Kevin Rudd defends his view on ‘gay marriage’
On ABC Television’s Q&A last night, in answering a question from a Christian pastor, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd defended his new view on ‘gay marriage’ and explained his view of the Bible.
“Well, mate, if I was going to have that view, the Bible also says slavery is a natural condition – Saint Paul said in the New Testament, ‘slaves be obedient to your masters’.”
– Watch on Youtube. ABC News report. (Image: ABC TV.)
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‘PM says he may have disappointed churches’ – NineMSN (03 September 2013)
Backlash in Western Sydney (14 August 2013)
Equality not the issue says Archbishop (22 May 2013)
Bishopscourt on the market
Bishopscourt, the home of the last seven Archbishops of Sydney, is on the market.
(Photo: Domain.)
The answer to dull and boring preaching
What’s the place of illustrations in preaching? Or emotion? How can we make our preaching better?
Dr Peter Bolt is interviewed for the latest instalment of Preaching Matters from St. Helen’s Bishopsgate in London.
See it here. Invest 10 minutes of your time.
C of E Christmas Campaign back to basics
“A marketing initiative established to remind Brits about the true meaning of Christmas is trying something different this year … they have swapped their shock tactics for a simple, direct campaign message: Christmas starts with Christ. …
‘Just 12 per cent of adults know the nativity story, and more than one-third of children don’t know whose birthday it is.’” (emphasis added)
– from the Anglican Communion News Service. Photo: ChurchAds.net
Top stories from August 2013
These are some of the key stories you might have missed during August –
Glenn Davies elected Archbishop of Sydney
Archbishop Davies at Moore College Chapel
Launching the ‘Jesus brings’ campaign
J.C. Ryle’s Evangelistic Strategy
ACL President’s address — 2013 Annual General Meeting
What we believe
The message at the heart of Christianity is really quite simple…