Australian Railway Monument rededicated
The national memorial to the lives of railway workers from throughout Australia has been rededicated at an annual ecumenical service at Werris Creek, NSW, on Saturday, 2nd October, 2010. .
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Red Mass speaker reminded legal professionals God is the source of law-making principles
The Roman Catholic Church blessed lawmakers, attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals Sunday during the annual Red Mass in Washington.
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Christian doctors oppose euthanasia moves
Today the Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship of Australia (CMDFA) Ethics Committee opposed moves to legalise euthanasia in Australian Parliaments.
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Largest age care provider in NSW: let's shake the stereotypes about older people
International Day of Older Persons is today, 1 October, and the single largest aged care provider in NSW and the ACT is urging the community to shake misconceptions around the capabilities and worth of older people.
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Protestants less clued up on religious facts and figures than other faiths
Compared to atheists and agnostics, Protestants are less knowledgeable of the teachings, history and figures of major world religions, a new survey reveals.
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PM right to be worried about euthanasia 'safeguards', says Christian lobby group
Prime Minister Julia Gillard is right to be concerned about whether 'safeguards' in any proposed euthanasia legislation would work, the Australian Christian Lobby said today.
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New campaign to defend place of Christians in public life
A Christian advocacy group has launched a new campaign defending the right of Christians to express their faith and beliefs in the public square.
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'Make it Count Victoria': Premier and Opposition Leader to address Christians
In what is believed to be a Victorian first, the leaders of the State's two major political parties have both agreed to address Christians and answer questions from Christian leaders at the same event this Friday night.
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Christian lobbying group: stop wasting parliamentary time on pursuing an ideology of death
Last night's resounding defeat of a bill to legalise euthanasia in Western Australia by 24 votes to 11 marks the fourth time a fully-constituted State parliament has carefully considered and then thrown out a euthanasia bill in the last two years, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.
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Christian pro-family group welcomes the WA euthanasia bill defeat
Richard Egan, national policy officer of FamilyVoice Australia, has welcomed the decisive 24:11 defeat of the Greens' Voluntary Euthanasia Bill 2010 in the Western Australian Legislative Council in the early hours of this morning.
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Christian author reminds Australians the importance of September 23
The author of 'The man and the story behind Amazing Grace' has called Australian Christians to remember significance of September 23, the day when John Newton approached Rev. Richard Johnson with a proposal to be the chaplain and missionary of the first fleet to Australia, 224 years ago.
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Christians pray for atheist Christopher Hitchens
Renowned geneticist and theistic evolutionist Francis Collins was among the Christians who set apart time on Monday to pray for prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens.