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For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 Jan 2014. The President of the NSW Council of Churches, the Reverend Dr Ross Clifford, supports the view of Premier Barry O’Farrell that longer sentencing and mandatory minimum sentences for serious and fatal assaults involving alcohol and other drugs are part of the solution to crack down on alcohol abuse … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 26 Jan 2014. The President of the NSW Council of Churches, the Reverend Dr Ross Clifford, accepts that longer sentencing and mandatory minimum sentences for serious and fatal assaults involving alcohol and other drugs are part of the solution to crack down on alcohol abuse in NSW. He said, “People in … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 Jan 2014. A leading Bible-reading app used on smart phones and tablets recently analysed how its millions of users used the Bible in 2013. According to a report in Christianity Today, users shared 68 million Bible verses in 2013 via the uber-popular Bible app, YouVersion, which was installed on devices … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 Jan 2014. In May 2013, new census data published by the British Government showed that Islam was set to become the dominant religion in Britain within the next generation. When informed that a Muslim girl did not want to get married, Mohammed Shahid Akhtar, Imam of one of Birmingham’s … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 Jan 2014. A Senate Standing Committee report released in December shows how problem gamblers, in tears, orally submitted that the repeal of gambling reforms would damage their lives and the lives of many others struggling with this addiction. Major Kelvin Alley of the Salvation Army was equally passionate and … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 19 Jan 2014. It is a matter of national shame for the Economist magazine to report that Australia has easily the highest level of problem gambling per capita in the world. As that article and two Productivity Commission reports, in 1999 and 2010 demonstrate, this is attributed firstly to the … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 Jan 2014. To the astonishment and dismay of many in the community, especially the churches that do such great front-line work in helping people addicted to gambling, the federal government plans to repeal the previous government’s historic gambling reform legislation. A significant element in gambling reform, and therefore in … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 Jan 2014. Religious leaders rarely feature in lists of celebrities who have passed away, and 2013 was no exception. Let me mention three significant religious leaders who died in 2013. Well known gospel singer George Beverly Shea performed at Billy Graham’s evangelistic crusades for decades and recorded more than … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 Jan 2014. On February 2, Christians from a wide range of churches in Australia will join to celebrate Christian Heritage Sunday, a public event launched last year and endorsed by the NSW Council of Churches. All Australians, and especially Christians, need to be aware that the early history of … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 12 Jan 2014. In a diatribe against conservative religion in Australia, Sydney Morning Herald writer Anne Summers has pointed out the growing gap between Pope Francis and the views of Cardinal George Pell and Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The Pope asked his cardinals to advise him on “pastoral challenges to the … Continue reading
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