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SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Some notes from a Progressive (Evangelical) Christian Viewpoint
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Some notes from a Progressive (Evangelical) Christian Viewpoint JULY 16, 2014  Corrected/and reposted 25/4/2017 [To be updated] Note from Rowland: This article has been published in Gesher, the official journal of the Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria), Vol. 4 No. 5, November 2014. As I write, today (14/7/2014) the story of a […]
One man’s struggle with his gay orientation
‘YOU SHALL WALK IN THE DARK PLACES’ September 11, 2014 This week’s news: ‘A teacher who had a major psychological breakdown after dealing with “feral” students at a Melbourne school has been awarded almost $770,000 in damages. Peter Doulis took legal action against the Victorian Government claiming he suffered a major breakdown after being allocated some […]
MARRIAGE EQUALITY: KEY RESOURCES
MARRIAGE EQUALITY Key resources… Find these by googling titles etc. and adding jmm.org.au ARTICLES (roughly alphabetical by author) A: About 60 most-read articles on all sorts of subjects, including this one AA: A fairly thorough overview: Homosexuality & the Bible (6 articles) AAA: Too busy? Here’s just one (Steven Chalke’s) Prof. Gary Bouma (One group […]
Bullying in our schools: what can be done?
Why Safe Schools program must be kept March 12, 2016 Farrah Tomazin The Sunday Age’s state political editor. Coming out in high school can be agonising at the best of times. The first step for me involved confronting the fear of being cast out by my mates or bullied by my peers, which is often […]
‘Ex-Gay Movement’: should it be government-regulated?
Calls to investigate ‘ex-gay’ movement January 17, 2016 Farrah Tomazin Brian Coogan believes the “ex-gay” movement remains an insidious part of Evangelical church. Brian Coogan spent much of his life searching for answers.
Review/summary: Anthony Venn-Brown: A Life of Unlearning (a preacher’s struggle with his homosexuality, church and faith). Revised ed., 2015.
‘Sitting on the edge of the cliff I cursed the day I was born.
Marriage Equality could unleash a rainbow recovery
Malcolm Turnbull should pursue free vote on gay marriage to boost economy Date September 15, 2015 Jessica Irvine Senior writer View more articles from Jessica Irvine Follow Jessica on Twitter Email Jessica Legalising same-sex marriage would spark an outburst of love, acceptance and celebration and an economic spike. Illustration: Kerrie Leishman. What the Australian economy […]
Village where girls turn into boys at puberty
The astonishing village where little girls turn into boys aged 12 In a remote village in the Dominican Republic girls become boys at puberty because of a rare genetic disorder Catherine and his cousin Carla photo credit BBC/Jon Sayers By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor 20 Sep 2015 In every way, Johnny is physically and biologically […]
Review/summary: Changing our Mind, David P. Gushee, 2nd ed., 2015
Throughout history the three major branches of the Christian Church – Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant – have disagreed on many things, but they have shared a rare point of unity in their antipathy towards the ‘Christ-killing’ Jews. For two millennia this anti-Judaism/anti-Semitism was fuelled mainly by three New Testament passages: Matthew 27:25 (‘his […]
LGBTI Equality: a Pot Pourri of articles
Opposing same-sex marriage a denial of the greatest commandment The Revd Wayne Walters (
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