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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 00:15:43 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Mary miracle just a pipe dream? The Daily Mail covers news of hundreds of Catholics visiting algae growing beneath a pipe that allegedly contains the image of the Virgin Mary. Discovered by a young boy in the Boyaca region who claimed the image of Mary moved ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:02:38 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Christians start “Faithbook” after social media ban The Christian Post reports on a new social media platform, SocialCross, which is being dubbed as an alternative to Facebook. Created by Christians banned from Facebook for posting controversial statements on LGBT issues, SocialCross currently has 2300 users and is ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 23:46:45 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Star Trek’s big discovery: no God Entertainment Weekly has news which might be sad for religious Trekkies: according to the article Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s vision for the sci-fi favourite is a future where religion is virtually non-existent. While shooting the new Star Trek: Discovery television ...

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IDAHOT – Love makes a family

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 16 May 2017 23:41:52 +0000

Debating issues around sexuality can cause controversy in the Christian faith but open dialogue is the key to progress in an age where the LGBTIQ community still faces significant violence and discrimination. Sue Hutchinson explores how church members can be truly supportive of LGBTIQ individuals and their families. “Families are at the heart of all ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 23:04:22 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Check back in every Friday to see the latest wrap up of religious news that made us think and reflect. No more shouting to the Lord Relevant reports on Hillsong senior pastor Brian Houston’s decision not to include the popular Shout to the Lord and worship juggernaut Oceans ...

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Uniting Church marches with pride

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 06:00:34 +0000

Over 100 Uniting Church members and UnitingCare employees were among the thousands of people marching at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade. Journey reports. Two separate Uniting Church–affiliated groups marched in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade this year. Uniting Network, a national network of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and ...

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God’s house should be a safe house

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:12 +0000

“Mum, I just want to tell you I’m gay.” These are the heart-stopping words that greet countless parents both inside and outside the church. As a Christian with pretty black-and-white views on homosexuality, I never thought this would happen to me because my son was a Christian! But it did happen. Late one night 12 ...

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Sexuality: What’s the big deal?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:44:43 +0000

Last month, young adults across Queensland gathered to talk about holistic sexuality with Uniting Church President, Rev Dr Andrew Dutney. Ashley Goetze reports. Suggestively titled Theology between the sheets, bashfulness soon subsided in exchange for sincere questions surrounding the nation’s fixation on Biblical interpretations regarding same-sex marriage. As one young person asked, “What’s the big deal?” Uniting Church President ...

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