The evil of ‘othering’
It’s part of human nature to secure identity by rivalry, building barriers, erecting implacable oppositions of ‘us’ and ‘them’.
News of the Royal Commission
Stuffed bear made by the Pentridge toy makers prison The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Abuse will deliver an interim report towards the end of this month.
Footy pride
Jennie Gordon (centre) delivered a reflection before the Gay Pride match in Yarra Glen last month.
Faith in a pluralist society
Miroslav Volf By Penny Mulvey Imagine a world in the not-so-distant future where Christians and Muslims and people of other faiths and no faith work together, holding to their own distinct perspective, but listening and
KUCA thanks
Margaret Hammon was recently recognised for 30 years of dedication to the KUCA (Kids of the Uniting Church in Australia) club.
The presence of the past
Moderator Dan Wootton standing in front of the giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest of the Northland Region. “I have a lofty tree upon one of my estates at New South Wales. It stands upon the summit of a hill.
Marketing Hot Air
The appearance this morning in Melbourne of a hot-air balloon resembling the statue of Christ the Redeemer from Rio de Janeiro, bearing the advertorial legend of Sportsbet, has been criticised for causing offence to the
Church questions the cost of ‘free’ speech
The Uniting Church in Australia has named racism as a sin in a strongly-worded submission to the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act.
Writing a new story for Sri Lanka
Cricketers Harmony Cup By Larry Marshall The Uniting Church’s Uniting Through Faiths project was rece