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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 03:34:08 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Mike gets Pence-ive about faith CBN News reports US Vice President Mike Pence‘s comments in response to claims by popular television show The View that his hearing Jesus Christ was akin to mental illness. The View co-host Joy Behar remarked, “It’s one thing to talk to Jesus. ...

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Book review: Not for the Faint-Hearted

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 04:42:57 +0000

For many Australians former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was a love-him-or-loathe-him figure and his career as leader of the Labor Party was anything but smooth sailing with infighting and leadership challenges eventually engulfing the later years of his parliamentary career. Nick Mattiske reviews his autobiography. You’d be forgiven for thinking that the title, Not ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 23:01:20 +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. Slovakia dumps church of spag in the bog The Christian Post examines latest legislative developments in Slovakia that seek to block the Church of the Flying Spaghetti ...

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Five global issues close to young hearts

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:28:56 +0000

Right before Australia hit the polls on 2 July, Ashley Thompson asked under 30s at Newlife Uniting Church’s Heartbeat Conference what policy decisions they would champion given the chance. Let them stay The plight of refugees and asylum seekers is a contentious issue in the Australian political arena but in the eyes of Grace (13) ...

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Changing the national conversation

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 03:00:33 +0000

As you read this it’ll be one month to go. I’m writing this over two weeks before 5 June, on 16 May, and already there’s a sense of boredom and “let’s get this over with” in terms of the federal election. That’s sad really, as in the course of human history and even in the ...

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Shadows from an ugly past: The rise of racism in post-apartheid South Africa

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 06:00:27 +0000

White South Africans continue to leave their home country in droves, many unwilling to share their stories as the pain of leaving lingers on. Ashley Thompson talks with three South Africans about how they have been affected by escalating tensions in the post-apartheid nation. As first-hand observations of race-based university protests fill my Facebook newsfeed ...

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Everald: Larger than life

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:27 +0000

As one of Australia’s largest providers of aged care services, the Uniting Church has a huge investment in ageing … and rightly so, given our demographic profile. John Harrison talks to an 84-year-old Uniting Church elder out to make a difference. His febrile Twitter handle says it all: @EVERALDATLARGE. At 84 years of age, Aspley ...

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May Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 04:58:41 +0000

It’s time to talk They say the number one rule of polite society is you should never talk about religion or politics. It’s upsetting, and causes division where there should be friendship. Communities of faith don’t have that luxury. For obvious reasons we can’t avoid religion, and the expression of faith in the public sphere ...

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Seven questions to ask your local candidates

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:40:19 +0000

With the calling of a snap Queensland election for 31 January, local candidates are out in force campaigning for your vote. This is a great opportunity to raise an issue you care about. Here are some questions you could ask next time you see a local candidate at a political forum or at your local ...

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Navigating the moral minefield

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 14:05:16 +0000

When I was younger, making ethical decisions seemed a fairly straightforward process. As a Christian I had the Bible and centuries of Christian tradition to draw on when it came to making wise ethical choices—all pretty black and white and all pretty easy to understand. Now I am older things seem much greyer. As a ...

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