By PAUL JARMEN– additional notes by LARRY MARSHALL
Conchord Choir was born out of the work done by a group from the Uniting Church calling themselves ‘Sri Lanka Invites’ – the brainchild of Executive Director of the CFM, Rev David Pargeter. Their aim was to create Harmony in the divided community of Sri Lankans of different ethnicities and faiths living ...
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“Trump preached xenophobia, racism, sexism, Islamophobia, homophobia, and more, and the white evangelical base said ‘Amen.’.” – Deborah Jian Lee, author of Rescuing Jesus.
The decline of Christianity has been the topic of much conversation and concern for mainstream churches throughout the Western world.
A delegation of Australian church leaders met with ABC management on Wednesday in a bid to save Australia’s most popular religious radio program.
UnitingJustice Australia director Rev Elenie Poulos, along with Baptist minister Tim Costello and Catholic priest Father Frank Brennan, met ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie to voice their concerns over the broadcaster’s intention to cut religious programming.
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This election as an expat living in Melbourne I had the choice between a racist misogynist maybe-child-rapist or a Wall Street-financed war-hawk.
I’ve been hearing Donald J Trump’s name since I was a little girl in suburban New York. He was on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous in the ’90s. He took out several full page ...
Immigration minister Peter Dutton tabled a Bill in Parliament on Tuesday that will impose a lifetime ban on asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat. Labor announced it will oppose the ban while Mr Dutton is confident he has the support of cross-benchers.
Faith leaders from different denominations and religions have spoken out against the proposal. ...
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Mr Stuart McMillan has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in institutions.
“The Uniting Church strongly supports a single national redress scheme and I congratulate the federal government for its leadership on this issue,” Mr McMillan said.
The Uniting Church has sent a prayer to its partner church in Indonesia, the GKI (Gereja Kristen Indonesia), after violent protests erupted in Jakarta over the weekend.
An estimated 150,000 people gathered outside the presidential palace on Saturday to call on Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (known as Ahok) to be jailed for blasphemy. Ahok is a Christian of ...
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Mr Stuart McMillan has spoken out against the federal government’s proposed lifetime visa bans on certain people seeking asylum.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced legislation that will seek to prevent hundreds of people who arrived in Australia by boat seeking asylum after 19 July 2013 from ever re-entering Australia.
The Uniting Church is calling on the state and federal government to support the communities in the Latrobe Valley following the announcement that the Hazelwood power station and coal mine will shut down in March next year.
French energy company Engie, the majority owners of the station, said the Hazelwood station is no longer economically viable and has committed ...
Last Tuesday, as part of the Spring Racing Carnival, the Melbourne Cup was run for the 156th time. It is touted as “the race that stops the nation” but perhaps it is time for the nation to stop this race (and others).
UnitingCare and Target are calling on shoppers to give generously to support families in need this Christmas.
This year marks 25 years since the UnitingCare and Target Christmas Appeal began. Organisers hope to raise more than $1.5 million to support UnitingCare community service programs.
Supporters are invited to drop an unwrapped gift under the Christmas tree at the front ...
Some of Australia’s most talented Indigenous artists will perform at Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre on Saturday 5 November as part of NaranaFest.
The festival, which made a successful return last year following a 10-year hiatus, will continue a year-long celebration of Songlines, the NAIDOC Week theme for 2016.
Songlines describes the dreaming tracks that recorded the journeys of ancestral spirits ...
