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Tag Archives: marriage
Reflection: Marriage for Eureka Street
I wrote something for Eureka Street. You can read it here. Enjoy.
Reflection: My chains fell off, my heart was free
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
Assembly Working Group on Doctrine response to Prof James Haire
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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Tagged Fifteenth Assembly, marriage, marriage equality, same-sex marriage
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Marriage Equality passes the Senate
We could almost have been the start of a joke: an Anglican priest, a Baptist pastor, and two Uniting Church ministers walk into Parliament House … Continue reading
Sermon: Commemorating the Reformation
looking at the Orthodox and Catholic churches, which do not ordain women, I can only be glad that Luther nailed his arguments to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. Or didn’t nail them, because that may be a myth. Either way, I think we’re a better church because of it. Continue reading
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Tagged Anabaptists, celibacy, Huldrych Zwingli, Indulgences, John Calvin, marriage, Martin Luther, priesthood of all believers, Reformation
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Vote ‘Yes’ for Religious Freedom
If I am wrong, and religious celebrants are forced by the state to marry any couples, I will be on the barricades and will happily join those celebrants in prison. Continue reading
Sermon: We can’t choose our (church) family
It’s a cliché that we can’t choose our family, and that applies to our church family as well. After all, if God has welcomed even us into the family, how can we deny that welcome to others? Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Paul, community, marriage, marriage equality, Martin Luther King, Media, Romans 14:1-12, same-sex marriage, Uniting Church
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Reflection: Why I support Marriage Equality
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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Tagged faith, Hope, identity, love, marriage, marriage equality, Politics, same-sex marriage, sexuality
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Sermon: Against Domestic Violence
Looking at the example of Jesus, we can be equally clear that gender equality and the complete condemnation of domestic violence are gospel imperatives. Continue reading
Sermon: For Asta and Matthew’s Wedding
the Church believes and has always believed that in the love between a married couple, as in any sort of love, we see God Continue reading