The NSW Government may be fast asleep when it comes to gambling reform, and Premier Barry O’Farrell has in the past resisted moves to curb excessive alcohol consumption. But many in our community will welcome a new bill, introduced by the government, to encourage the responsible sale of alcohol by establishing a three-strikes disciplinary system …
Help end human trafficking
Today is Abolitionist Sunday, celebrated in churches around Australia, with a focus on human trafficking and slavery – the buying and selling of people for exploitative labour or sexual slavery. Trafficking enslaves around 27 million people today, in countries worldwide. Men, women and children are all vulnerable to human trafficking, driven by the demand for …
Today is Abolitionist Sunday
Today, Sunday November 20, is Abolitionist Sunday, and churches around Australia are celebrating and mobilising for action to end modern slavery. Two hundred years ago, Christians were at the forefront of efforts to abolish slavery. Through the work of William Wilberforce and others, the evil tide was turned and slavery was eventually outlawed in the …
What blocks Australians from faith commitment?
Three out of five Australians identify as Christian in the national census, but a recent survey commissioned by Olive Tree Media suggests that those with an active interest in spirituality are just 40 per cent of the population, and only eight per cent indicate they are involved in practicing their religion or worship as part …
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Repentance for ecological sins
Were you one of the thousands who participated in Hope for Creation last Sunday? Hope for Creation is an opportunity to engage as people of faith in an ongoing public conversation too long dominated by science and politics. Last weekend, Christians around Australia joined others in 50 countries to pray about the negative impact of …
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