people smugglers, faster refugee processing needed in wake of Christmas Island tragedy
New policy settings to discourage people smugglers and protect human life are urgently needed in the wake of the asylum seeker tragedy at Christmas Island yesterday, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.
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ACL: Schools should not be used to recruit kids to 'gay pride' march
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) responded to a call by the Safe Schools Coalition Victoria (SSCV) for schools to bring children along to a gay pride event.
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Repatriation of Hazaras questioned by Catholic Church as Asylum Seekers drown off Christmas Island
The Catholic Bishops have questioned the possible repatriation of over 300 Hazara asylum seekers to Afghanistan at a time when it is unclear if the country is safe.
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Swiss incest push demonstrates where marriage compromise leads
The Australian Christian Lobby's Managing Director Jim Wallace pointed to news of an impending debate on a draft Swiss law to decriminalise sex between consenting family members as clear evidence of where activists want to take marriage.