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Breaking bread together at Iftar

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 06:12:55 +0000

In a sign of solidarity and friendship with the Muslim community of South East Queensland, the Queensland Synod has hosted its first Iftar dinner with Muslim partners. Synod research officer Sue Hutchinson reports. Ramadan is a significant and sacred time for Muslims, marked by fasting from sun-up to sunset. The Iftar meal is the daily ...

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Making peace starts at home

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 22:00:19 +0000

When Michelle and Yusef chose to embark on life together as a married couple, some things were sure to become a little complicated. For Michelle, an Australian-born Christian, and Yusef, a Muslim, one of their first experiences of balancing two different religious traditions was deciding how they would get married. And more specifically, who would ...

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November Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:02:17 +0000

The November edition of Journey magazine is now available in PDF. You can download this edition and all previous editions back to 2005 on the download page. Strength in diversity It’s sometimes said that the diversity within the Uniting Church is both its biggest strength and biggest weakness. Wikipedia describes the theological perspectives in the Uniting Church as “broad”, ...

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