A welcome rejection of bigotry
Provisions that protect the community from racial hatred remain in place, for now, following the Federal Government’s announcement to shelve plans to amend Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.
Passion with a purpose
By Audrey Schueren A record turnout of more than 150 people attended the Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit’s 2014 convention on Saturday 9 August.
Boyhood’s memory
Ellar Coltrane and Ethan Hawke in Boyhood MOVIE l Boyhood l M It seems again that it is time to learn, In this untiring, crumbling place of growth To which, for the time being, I return.
Sold into slavery: A call to action
Journalists Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian are being pursued by the Royal Thai Navy on defamation charges The synod’s Commission for Mission has requested Uniting Church members to engage in letter-writing to the T
It’s just a game
Image courtesy of Jeff Busby Play l The Sublime Review by Penny Mulvey The familiarity of the theme of The Sublime, the latest offering from the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC), creates a false comfort as playwright Br
Sexual conduct policy updated
The Assembly Standing Committee of the Uniting Church in Australia has revised and updated the Church’s policy on managing complaints of sexual abuse and misconduct by members or adherents.
Royal Commission in Melbourne
Justice Peter McClellan at the recent Royal Commission hearings in Melbourne By Penny Mulvey The 16th public hearing of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, relating to the Catholic Ar
New face for Share
By Chip Henriss Fundraising is one of the most important functions any not for profit organisation carries
Restoring humanity in death
Eddie Marsan in Still Life MOVIE l Still Life l M Review by Penny Mulvey Still Life is a deeply moving, gentle movie that focuses on the very special job of Kennington Borough Council client services officer John May
September letters
The Major Strategic Review (MSR) lists its major points in the August Crosslight: The Church is on a journey to continually seek new and better ways to express God’s mission; The Church is the voice of those without a vo
Tassie community camp
Tasmanian camp community At first glance there seems to be little linking the church and purple semi-trailers but Rev Dr Jennifer Byrnes certainly managed to find and explore it at CommuniTAS 2014, the Presbytery of Tasm
Church members become modern-day Abolitionists
On Abolitionist Sunday, Uniting Church members will join Christians nation-wide in speaking up for children like 11 year old Keota, who worked in a brick factory.