Australian Christian Lobby urges Lord’s Prayer to be kept as part of state parliament proceedings
The Australian Christian Lobby has expressed concern over calls for the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer to be removed from the daily opening of Parliament in the state of Victoria, urging that the century old tradition to be retained. The idea of dropping the prayer from the formal proceedings opening which precede each day’s parliamentary […]
Melbourne Anglicans urge State Parliament to vote down proposed laws to legalise assisted dying
Anglicans in Melbourne have pleaded with Victorian State MPs not to pass legislation permitting medically assisted suicide. State MPs, who have a conscience vote on the issue, are currently debating the Bill in State Parliament. Meeting in St Paul’s Cathedral in their annual synod on Thursday night, Anglicans in Melbourne voted to oppose the introduction […]