The Uniting Church in Australia believes that today’s report from the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People signals a landmark opportunity in our journey towards reconciliation. It is a necessary step following the moving …
23 January 2012 The dignity of work and workers is a common value among the faith traditions. It is also the focus of a policy handbook titled Convergences: Decent Work and Social Justice in Religious Traditions, for which the World …
By: Sr Janet Fearns On a day in which Boko Haram bomb attacks left more than 150 people dead in Nigeria, Sister Janet Fearns from Missio, has sent us this report on how Franciscans and Muslims are working for peace …
Sunday, January 22, 2012 What do you think the pokies story is about? According to the Australian press gallery, it’s a story about individual politicians and party politics. More (on this interesting blog edited by Mr Denmore)
High cost loans don’t solve debt problems High cost loans exploit vulnerable consumers. This site explains why payday lending should be reined in and what you can do to help.…
Coming to a Computer Near You: It’s Tea Party Jesus! by Tim King (via Sojourners) This video will drive some conservative Christians nuts for two reasons. First, because there are conservative Christians, such as Chuck Colson, who have spoken out …
Christians pledge to surround UK protesters in ‘ring of prayer’ (via CathNews) Christians from several denominations have pledged to hold a ‘ring or prayer’ around protesters outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London, if bailiffs or police begin to forcibly remove …
We supported the Local Harvest project in the Just Holy Hardware Christmas action. The Epicure section in the Age newspaper has profiled it. Check it out.
by John L Allen Jr on Jan. 13, 2012 (via NCR) You are not forgotten. – English Bishop William Kenney on Christians in Gaza In his annual address to diplomats Monday, Pope Benedict XVI highlighted religious freedom with emphasis on …
11 January 2012 The operator of a Hungry Jack’s fast food outlet at Bendigo in Victoria’s Goldfields region has been penalised $46,200 after the Fair Work Ombudsman found it had been underpaying its 180-strong workforce for more than four years. …
