Abolitionist Sunday
Christians from all major denominations will join forces to take a stand against human trafficking and slavery on Abolitionist Sunday, 23 November.
What women want
“I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.” – Nancy Astor (The first female British politician) THE cartoon below has been around for some time.
Seasons of change
For the past seven decades, the church on the corner of North and Mackie Roads in Bentleigh East has served the local community.
Stirring the Possum
The second half of my term as moderator has begun and I have just returned from chairing a two-day meeting of the newly elected Synod Standing Committee empowered to ‘act’ on behalf of the Synod over the next 18 months.
Not an act
MOVIE l The Act of Killing l MA 15+ Chip Henriss There’s so much to say about The Act of Killing and its availability, now on DVD, is a great opportunity to bring up a discussion that is seldom had in the west or w
Trust in the future
The Uniting Church’s agencies, schools, residential and theological colleges, mission organisations and congregations are all beneficiaries of generous benefactors investing in the future life of the Church.
Crack down on tax avoidance
The federal treasurer, Joe Hockey, recently announced that Australia will assist in global efforts to combat cross-border tax avoidance and tax evasion by requiring Australian financial institutions to report on foreigne
More than a musical
Once is beautiful, funny, poignant and whimsical. Set in Dublin, this new musical bewitching audiences at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre, started life as a film of the same name.
Is religion under threat on our ABC?
In a time of constant change – of extremist groups using social media to capture world attention; of religion, politics and power combining into a volatile cocktail threatening to redefine the Middle East and beyond – we
Desperately seeking a tax dodge
If you ask most Christians what they want for their future, no one replies: more hand-outs for big business and please cut spending on health and education to fund them.
Vale Gough Whitlam
I was three when Gough Whitlam was dismissed. The two years and nine months that he was the 21st prime minister of Australia brought in many changes – changes for a better, fairer society.