Matt Glover, a respected and passionate suburban Melbourne Baptist Pastor and family man has been made to leave the Christian ministry he’s been developing for over 10 years. This is response to openly disagreeing with the Church hierarchy about his belief in marriage equality for same sex couples. This move has shocked many of his [...]
Australian Church leader forced out of ministry for going public on marraige equality
, December 8th, 2011 Be the first to comment
Australian Christian school accused of sickening bigotry
, August 31st, 2011 Be the first to comment
Children in an Australia Christian school have been asked whether homosexuality is “the sickest sin” in a school assignment. The homework given to 14 and 15-year-olds at Armadale Christian College, also points them to bible quotes describing homosexuality as an “abomination”, and describes “coming out of the closet” as “open sinning”. Inquiries by The Australian [...]
Australia maintains ban on allowing same-sex couples to marry abroad
, March 4th, 2011 Be the first to comment
The Australian ban on issuing documentation to allow same-sex couples to marry overseas remains in force, despite a positive recommendation from the Senate in 2009. Speaking to the Australian newspaper Star Observer, the national convener for Australian Marriage Equality (AME) Alex Greenwich said the ban was “mean spirited” and that pro-marriage equality advocates would be [...]
Changing Attitude Australia announces launch meeting; developments in Kenya and Nigeria
, June 5th, 2006 Be the first to comment
For immediate release The international network of Changing Attitude national groups will expand later this month when the launch meeting of Changing Attitude Australia takes place. The first meeting of the new group is being held on Sunday 25 June 2006 from 3pm to 5pm at St John’s, Bentleigh, Melbourne. The speaker at the launch [...]
Australian book criticises Windsor report as deeply flawed
, February 5th, 2005 Be the first to comment
Church Times The penultimate draft of a soon-to-be-published book, The Faith Once For all Delivered, edited by Peter G. Bolt, Mark D. Thompson and Robert Tong, has been distributed to the Primates before their meeting in the form of a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on the Windsor report, and a collection of brief essays, one of which [...]
Australian Anglicans oppose pro-gay reforms
, October 7th, 2004 Be the first to comment
At the General Synod meeting in Freemantle on 6 October, Australia’s Anglicans rejected blessing gay marriages and ordaining ministers in gay relationships, voting to uphold the traditional position that sex outside marriage is wrong. The meeting also agreed to back Parliament’s decree that marriage, at law, was the exclusive union of a man and a [...]
Archbishop Rowan Williams ordained a practicing gay man
, March 30th, 2002 Be the first to comment
The Archbishop of Wales has admitted openly that he has ordained a man whom he knew had a homosexual partner. Archbishop Rowan Williams made the revelation in an interview with Anglican Media Sydney during a visit to Australia in the last week of May. He explained: “I was aware that there was a long-term friendship. [...]
