Category Archives: Reflection

Reflection: My chains fell off, my heart was free

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

I am proud of the Uniting Church and of every member of the Assembly who discerned a way forward with grace and humility. Continue reading →

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Assembly Working Group on Doctrine response to Prof James Haire

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

Prof Haire’s response to the Report reveals a superficial and selective reading and, at times, a misreading or misrepresentation of its content. Continue reading →

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Women Celebrating Justice: Reflection for the Victorian Country Women’s Association

Posted on May 31, 2018 by

In 1928 when the CWA opened ‘rest rooms’ throughout Victoria it was overturning an injustice that meant that women couldn’t travel far from home. We all know how important it is for women to have access to toilets; even today some girls leave school when they start menstruating because they don’t have access to water and toilets. So well done to those very first members of the CWA! Continue reading →

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For the newsletter: Let your light shine

Posted on November 1, 2017 by

Have you heard of ‘virtue signalling? The British journalist and author James Bartholomew claims to have coined it in The Spectator in 2015 after realising that Victorians gave much more to charity than contemporary British people do. He says that … Continue reading →

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I’m fine!

Posted on September 20, 2017 by

Just a note, since I seem to have worried some people. I’ve deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts because I’ve decided that being called satanic and told that I’m heading straight for hell over my support for marriage equality is … Continue reading →

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I was in The Australian

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

… I think the article that resulted was a good one … Continue reading →

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Reflection: Why I support Marriage Equality

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

today silence feels like cowardice. And if me being open about who I am can help even one young person feel better about who they are, then it’s worth it Continue reading →

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