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#954 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 31 Aug 2014. Listeners will recall that a High Court decision in June found that the Commonwealth had no executive power to fund the National School Chaplaincy Program. The Abbott Government moved immediately to promise that it would find ways around the legal impasse, and has now proposed an … Continue reading
#953 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 31 Aug 2014. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has described persecution of Christians in Iraq as “off the scale” after Islamic militants reportedly ordered non-muslims to leave the country, convert to Islam, or die by the sword. Some have already died. Speaking to WorldWatch Monitor, Archbishop Welby said members … Continue reading
#952 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 31 Aug 2014. A report just published in the Medical Journal of Australia has revealed that among those who engaged in overseas surrogacy, 55 per cent reported that their surrogate had a multiple pregnancy, 45 per cent of the births were premature and 10 per cent of the pregnancies had … Continue reading
#951 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 31 Aug 2014. The NSW Council of Churches has recommended to a Senate inquiry that senators reject a Greens bill to allow doctors to kill terminally ill patients. The intentional killing of a human person can never be a compassionate response to suffering, and the state has an obligation … Continue reading
For immediate release 26 August 2014 Kill the pain, not the patient The NSW Council of Churches opposes a bill currently before the Senate seeking to legalise euthanasia. “The NSW Council of Churches had a detailed policy on euthanasia and assisted suicide, and the Council endorsed stronger measures to support palliative care for people diagnosed … Continue reading
#950 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Aug 2014. One of the familiar sights in hotel rooms everywhere is a Gideon’s Bible in the bedside drawer. Or so it seemed. In a move described by the Church of England as “tragic and bizarre,” one of Britain’s biggest hotel chains has removed Bibles from hotel rooms “in … Continue reading
#949 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Aug 2014. Australia’s decision to quarantine one-third of its humanitarian program for Iraqis and Syrians has come under fire from refugee advocates who see the decision as politically motivated and lacking in compassion. Immigration Minister Scott Morrison last week reserved 4,400 refugee places for Iraqis and Syrians fleeing … Continue reading
#948 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Aug 2014. A Greens bill currently before the Senate seeks to legalise euthanasia. The NSW Council of Churches opposes the bill on four grounds. First, legalising the taking an innocent human life dishonors God who gave it and irreparably harms the common good. Second, legalising euthanasia may undermine … Continue reading
#947 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Aug 2014. The debate over same sex marriage is back on the federal parliamentary agenda, with a bill introduced by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young seeking to recognise foreign same sex marriages in Australia. A rarely acknowledged casualty of marriage reform is the denial of freedom of conscience experienced … Continue reading
A sermon by Margaret Hall Introduction If we live long enough, we reach a stage when we’re having a lot more appointments with the health professionals – and attending more funerals. In the busyness of living, it’s easy to put off serious thought about what lies ahead. But as age catches up with us, the … Continue reading
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