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Letters to the Editor – Autumn 2018

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 04:39:42 +0000

Does the Old Testament still apply today? I appreciated Dr Paul Jones’ article in November’s Journey and would like to add my bit. The Old Testament is needed today more than ever. The redemptive types and shadows which God gave Israel are the map or pattern which spells out the journey of the church as ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:14:00 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Doomsday call wrong, religion wrap still going strong Although David Meade originally claimed the world would end on 23 September, we’re writing this so looks like that prediction didn’t quite work out. Now, according to Time magazine, Meade is saying the 23 September date was merely the ...

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Bridging the divide over same-sex marriage

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 06:07:23 +0000

Unless you’ve been in a coma or busy on the International Space Station I’m sure you’re aware of the debate surrounding the proposal to legalise same-sex marriage. I’m also sure you will not have escaped the avalanche of advertisements, media opinion pieces and (sometimes heated) discussions in your social circles about the issues at stake, ...

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What is Space for Grace?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:58:32 +0000

The expression “Space for Grace” may have pricked your ears recently in the context of our church’s continuing discernment about marriage. Uniting Church president Stuart McMillan reflects on what it actually means as the nation participates in a postal survey on legalising same-sex marriage. Space for Grace is a process that we’re using to build ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 00:48:52 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. New coda to Mormon ban on soda Fox News reports on the Mormon-owned Brigham Young University’s (BYU) decision to end its six-decade ban on caffeinated soda on campus. While drinking caffeinated soda on campus was not banned, sales were out of belief it was against the religion. ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:37:34 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Novelty Air Pontiffs are a slam dunk hit Relevant Magazine reports on a pair of interesting gifts given to Pope Francis from the University of Michigan’s Wolverine football team: a Michigan helmet and a custom pair of Nike Air Jordans. It is unclear whether Pope Francis ...

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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 21 Oct 2016 01:07:00 +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. Adelaide church breaks up over same-sex relationship BuzzFeed reports on an Adelaide church which has split from the Australian Christian Churches (ACC) denomination due to a disagreement over ...

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Letters June 2015

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 22:00:58 +0000

Why change? I agree with all the letters in the May issue of Journey. There is nothing to talk about, God’s word is clear. He made Eve. No I am not narrow-minded, these gay people have been around since the year dot but it was always kept quiet. Why should we change ways for them? ...

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Marriage: We’re talking about it

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 04 May 2015 04:00:07 +0000

The 14th Uniting Church Assembly will be talking about marriage when it meets in Perth in July this year. Bruce Mullan explores some of the issues. Marriage has been a constant theme in the political conversation in Australia for several years as part of broader discussion about the legal recognition of same-gender relationships. The increasing ...

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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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