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Covid19 Diary 2
Of course, in a crisis, people now think they can only rely on themselves. Of course people don’t believe they can trust the government. The government has deliberately created the conditions in which hoarding happens; it’s a bit disingenuous for them to condemn it. Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged covid19, COVID19 Diary, hoarding, Newstart, povery, Rebecca Solnit
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The supposedly-Chinese (but probably really English) curse is: “May you live in interesting times”. Times have certainly become interesting! We do not know how COVID19 will affect us; we have already had to make changes to the way we live; … Continue reading
Covid19 Diary 1
There are so many other parts of my ministry, and of the life of the church, that would actually be dangerous at the moment. Continue reading
No need for a Religious ‘Freedom’ Act
The Religious Discrimination Bill 2019 is a solution looking for a problem. Continue reading
Posted in Political Activism, Reflection
Tagged Human rights, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), racism, Religion in Australia, religious discrimination, religious freedom, Report of the Expert Panel into Religious Freedom, Second Exposure Draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill (2019), Sex Discrimination Act 1984
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Funeral Reflection for Howard James ‘Jim’ Learmonth
‘Eulogy’ is Greek for ‘good words’ and I hope that these are good words for a good man. Continue reading
Reflection: God our Rock
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged Anangu People, Bible, Christianity, First People, Preamble, The Spectator, theology, Uluru Climb, Uniting Church
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Reflection: Carrying the Cross
What we are seeing with the federal Religious Discrimination Bill is a last, desperate, attempt by Australian churches to hold on to the privilege and possessions that Australian Christians used to be able to take for granted: respect from the community, and a place at the tables of politicians. Continue reading
Posted in Reflection, Sermons
Tagged Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Lenny Duncan, Luke 14:25-33, William H. Lamar IV
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