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Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 20 Jan 2013. While the European Court of Human Rights this week upheld the right of workers to wear religious symbols, after a British Airways check-in clerk was sent home because the small cross she was wearing contravened the airline’s uniform policy, a different storm is brewing in Australia over the … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 20 Jan 2013 The Anglican Alliance has called on the United Nations to give faith communities a bigger voice in the fight against world poverty. The call comes in the Alliance’s response to the consultation by a high level panel established by the UN to identify new priorities for the world’s … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 20 Jan 2012. The U.S. Alliance Defending Freedom this week warned that the goal of the radical homosexual movement is not merely the normalisation of same-sex marriage but the silencing of all dissent. When marriage laws change to honor the unions of same-sex couples, every aspect of public law changes to … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 13 Jan 2013. Late last year the federal government released details of a proposed law bringing together Australia’s various anti-discrimination laws (on sex, race, disability and age) into one. Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon sees the government’s task as striking a balance between freedom of speech and protection from unfair treatment. She … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 13 Jan 2013. Despite tobacco advertising bans, restrictions on the display and sale of tobacco products, graphic health warnings designed to convey the ugly truth about the negative effects of smoking, and most recently the introduction of plain packaging, many consumers continue smoking. But it’s not only retail sales that warrant … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 13 Jan 2013. Air temperatures in some parts of Australia hit record highs this week as an extreme heat wave swept across the continent, causing catastrophic fires and damage to property and livestock. On Tuesday the Bureau of Meteorology released an interim special climate statement on the extreme January heat. Record … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 13 Jan 2013. Last weekend, perhaps because it was a slow news week, several media organisations ran stories on an alleged “unholy row” or “festive brawl” over the earlier-than-usual sale of hot cross buns. Major supermarket chains began rolling out the traditional Easter fare more than three months before the Easter … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Jan 2013. Part of the price of living in the modern world is the need for an increasing rule-based culture, no more so than in the church. John Sandeman from Eternity newspaper has listed ten rules local churches should consider to ensure child protection: Follow your denomination’s Safe Church rules. … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Jan 2013. According to new research, churches and other faith communities are still the strongest centres of public good in modern society. The latest National Church Life Survey found that more than 25 per cent of attendees are involved in their church’s “welfare or justice activities” – volunteering with groups … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 6 Jan 2013. The shocking rape and murder of a young woman by a gang of male thugs in India last week has opened the eyes of the world to the violence suffered by Indian women, and their cultural disadvantage and social plight. Rape is one of the most serious of … Continue reading
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