Essay: Why people of faith are saying no to fossil fuels
THEA ORMEROD, chair of the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, looks at why faith-based organisations are moving their money out of fossil fuel investments and into “climate solutions”…
Prayer or weapons?: Theologians reflect on non-violence in the context of the Ukraine conflict
JONATHAN FOYE reports on differing perspectives on how theologians view the idea of non-violence in the context of the conflict raging in Ukraine…
Lifestory: A wing and a prayer – Australia’s bush-pilot pastor takes off again
LOREN ELLIOTT, of Reuters, travels to Broken Hill to meeting Uniting Church minister David Shrimpton…
Christian bodies call on Australian Government to ratify nuclear weapons treaty following submarine decision
Sydney, Australia Australian Christian bodies have urged the Federal Government to ratify the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons following its decision to purchase nuclear-powered submarines. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced this month Australia will identify “the optimal pathway to deliver at least eight nuclear-powered submarines for Australia”, in partnership with the United […]
AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES: THREE MONTHS AFTER CRISIS BEGAN, CHURCHES TAKE STOCK AND START TO PLAN FOR THE “LONG HAUL”
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on how Christians and church agencies are responding to the weariness and the enormous destruction of three months of bushfires…
AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES: CHURCHES ACT ON NATIONAL CRISIS WITH RESPONDERS AND PRAYERS
PETER KENNY, in an article first published on the World Council of Churches’ website, looks at how churches are responding to the bushfires in Australia…
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS: CHURCHES, LAWYERS AND LOBBY GROUPS GRAPPLE WITH AUSTRALIA’S PROPOSED RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION BILL
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on responses to the proposed Religious Discrimination Act in Australia…
AUSTRALIAN ELECTION: CHRISTIANS URGED TO VOTE WITH THE BIG PICTURE IN MIND
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on what issues Christians are highlighting in the lead-up to Australia’s federal election on 18th May…
THE BIG DRY: HOW AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIANS ARE REACHING OUT IN A “MINISTRY OF TEARS”
A crippling drought, described as the “worst in living memory”, continues to affect large swathes of Australia. CHRISTOPHER GILBERT takes a look at how Christian workers are involved in bringing relief to farmers in the states of New South Wales and Queensland…