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Letters August 2017

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:23:03 +0000

Radical love but what next? Thank you Rev Dr Peter Hobson for your challenge for us to join the mustard-seed conspiracy in response to violence and terror in our world (July 2017 edition). This is indeed a radical (at the root) response. In the safety and privacy of our homes and local churches, it is ...

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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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There is no “them”

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 22:00:18 +0000

When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on Earth? “We are as guarded and concerned about our place here as we ever have been. Some in our community are not sure if we’re welcome,” says a Queensland Muslim leader. “We are reaching out to our young men who are vulnerable —without work, ...

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Love your neighbour

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:00:34 +0000

Since the activities of the so-called Islamic State have made the news, anti-Muslim sentiment in Australia has been at an all-time high. Rohan Salmond speaks to some interfaith activists working to build understanding across religious lines. A black silhouette wielding a knife stands over a man kneeling in an orange jumpsuit. It’s an image so ...

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