ACL REJECTS ‘HOMOPHOBIC’ LABEL FOR THOSE WHO OPPOSE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
The Australian Christian Lobby has rejected the idea that it is ‘homophobic’ for people who believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman to say so publicly. Opposition Leader BIll Shorten said in an online debate on Friday night that he didn’t want to give ‘haters’ a chance to make life harder […]
Claims Swiss missionary kidnapped in Mali still alive
World Watch Monitor Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released a video, purporting to show that a Swiss nun kidnapped in Mali in January is alive and in good health. The three-minute video, posted on social media on 16th June, shows a veiled Beatrice Stockly speaking in French, saying that she has been detained […]
ESSAY: WHY THE CHURCH’S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS THIS ELECTION
JODY LIGHTFOOT, climate justice campaigner at Christian justice movement Common Grace, talks about why Christians should consider the issue of climate change before voting at the upcoming federal election…
SIGHT-SEEING: JO COX MP – A PRICE TOO HIGH
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, reflects on lessons seen in two recent high profile stories in the British media last week, including the killing in broad daylight of MP Jo Cox…