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The NSW Council of Churches has strongly condemned the reported massacre of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Sunday. “As Christians we stand in solidarity with our Coptic brothers and sisters at this time of deep suffering and loss. The NSW Council of Churches lends its … Continue reading
#1036 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 15 Feb 2015 Are you a parent of school-age children who use social media apps to connect with friends? You should be worried, according to sex educator Megan Maas, who has identified “Ten dangerous apps” she says every parent needs to know about. They include Tinder, Snapchat, Blendr, Kik, and … Continue reading
#1035 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 15 Feb 2015 The Human Rights Commission this week released a report children held in immigration detention. The report found that: 34% of children in detention centres were suffering from a mental disorder 67% of parents and children described themselves as often unhappy, depressed or tearful there were numerous … Continue reading
#1034 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 15 Feb 2015 There’s a lot of talk about the new film Fifty Shades of Grey, with critics claiming it sends the message it’s okay for men to stalk and humiliate women, and that torture may be sexually gratifying. When Mamamia’s Rosie Waterland saw the movie before writing a … Continue reading
#1033 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 8 Feb 2015 Many Australians seem unmoved by the plight of asylum seekers. Tim Cocks, Rector of St Philip’s Anglican Church, Auburn, had this to say on the Sydney Anglican website: Our current treatment of asylum seekers lacks compassion and denies our country’s Christian heritage … What [their] stories all share … Continue reading
#1032 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 8 Feb 2015 The British House of Commons voted this week to legalize a gene-therapy technique that could help women to avoid passing genetic defects onto their children. The vote is expected to lead to the UK becoming the first country to allow the clinical transfer of DNA from … Continue reading
#1031 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 8 Feb 2015 Australian citizens and convicted drug traffickers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two of the infamous “Bali Nine,” face imminent execution in Indonesia. In Australia, capital punishment was last used in 1967, and in 2010 federal legislation prohibited capital punishment in all Australian states and territories. While … Continue reading
#1030 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Feb 2015 As children in NSW head back to school for another year of learning, spare a thought for the thousands of children around the world forced to serve as child soldiers in war zones. UNICEF and partners have secured the freedom of 3,000 child soldiers in South … Continue reading
#1029 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Feb 2015 The NSW Council of Churches has urged state politicians to extend a moratorium restricting the sale of lottery tickets to newsagents and convenience stores. Council President, the Reverend Dr Ross Clifford, said “Regardless of who governs NSW after the March 28 election, in the interests of … Continue reading
#1028 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 1 Feb 2015 There is growing alarm among parents over a so-called “anti-bullying program” claiming to make schools “safer and more inclusive” for “same-sex attracted, intersex and gender diverse” students. The Safe Schools Coalition Australia program, which will receive $8 million in federal funding over four years, fails to … Continue reading
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