Democracy, Freedom and the Shibboleth of Gay Sex
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The Blasphemous “Freedom of Choice” of a “Christian” Abortionist
Egg on All Our Faces – The Need for Conversation
The Deep Thirst for Justice
Folau, the Gospel and the Foolishness of Eloquence
The Federal Election is over and many have let out a huge sigh of relief that Labor didn’t get in to enact their own narrow view of freedom of religious expression. But just because we haven’t had a change of government doesn’t mean that our culture has really changed. Yes, the progressive left of politics […]
How the Christian Relates to the Government
Here’s a short piece I wrote for our church for Sunday, long before we had any idea who would win the election… I’m writing this on a cold Tuesday evening but by the time you read it we will have elected a new government for Australia. How is the Christian meant to relate to the government, whoever […]
Why the Folau Case is Important for Everyone
The decision today by Rugby Australia’s tribunal to terminate the contract of Israel Folau should make the whole of Australia sit up, take notice, and be warned. The sacking of Folau marks the crystallisation of a movement in our society that many of us warned about in the run-up to the postal vote on marriage […]
Faithful New Zealand Anglicans Form New Diocese and Elect their First Bishop
Just received: Statement by the Synod of the Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa/New Zealand Today representatives from twelve churches throughout New Zealand gathered and formed the Church of Confessing Anglicans Aotearoa/New Zealand. By the grace of God we are a new Anglican Diocese in these Islands, standing firmly in Anglican faith and practice, and structurally […]
Democracy, Freedom and the Shibboleth of Gay Sex
We’ve arrived at a mad, mad moment in Australian politics. Thousands of years ago the army of Gilead fought against the army of Ephraim… Judges 12:5-6 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked him, “Are […]
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GAFCON Primates Communiqué signals 2020 Bishops Conference
The Communique from last week’s meeting of the GAFCON Primates in Sydney has been released with a surprise announcement of a Gafcon Bishops Conference to be held in Kigali, Rwanda in June 2020. Countering expected charges that they are setting up a “rival” conference, the Communique argues that “we do not want our bishops to be […]
Bishop of Grafton on Folau’s words: like justifying “ethnic cleansing or slavery”
The recently installed Bishop of Grafton, Dr Murray Harvey, has chosen to wade publicly into the Israel Folau debate with a press release issued right before the hearing which took place over this weekend. In his release Harvey accuses Folau of using “threatening” words and argues that if his statements are allowed to stand then […]
GAFCON affirms it will not attend or observe Lambeth
At an event hosted by GAFCON Australia today here in Sydney, Archbishop Foley Beach (Primate of the ACNA and now chair of the GAFCON Primates Council) reaffirmed that they will be turning down Archbishop of Canterbury’s invitation to attend the 2020 Lambeth Conference. Beach answered a query I asked directly in the Q&A session of […]
Anglican Bishop of Newcastle Proposes “Newcastle Way” on Marriage Question
The Anglican Bishop of Newcastle, Peter Stuart, has today issued a Pastoral Letter that seeks to chart a course forward for the diocese on the vexed question of marriage. In his letter, issued to leaders across the diocese, he draws attention to the current tensions in the Anglican Church of Australia over the debate, noting […]
