‘Gross overreach’: Faith communities protest state laws
AN ANGLICAN leader has condemned the state government’s anti-discrimination legislation due to pass in the Parliament’s upper house in early December, joining with other religious communities to do so.
Hardship to hit in short and long term for vulnerable workers
TOUGH months are coming for many vulnerable workers but the long-term effect of the pandemic on their financial health will be significant for many, according to Brotherhood of St Laurence experts.
Happy couple tie knot within hours of rule change for churches
WEDDING bells have rung for the first time in months after Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions eased, allowing ministers to perform marriages again.
Tricky times as churches navigate vaccine tensions
TENSION over vaccinations is marring relief at churches’ reopening in Melbourne and beyond, church leaders have warned.
Call for government to fulfil moral responsibility to refugees
ANGLICANS have called on the federal government to act with “justice, mercy and urgency” on two issues relating to its treatment of asylum seekers, with two motions passed by the annual synod.
PM cops 600 hand-written letters from religious people on climate
Religious Australians have protested the Federal Government’s stance on climate change ahead of the Glasgow conference by writing over 600 hand-written letters to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Christians as Bad Guys wins Book of the Year
Western Australian writer, blogger and pastor Stephen McAlpine has been awarded the 2021 Australian Christian Book of the Year award for Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn’t.
Preventing violence against women is everyone’s business
A bystander is a person who witnesses or hears about a harmful incident or situation but is not directly involved in it. An “active bystander” is someone who, upon witnessing or hearing such an incident or situation, responds with some sort of action that communicates their disapproval.
Preventing Violence Against Women and the National Anglican Study
The Anglican Church of Australia has undertaken the first known Australian Church study into the prevalence of violence against women.
Anglicans rally to confront massive storm damage
Anglican churches throughout the Melbourne diocese have rallied to help disaster-stricken areas in Mt Dandenong, the Macedon Ranges and Gippsland following wild storms and flooding that hit Victoria last month.
