PLANNED FOREIGN AID CUTS “UNWORTHY OF A CIVILISED NATION”, SAYS CATHOLIC SOCIAL JUSTICE COUNCIL
12th September, 2013 The Catholic Church in Australia has joined its voice with those protesting the Coalition Government’s planned cuts to foreign aid, likening the cuts to a rich man chasing a beggar to recover crumbs from his table. The Age newspaper reported yesterday that John Ferguson, executive officer of the Australian Catholic Social Justice […]
ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SHOULD GO TO REFERENDUM, SAYS AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN LOBBY
12th September, 2013 A referendum should be used to decide the definition of marriage in Australia, according to the Australian Christian Lobby. Speaking after a report in The Australian today suggested former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was being ‘urged’ to sponsor a same-sex marriage bill in federal parliament, Lyle Shelton, managing director of the ACL, […]
SYRIA: AL-QAIDA-LINKED REBELS FORCE CHRISTIAN VILLAGERS TO ‘CONVERT’
A report from BosNewsLife…