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September 2016 Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 02:12:18 +0000

At a recent seminar exploring moral disagreement in the media age, ABC commentator Scott Stephens noted, “Opinion isn’t something you fasten onto, or you express in a kneejerk, instead opinion is something that is incubated within the soul, with intelligence, with moral conviction, hopefully with a great deal of reading, hopefully with a great deal ...

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Keeping the faith in public office

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 01:44:09 +0000

Last month, Christian political practitioners and academics gathered to unpack the presence of faith in public office. Ashley Thompson reports. To what extent should people that hold high public office constrain the expression of their personal faith and its inevitable influence over the performance of their public duties? Toowong Uniting Church member and director of ...

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Religion survives ABC budget cuts

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:09:36 +0000

As the public broadcaster pares back its spending in response to budget cuts, religious programming has maintained its tenuous presence in the public space. Journey reports. Religious programming at the ABC has survived major cuts in the fallout from the federal government’s decision to strip $254 million from the national public broadcaster over the next ...

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