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#1012 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 Dec 2014. The Exodus Foundation serves 1,200 meals a day to the poor and needy at its Loaves and Fishes restaurant at Ashfield in Sydney’s inner west. Founded by the Reverend Bill Crews, the Exodus Foundation receives no government funding for its work, making it “the de facto … Continue reading
#1011 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 Dec 2014. According to The Christian Institute, one in three children aged 10-13 are unaware Christmas marks the birth of Jesus. The survey of 2,000 families also found that only ten per cent of adults could correctly state four facts about Jesus’ birth, and half of those surveyed said … Continue reading
#1010 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 Dec 2014. Whilst Permanent UN Security Council members, Russia and China, and another 129 member States of the UN stand on the sidelines, the remaining 62 UN member States are confronting Islamic State outside United Nations authorisation – prompting Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew to issue a … Continue reading
#1016 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 4 Jan 2015 Federal treasurer Joe Hockey announced last month that Australia’s aid budget would be slashed by $1 billion, signalling the end of our aspiration to end extreme poverty. As Baptist minister Scott Higgins observes: Inspired by the Millennium Development Goals, first the Howard government then the Rudd … Continue reading
#1015 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 Dec 2014. As the new year approaches, we can all think of individuals and families who are doing it tough, some of them devastated and divided by drug addiction, or family violence, or unemployment, or problem gambling. On the issue of gambling reform in particular, the NSW government … Continue reading
#1009 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 Dec 2014. The Australian Constitution is the “grand bargain” between the Australian colonies, the foundational legal document of our nation, yet it reinforces racism. Section 25 tacitly permits the exclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from the right to vote, and Section 51 excludes the Commonwealth … Continue reading
#1008 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 Dec 2014. Contrary to the assurances of Immigration Minister Scott Morrison that he has “stopped the boats,” asylum seekers are launching their desperate bids for freedom on the high seas in ever-increasing numbers. The UN High Commission for Refugees estimates that 21,000 people have departed the Bangladesh-Burmese border … Continue reading
#1007 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 Dec 2014. As always, it’s great to see nativity scenes and hear Christmas carols playing in stores and malls across Sydney. Amid the festivities, and family gatherings, and gift-giving, Christmas is an annual reminder of the greatest gift of all, when God who loves each of us more … Continue reading
#1006 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 7 Dec 2014 It’s hard to believe, but the debate continues over whether the life of a person with a disability is as valuable as one without. Vaughan Olliffe, writing for the Centre for Public Christianity, reminds us of the important contribution Christian thinking makes to the debate about … Continue reading
#1005 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 7 Dec 2014 The Gideons have distributed almost 16 million Bibles in Australia since they were established here in 1956. There are Gideons Bibles in hotels and motels, prisons, and hospitals. But this year, they’ve changed translations, switching from the New King James Version to the English Standard Version. … Continue reading
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