Social Justice
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
Preachers could learn from TED / TEDx talks. Their motto: ‘ideas-worth-spreading.’ The world’s leading ‘thinkers and doers’ – like Bill Gates and Richard Branson, and a few hundred others – speak for 18 minutes or less. The talks are then posted daily, free, on TED.com – or you can follow them on Twitter and Facebook. These speakers share their […]
Acceptance, Repentance: subject/object relationships
If you put love-before-worth jmm into Google you’ll read three of my most controversial sermons! Excerpts: ~~ From a wedding homily at http://www.jmm.org.au/articles/33687.htm : 2. ACCEPTANCE. This is the basic idea in the Christian concept of ¢â‚¬Ëœgrace ¢â‚¬â„¢. I am loved by God before I change, before I ¢â‚¬Ëœdeserve ¢â‚¬â„¢ to be loved. This love-before-worth […]
Words that build or destroy
by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com On the morning of September 11, 2001, theologian Miroslav Volf was just finishing a talk to the International Prayer Breakfast of the United Nations in Manhattan. The time was 8.34am. The topic was reconciliation. The minutes following would see some of the greatest chaos and turmoil ever on American soil […]
‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’: Graham Douglas-Meyer’s struggle with his gay orientation
Commendation: Graham Douglas-Meyer’s ‘You Shall Walk in the Dark Places’ (Love of God Publishing, July 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 […]
We must kill dirty coal before it kills us
September 3, 2014 Tim Flannery and Fiona Stanley coal miner Over the years, mounting evidence has accumulated against coal. Research has shown the severe, and often unaccounted for, human health impacts from coal emissions on miners, workers and local communities. Health risks from coal include lung cancer, bronchitis, heart disease and other health conditions. In […]
MEDIA PREJUDICE AGAINST CATHOLICISM IN AUSTRALIA?
No evidence of media prejudice against Catholicism Date September 2, 2014 Jonathan Holmes Pope Francis Did you know Fairfax and the ABC are involved in a concerted attack on religious freedom in general, and the Catholic Church in particular? You didn’t? Well, Senator George Brandis thinks you should. Two weeks ago, the federal Attorney-General delivered a […]
Jews, Palestinians and Victimhood…
Diversity, hope and strength: Why I’m proud to be Israeli Date August 31, 2014 Dana Amir After the Holocaust, Jews had to choose between being shaped by our victimhood, or behind defined by it… But Palestinians have chosen to be defined by their victimhood… Pro-Israeli activists gathered in Sydney recently. Photo: Daniel Munoz/Getty Images I am […]
Child sexual abuses: the Catholic Church is more concerned for its reputation
Obstacles on the path to justice for abuse victims Author: Judy Courtin – Judy Courtin is a lawyer and a doctoral researcher at Monash University’s law faculty, doing research into sexual assault and the Catholic Church. Date: 25/08/2014 Publication: The Age The evidence suggests the church is more concerned for its reputation than for its […]
ACCEPTING DIVERSITY
Those who depend on obeying the Law live under a curse ¢â‚¬ ¦ the Law has nothing to do with faith (Paul). If [faith] is alone and includes no actions, it is dead (James). We have many parts in the one body, and all these parts have different functions. In the same way, though we are many, […]
Justice system failing indigenous women
Date August 18, 2014 Perhaps the most lamentable blot on Australia, which boasts an overall standard of living coveted by so many less-fortunate nations, is the gap between the situation of indigenous people and that of the rest of the population. Across a range of fundamental measures, indigenous Australians experience shocking outcomes, to the point […]
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