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#898 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. Getting arrested for praying in public is catching on, if recent events drawing attention to the plight of asylum seekers and the Abbott Government’s response is any indication. The actions, dubbed “pray-ins,” saw church leaders sitting on the floor in the electoral offices of Prime Minister … Continue reading
#897 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. A report on the electronics industry commissioned by Baptist World Aid Australia has found that 97 per cent of companies fail to pay factory workers enough to meet their basic needs, renewing concerns about labour exploitation in the production of mobile phones, tablets and televisions. The Electronics … Continue reading
#896 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. Brazilian-born legal scholar Augusto Zimmerman, writing in News Weekly, says no-fault divorce is damaging Australian children and families and should be amended. Before 1975, a spouse had to prove that serious misconduct had been committed by the other spouse in order to obtain a divorce. The … Continue reading
#895 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 25 May 2014. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has attracted strong criticism from opponents who point to inconsistencies between his promises to voters before last year’s federal election and what his government is actually doing – especially on health, education, tax and foreign aid. I’m willing to allow for the … Continue reading
#894 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 18 May 2014. In a bold move, Pope Francis has encouraged the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon and other UN executives to promote “a true, worldwide ethical mobilization” that will spread and put into practice a shared ideal of fraternity and solidarity, especially with regard to … Continue reading
#893 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 18 May 2014. Leaders from a wide range of churches and aid agencies have deplored the Abbott Government’s announcement in Tuesday’s federal budget to cut Australia’s foreign aid spending by $7.6 billion in the five years to 2018. The Reverend Keith Jobberns, Director of National Ministries for the Baptist churches, said … Continue reading
#892 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 18 May 2014. A seasoned Manchester street preacher named John Craven was recently arrested and held for 19 hours in a police cell after reading a verse from the Bible to two gay British teens. The two teens approached Mr Craven and asked what he thought of homosexuals. Mr … Continue reading
#891 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 18 May 2014. Concerns have been expressed that powdered alcohol may soon be coming to a liquor store near you after a U.S. federal alcohol regulatory agency recently approved the product for sale. Palcohol, a fine white powder, is easily transported in the pocket and can be mixed with … Continue reading
#890 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 11 May 2014. In an opinion piece in WA today published on Monday, author of the bestselling books Raising Boys and Raising Girls, Steve Biddulph, notes that many psychologists consider the sexualisation of children to be the greatest single danger to their mental health. Steve Biddulph says as a society “we … Continue reading
#889 for broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 11 May 2014. Earlier this week, a spokesman for radical Muslim organisation Boko Haram declared responsibility for the kidnapping of 243 northern Nigerian schoolgirls three weeks ago. More than 90 per cent of the 180 girls who have been identified are said to be Christians. Christian human rights agencies are … Continue reading
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