Apologetics
Uniting Church And Sexuality Reports
the final Report: “Uniting Sexuality and Faith” (1997) is available at: http://nat.uca.org.au/resources/pdf/UnitingSexuality.pdf The alternative papers from EMU on “Celibasy in Singleness and Faithfulness in Marriage” and “Homosexuality” may be found at their web site at: http://www.emu.asn.au Over the weekend I enjoyed reading Walter Wink’s essay, “Homosexuality and the Bible”, which may be found at: http://nat.uca.org.au/resources/pdf/UnitingSexuality.pdf […]
Violence And The Cross
An interview with Gil Bailie, by Gavin Simpson Like many others today, Gil Bailie believes that humanity stands at a particularly dangerous crossroads. And this conservatively Catholic author, one-time peace activist and University of Tennessee doctor of jurisprudence, believes he can point a way out of the crisis. His theory is at once complicated and […]
Homosexuality Debate
a debate by Tony Campolo and his wife Peggy, who have opposing views on homosexuality. It’s worth reading for the sake of seeing how they can sustain their different positions with integrity and still love and support each other. It can be found at Bridges-Across – http://www.bridges-across.org/ba/campolo.htm Bridges-Across is a website devoted to Christians engaging […]
Hiroshima Day
Today is Hiroshima Day. It would be fitting to pray for peace for our world, and for nuclear disarmament and an end to the arms race. I attach a prayer, an extract from the Uniting For Peace resolution of the recent Assembly, and the details of the Sydney Hiroshima Day march which will be this […]
Ordination Of Homosexuals
(From a netfriend in the Uniting Church of Australia): I’ve just added this link http://www.ucc.org/ucnews/jun02/trend.htm, along with Chris’ links, to http://nsw.uca.org.au/news/2003/Assembly-2003/assembly-sexuality_02-08-03.htm Churches where homosexuals can legally be ordained Anglican: Church of the Province of Southern Africa*, Episcopal Church (USA)*, Scottish Episcopal Church*; Baptist: Alliance of Baptists (USA)*; Christian: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)*; Lutheran: Church […]
Politics And Spirituality
“Politics is the work we do to keep the world safe for our spirituality” Judith Plaskow
Baby Milk Company Fined For Advertising Direct To Consumers
Greetings, The shonky practices of baby milk formula companies in getting mothers using their products rather than breast feeding has been a long established problem in the developing world for many years. While this story is UK in origin it is good to know that some folk out there are keeping them honest. Next problem […]
Baby Milk Company Fined For Advertising Direct To Consumers (More)
the real justice issue is milk companies getting women in developing countries hooked on infant formula and the carnage that causes. For example, see UNICEF’s publication State of the World’s Children 2001 http://www.unicef.org/sowc01/maps/maps/map1nf.htm which states: “Improved breastfeeding practices and reduction of artificial feeding could save an estimated 1.5 million children a year.” Introducing infant milk […]
Light A Candle For Peace
http://www.webshots.com/sp/peace_candle/
Black Lives, Government Lives
Dr William Jonas AM, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Comments at launch of Ros Kidd’s ‘Black lives, government lies’ (2nd edition) Wednesday 12 February 2003 Acknowledgement of traditional owners and those present. It is my pleasure to be here tonight to launch the second edition of […]
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