Do not turn your face away
Over the past few months our television screens and newspapers have been filled with appalling stories of brutality visited upon children – Palestinian children dying in the Gaza Strip; children butchered by members of t
Watchfulness
elinnan1 on flickr Earlier on in my term as Moderator, I was given a book by a retired Uniting Church minister entitled, ‘Violence and Christian Spirituality – An Ecumenical Conversation’, edited by Emmanuel Clapsi
The problem with porn
By Penny Mulvey Pornography is an artificial digital drug which is having a dramatic impact on the male brain, a Christian neuroscientist told a Melbourne seminar in June.
Suffer the little children
By Penny Mulvey I sat in County Court 3 level 3 for several days in August listening to victims and leaders and officials of the Catholic Church give evidence before three of the five commissioners appointed by the Fede
Release the Golan 45
The Uniting Church in Australia has called for the immediate and safe return of 45 Fijian peacekeepers taken captive in the Middle East.
One small step forward on children in detention
The Uniting Church in Australia has welcomed an announcement by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection that some children in detention will be released into the community, and asked for reassurances on the co
A welcome rejection of bigotry
The Uniting Church in Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s announcement that he is taking proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act off the table.
Uniting Church condemns abuse of asylum seekers
Rev Elenie Poulos The Uniting Church in Australia has strongly condemned the continuing and systematic abuse of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia by boat and those being held indefinitely in unsuitable offshore de
Visit of Dr R. S. Sugirtharajah and Dr Sharada Sugirtharajah
Image by el vacano on Flickr The Commission for Mission’s Cross-cultural Mission & Ministry Unit is hosting a series of upcoming events featuring international theologians. Visiting Professor R. S.
Selling their souls
Glengarry Glen Ross – image by JEFF BUSBY One of the greatest fears for directors of live performances must be the last minute withdrawal of a lead performer.
Melbourne’s faithful gather in the aftermath of MH17
Flight MH17 memorial in Melbourne Shadows cast across the high ceiling of St Paul’s Cathedral, combined with the echoing sounds of the Choir of Trinity College, helped to create a sense of ceremony at a multifaith servic