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A sermon by Michael Jensen If you happen to be in the Broad Street in Oxford just opposite a shop that sells lingerie, and if you care to look down at the surface of the road (avoiding as you do the reckless undergraduate cyclists wheeling past on their way to classes), you will find, amongst … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 July 2013. According to media reports, the August issue of Rolling Stone magazine hasn’t hit the newstands yet, but already it’s stirring up controversy on social media. On the front cover is an image of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving member of the duo of brothers alleged to have carried out the … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 July 2013. Uniting Justice national director, the Reverend Elenie Poulos, addressed a crowd of education graduates at the University of Newcastle recently, claiming they were the most important graduates a university produces. She said: Doctors, musicians, scientists, engineers, physicists, artists, economists – they are all important, but as a cohort, … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 July 2013. Around 1.5 million Catholics, including some 2,000 Australians, are expected to flock to Rio de Janeiro to celebrate World Youth Day with the Argentine Pontiff later this month. For those who can’t make it to Brazil, forgiveness may be available to contrite sinners who follow Francis’s progress … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 21 July 2013. The O’Farrell Government has caved in to pressure from the alcohol industry and significantly watered down proposals that would have protected children from harm and discouraged under-age drinking. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, new advertising guidelines released by the NSW government on Thursday morning show rules … Continue reading
A sermon by Graham Agnew Where did we ever get the idea the parables of Jesus are quaint little stories with a simple moral message tacked onto the end? A kind of religious version of Aesop’s Fables. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is, Jesus’ parables were intended to shock … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 July 2013. As the Labor leadership crisis ran its course, the Australian Parliament quietly passed legislation nullifying religious exemptions from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in aged-care institutions. Angela Shanahan, writing in The Weekend Australian, observed that: The religious exemption clauses are there to protect … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 July 2013. If you’ve ventured into social media, chances are that you’ve seen photos posted online by teens and young adults, often in front of mirrors, pouting, with sexually suggestive clothing and poses, in what are called “selfies.” On Thursday, year 11 schoolgirl Olympia Nelson published an article in … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 July 2013. More questions are being raised about James Packer’s successful bid to secure a second NSW casino licence for his company Crown. Elizabeth Knight, business reporter for the Sydney Morning Herald, says “the decision to allow a second casino licence in NSW does raise questions about whether it was appropriate for … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 14 July 2013. Over the past week our TV screens have been filled with images of millions of Egyptians gathered on the streets of Cairo and other cities, exercising their right to protest. Political turmoil continues as Christian, Muslim and secularist groups seek to advance their particular interests while the … Continue reading
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