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WEBSep 19, 2024 · Why I joined the anti war protest in Melbourne. Posted on 13/09/2024 by John Sandeman. This week protestors have targeted “Land Forces 2024” a massive expo featuring the latest ways of waging war. Margie Pestorius, a Queenslander Christian, tells The Other Cheek why she joined the protestors. …
Tracking where missionaries go and where they come from
WEB4 days ago · Of the total number of missionaries sent, approximately 17,000 missionaries come from Brazil and 1,200 from Argentina, which indicates that the remaining 11,800 missionaries come from the other 23 member countries of COMIBAM.”. As a third example, the Lausanne report cites Yaw Perbi, past president of …
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WEB3 days ago · Posted on 13/09/2024 by John Sandeman. This week protestors have targeted “Land Forces 2024” a massive expo featuring the latest ways of waging war. Margie Pestorius, a Queenslander Christian, tells The Other Cheek why she joined the protestors. Pestorius is a long-time peace protestor – one…. Continue Reading →.
The mercy seat is not a mere metaphor for Salvos
WEB1 day ago · The mercy seat is a place of grace but it is not the means of grace in the way that sacraments are perceived to be. Receiving salvation or holiness does not depend on spending time at the mercy seat. Salvationists believe in an any-time-any-place-anywhere-anyone God. Therefore, response to Him—communion with Him—does not …
AI produces a podcast and it is worth listening to
WEB9 hours ago · AI (artificial intelligence) is proving it can do more and more things we once thought only human beings could do. The latest is podcasting. Akos Balogh, a thoughtful Christian blogger, recently set AI the task of producing a podcast using his own writing. “‘Hey, come and check this out!’ I yell out to my teenage daughter.
Worth examining: maybe the Royal Commission and marriage …
WEB3 days ago · Did the Royal Commision into the Institutional Response to the Sexual Abuse of Children, and the postal survey about same sex marriage affect the downturn in Sydney Anglican attendance mapped out in a report cureently the subject of debate in the… Continue Reading →
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WEBSep 19, 2024 · After 400 days in prison, evangelical pronoun protestor is sent back. Posted on 10/09/2024 by John Sandeman. From Catholic News Agency’s AC Wimmer An Irish teacher at the center of a transgender pronoun controversy was jailed for the third time on Monday after defying a court order to stay away from the school that dismissed him. The….
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WEBAug 10, 2024 · Top news from the top end. Record student stats from Nungalinya College in Darwin reveal the First Nations’ college is doing well, despite the difficulties that have led to the closure of other institutions Wontulp-Bi-Buya in Cairns and School of Indigenous Studies, University of Divinity. “2023 was a record year, with 336 Indigenous ...
50 years on, religious press association declares its innings closed ...
WEB2 days ago · 50 years on, religious press association declares its innings closed. Posted on 25/09/2024 by John Sandeman. To the Gold Coast, for a sad/hopeful event as the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) gathers for its 50th conference, which will be the last. The society of mostly print-based publications has decided to wind up – the ...
Thank you, but can you change this: Faith leaders respond to NSW ...
WEBPosted on 17/03/2024 by John Sandeman. Faith leaders describe the Conversion Practices Ban Bill 2024 introduced into the NSW parliament last week as “a genuine effort by the Government to fulfill its election promises to protect religious freedom.”. In a joint letter. • Imam Shadi Alsuleiman, President of the Australian National Imams ...