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Sermon by Steve Cooper Good morning! It’s good to be with you. Recently I entered a whole new realm of human experience – I became a grandfather for the first time! As you can guess, I reckon our grandson is a terrific little boy. Becoming a grandfather has made me reflect more than usual … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 4 Aug 2013. In a candid interview with journalists on his way back to Rome, after attending the Catholic World Youth Day in Brazil, Pope Francis is reported to have indicated a new attitude of conciliation between his church and homosexuals. In fact, he said: “If someone is gay and … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 4 Aug 2013. A new study by researchers at Deakin University in Geelong has found that raising the retail price of alcoholic drinks in order to cut consumption, and reduce alcohol-related violence, may have the unintended consequence of prompting young people to substitute illicit drugs such as ecstasy or marijuana … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 4 Aug 2013. In a win for the NSW Council of Churches, and people at risk of problem gambling, and sports-loving families throughout the nation, the Australian Communication and Media Authority has banned live-odds advertising during sporting matches. ACMA chairman Chris Chapman said sports fans could now enjoy broadcasts of … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 4 Aug 2013. The NSW Council of Churches is a Protestant alliance, but we share much in common with our Catholic friends, not least on issues of sexuality and marriage. Deacon Keith Fournier, writing in Catholic Online this week, had this to say: “The Christian claims concerning life and marriage … Continue reading
For immediate release 27 July 2013 The NSW Council of Churches today reiterated its call to Premier Barry O’Farrell not to lend support to a push to legalise same sex marriage in New South Wales. “We call on Premier O’Farrell not to support parliamentary action on same sex marriage laws in NSW if there is … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 July 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron announced this week that internet service providers will be required to block householders’ access to online pornography unless they ask to receive it. Mr Cameron warned that “poisonous” websites were “corroding childhood,” and that the government had neglected its responsibility to children … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 July 2013. Australian church leaders have strongly opposed the Rudd Government’s “PNG solution” designed to reduce the number of asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat. The Australian Churches Refugees Taskforce said, “Shifting the burden and sending people to stay in a malaria-ridden island with almost no supports is … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 July 2013. There are no easy solutions to the problem of asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat. But Mr Rudd’s “PNG solution” is really no solution at all, as Dr Susan Harris Rimmer, from the Australian National University, points out. She says the plan is a colonial insult … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 28 July 2013. In the wake of the Prime Minister’s announcement of a new immigration policy forcing all asylum seekers who arrive by boat to be detained on a small island off the north coast of Papua New Guinea, young Australian blogger Christine Mead has cautioned Christians to count the … Continue reading
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