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nswchs has written 846 posts for NSW Council of Churches

Same sex marriage bill sponsored by Liberal MP

#1109 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 9 August 2015. Marriage is the union of a man and a woman, voluntarily entered into for life. It provides a natural and sustainable foundation for our society, the best environment for raising the next generation. Managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, Lyle Shelton, says “redefining marriage would redefine … Continue reading

Mark Thompson on same sex intimate unions

In early July 2015, Moore Theological College Principal, Dr Mark Thompson, published a helpful article to aid Christians in their thinking and discourse in the current debate around same-sex marriage. Mark says: ‘My hope and prayer is that this will be useful to God’s people as we work out how to live as faithful disciples … Continue reading

Link between aid cuts and lives lost

#1108 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 August 2015 According to Professor Alan Lopez of the University of Melbourne, an analysis of data on aid spending, which appeared in the medical journal The Lancet earlier this year, estimates that Australian Aid has directly resulted in the saving of 230,000 lives in the past 15 years. By any … Continue reading

Adam Goodes booing backlash

#1107 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 August 2015 Former Australian of the year and two-time Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes is a sporting champion who should unite rather than divide us. Yet the Indigenous athlete is repeatedly booed by spectators and slammed by media commentators, raising accusations of racism. The Race Discrimination Commissioner has labelled … Continue reading

Churches may cease solemnising marriages

#1106 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 2 August 2015 The Presbyterian Church in NSW voted recently to ask its General Assembly of Australia to withdraw the whole Church from the Marriage Act if marriage is redefined to include same sex couples, on the ground that such a change would “corrupt a good gift of God … Continue reading

175 years of gospel ministry

#1105 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 July 2015 It’s not often you get to celebrate a 175th birthday, but that’s what took place recently at St Mary Magdalene Anglican Church at St Marys in western Sydney. Modelled after the family church of the third Governor of NSW, Captain Philip Gidely King, in Cornwall, and built … Continue reading

The church doesn’t own marriage

#1104 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 July 2015 In the debate on marriage reform, one recent contribution especially caught my eye, an article by the pastor of Melbourne’s Bayside Church, Rob Buckingham, who says while the current legal definition of marriage reflects the biblical teaching, the church doesn’t own marriage. He says: Predictions of … Continue reading

Chaplaincy worth its weight in gold

#1103 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 July 2015 Who’s the most valuable person in a football club? Former Australian Rules footballer Warren Tredrea, who played for Port Adelaide, wrote a great piece for The Advertiser last week, saying, “in tough times there is no-one more valuable than a trusted and well-respected chaplain.” What separates … Continue reading

Economists urge action on climate change

#1102 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 July 2015 According to a paper published by two research institutes at the London School of Economics ahead of a major climate summit in Paris this December, the economic benefits of tackling climate change by cutting carbon emissions far outweigh the costs. The key benefits include new jobs, … Continue reading

Christian attitudes to abortion

#1101 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 July 2015 The issue of abortion is one of those thorny issues where personal morality, public policy and religious dogma perennially collide. And Christians as well as others remain divided over whether and on what grounds abortion should be permitted. A National Church Life Survey of Catholic, Anglican and … Continue reading

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