This week has been an awful one for Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft. On Monday and Tuesday he faced sustained questioning at the Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Abuse about his leadership of the Diocese of Newcastle at a time when many allegations were made that clergy and lay leaders had sexually abused children. […]
See, I can do alliteration like the best of them. Buckle yourself in, this may be a slightly longer ride. This weekend has seen a remarkable exchange in the media between the two main political parties here in Australia over the question of the upcoming plebiscite on redefining marriage. In a fascinating turnaround Labor party […]
OK, I’ll admit it, half the reason for writing this article is simply to get that headline at the top. But the other half is to make a small contribution into the whole “religion/no-religion in the census” debate currently going on in Australia. Tonight is census night and all over this young and free land […]
I don’t agree with him on many things, but Waleed Aly represents so much of what is good about Australian multiculturalism. Born in Victoria to Muslim parents he is a classic model of integration. He is western educated and has imbibed and now propagates western liberal values. In terms of being a part of modern Australian […]
Team Ould are back from holiday, raring to go. One of the joys of flying around the world visiting family is the chance to watch a number of movies… The only chance we ever get to watch recent movies! (@ SQ 211 SIN to SYD) https://t.co/DAKagyMOXb pic.twitter.com/AR4NeSYbPq — David Ould ن (@davidould) July 14, 2016 […]
published in an edited form at The Gospel Coalition, Australia Like me you have more than likely been staggered by the tragedy of the nightclub murders in Orlando, Florida. It seems inconceivable that someone could go to such lengths, sink to such depths of depravity, as to plan and then so callously execute his scheme to […]
This week has been an awful one for Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft. On Monday and Tuesday he faced sustained questioning at the Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Abuse about his leadership of the Diocese of Newcastle at a time when many allegations were made that clergy and lay leaders had sexually abused children. […]
See, I can do alliteration like the best of them. Buckle yourself in, this may be a slightly longer ride. This weekend has seen a remarkable exchange in the media between the two main political parties here in Australia over the question of the upcoming plebiscite on redefining marriage. In a fascinating turnaround Labor party […]
OK, I’ll admit it, half the reason for writing this article is simply to get that headline at the top. But the other half is to make a small contribution into the whole “religion/no-religion in the census” debate currently going on in Australia. Tonight is census night and all over this young and free land […]
I don’t agree with him on many things, but Waleed Aly represents so much of what is good about Australian multiculturalism. Born in Victoria to Muslim parents he is a classic model of integration. He is western educated and has imbibed and now propagates western liberal values. In terms of being a part of modern Australian […]
Team Ould are back from holiday, raring to go. One of the joys of flying around the world visiting family is the chance to watch a number of movies… The only chance we ever get to watch recent movies! (@ SQ 211 SIN to SYD) https://t.co/DAKagyMOXb pic.twitter.com/AR4NeSYbPq — David Ould ن (@davidould) July 14, 2016 […]
published in an edited form at The Gospel Coalition, Australia Like me you have more than likely been staggered by the tragedy of the nightclub murders in Orlando, Florida. It seems inconceivable that someone could go to such lengths, sink to such depths of depravity, as to plan and then so callously execute his scheme to […]
Video says it all. This is going to be a great day conference. For more details check out the information page. This year sees 4 workshop strands: Strand 1 – Sex, Gender, and Identity – Patricia and Kamal Weerakoon Patricia and Kamal Weerakoon will be seeking to help ministry leaders understand the current societal shift […]
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Our local community here in Southwest Sydney has been rocked over the weekend with the news of what looks like another Islamic terror attack. “It was a deliberate act yesterday it resulted in a person receiving extremely serious injuries. As we understand of what happened yesterday, there was some degree of planning and preparation to […]
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In what is likely to be a very well-received letter amongst conservatives, Archbishop of Melbourne Philip Freier (Primate of Australia) has written to all Australian bishops and published on his own website: Dear brothers and sisters, The proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage has been one of the more contentious topics in 2016. Individual Anglicans have adopted […]
View Post Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop Philip Freier, Bishop John Parkes, Bishop Phillip Huggins, marriage, matrimony, same-sex marriage
As we reported last Friday, the entire council of Newcastle Cathedral has been removed from their positions. The Newcastle Herald has it’s own version of the story: NEWCASTLE Christchurch Cathedral’s parish council has been sacked, and senior Anglicans have been stood down, after the royal commission heard evidence of “coordinated opposition” to Bishop Greg Thompson following public […]
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Archbishop Roger Herft has issued a pastoral letter [pdf] responding to questions around his future following his testimony at the Royal Commission.
View Post Archbishop Roger Herft, pastoral letter, Royal Commission
Perhaps the most explosive element of last Tuesday’s hearings at the Royal Commission here in Australia was the closing testimony of Robert Caddies, a lawyer who had previous served the Diocese of Newcastle. Caddies was one of a number of members of the diocese who had signed a letter sent to Justice McClellan, the presiding judge at […]
View Post Archbishop Glenn Davies, Bishop Greg Thompson, Diocese of Newcastle, letters, Royal Commission
This week has been an awful one for Archbishop of Perth, Roger Herft. On Monday and Tuesday he faced sustained questioning at the Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Abuse about his leadership of the Diocese of Newcastle at a time when many allegations were made that clergy and lay leaders had sexually abused children. […]
View Post Anglican Church of Australia, Archbishop of Perth, Archbishop Roger Herft, Bishop of Newcastle, child abuse, Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Herald, resignation, Royal CommissionMore information on Operation 315 here. The crowd funding page for Brisbane is here and for the Gold Coast here.
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See, I can do alliteration like the best of them. Buckle yourself in, this may be a slightly longer ride. This weekend has seen a remarkable exchange in the media between the two main political parties here in Australia over the question of the upcoming plebiscite on redefining marriage. In a fascinating turnaround Labor party […]
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