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For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 13 Oct 2013. Another attempt to pass same sex marriage laws is underway in the Australian Capital Territory. If it is passed later this month, the ACT bill will allow same sex couples to marry in Canberra, whether resident or not. It will also most likely be subject to legal … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 13 Oct 2013. In the five weeks since the federal election, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has demonstrated what many see as a radical new approach to foreign policy, best summarised by the classic image of the three monkeys who see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil. … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Oct 2013. Following meetings in Washington, D.C., sponsored by Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Protestant Church leaders from Cuba have submitted a joint declaration to the Cuban Government amid serious concerns that freedom of religion and belief is not respected in Cuba. Their most pressing concerns include their government’s continued refusal to extend official … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Oct 2013. The issue of work-life balance continues to be a challenge for large numbers of Australian families, and especially for women who choose to remain in, or rejoin, the workforce after having children. There is more to life than profit and self-centred greed. Employees and employers alike have been created … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Oct 2013. In the wake of the horrific attack on an Anglican Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, last Sunday, which left at least 85 people dead, Pope Francis has urged Christians to an examination of conscience about their response to such acts of anti-Christian persecution, and urged them to pray for … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Oct 2013. According to a report in The New Zealand Herald, a couple has discovered the baby they brought home from a foreign fertility clinic is not theirs. They’re fighting to find out what happened to their own embryo, but they have also come to love the child, now aged 2. The … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 29 Sep 2013. On Monday September 16, a disturbed 34-year-old named Aaron Alexis entered the Washington Navy Yard and opened fire. By the time the shooting was over, thirteen people were dead. US broadcaster Eric Metaxas said “what happened that morning was yet another reminder of the fragility and seeming senselessness … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 29 Sep 2013. One of the most tragic aspects of the current political problem of asylum seekers is the plight of children, or minors, who arrive in Australian waters and are forced to go on to Nauru or Manus Island in Papua New Guinea. The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce has … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 29 Sep 2013. Last week veteran American evangelist, Billy Graham, took the extraordinary step of writing to Hassan Rouhani, the new President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, seeking the release from prison of Pastor Saeed Abedini, an American citizen arrested and sentenced to eight years in prison while building … Continue reading
For broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 29 Sep 2013. Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has introduced a voluntary euthanasia bill to her state’s parliament that would allow terminally ill Tasmanians to take their lives, and which she claims is based on “the values of compassion, respect for human dignity, and freedom of choice.” The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2013 … Continue reading
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