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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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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 …
The NSW government is considering changing the law governing shop trading hours to allow retail outlets to open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Anzac Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. With Anzac Day trading currently allowed from 1pm, there are just four-and-a-half days a year with restricted trading provisions – and a change in the …
Christians around the world are gathering today (Sunday 6 November), under the banner of Hope for Creation, to pray about the growing negative impact of climate change in our world. It’s an opportunity to engage in a public conversation that has for too long been dominated by science and politics. Through prayer, Christians are seeking …
Here's what British bishop and New Testament scholar N.T. Wright wrote in a recent piece for The Washington Post: You can’t reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty. … Mind you, there is in my view just as illogical a position on the part of those who solidly oppose the death …
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