The ABC’s War on Religion
FRIDAY FORUM YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEWS MATT PULFORD The ABC is failing Australia’s faith communities with its contempt for religious programming.
John Cleary laments the ABC’s loss of belief
John Cleary says he looks back on his career as a religious broadcaster with a personal sense of fulfilment but fears his old employer has lost its sense of purpose.
Taylor-made message of resilience
PENNY MULVEY Undeterred by the sudden arrival of wintery weather, 80 people attended the UCA VicTas moderator’s luncheon panel at St Stephen’s Wodonga titled ‘Courage roars quietly’.
Young Muslim helps JIM conference build bridges
DENISSE SANDOVAL When Anam Javed from the Islamic Council of Victoria heard about the Manchester bombing last Monday, she braced herself for the deluge of hostile phone calls the organisation would inevitably receive.
Filipino churches speak out against martial law
The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) has called for peace and interfaith unity following the declaration of martial law on the island of Mindanao in southern Philippines.
Stark vision of beauty
The side wall of the Uniting Church’s synod offices at 130 Lt Collins St is being turned into a visual meditation on what we see and what we don’t.
The Long Road to Reconciliation
STUART MCMILLAN It’s Reconciliation Week again. This year we’re remembering some big milestones. Fifty years since the referendum that included First Australians in the census.
Dying with dignity Bill fails in Tasmanian parliament
For the third time in a decade, the Tasmanian parliament has rejected a Bill that would have allowed adults to voluntarily end their lives, under certain conditions, with a lethal drug.
Piecing together life stories
SYNOD’S Victorian Archives is making it easier for those who were in the care of church-affiliated babies and children’s homes to find out more about their past.
Closing chorus for printed version of Together in Song
There will be no new printings or editions of Together in Song (Australian Hymn Book II), the hymn book most widely used in the Uniting Church.
Give them a fair go, Mr Dutton
The President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has condemned as ‘inflammatory’ and ‘deplorable’ comments made by federal Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
Rock for reconciliation
Some of Australia’s best Indigenous singers will take to the stage at Narana on Saturday 3 June for the third instalment of Narana Unplugged.