I tried to send this yesterday afternoon but accidently
included most of the sexuality links, which might be why it got stuck somewhere.
Here goes as intended.
There are some odd news bits at nsw.uca.org.au
Counting our blessings: faith's
demographics
Treasurer
Peter Costello's appeal to the Ten Commandments
is likely to resonate with at least seven out
of ten Melbourne voters. READ ON
Sabeel's position regarding
the Hafrada wall
"Lift
up in prayer all the people of Palestine/Israel
and especially all those who are suffering as
a result of the building of the separation wall."
READ
ON
Hunger
strike against Israel's "separation wall".
READ
ON
Presbyterian Assembly endorses
Israel divestment
READ ON ''Apartheid
Wall'' should be removed.
READ ON Palestinian
homeland call. READ ON
Spider-Man and the just use
of power
Rabbis
recognise something essentially Jewish in Spider-Man,
pastors find a Christian message, and imams identify
Muslim tenets. READ ON
Churches air views on the tube
American
religions buy ad time to woo new congregants.
READ ON
The Report on the Third National Consultation on Cross-cultural Ministry, Walking Together, is now available.
and also some changes to membership, ministry, sexuality http://nsw.uca.org.au/news/2003/Assembly-2003/assembly-sexuality_02-08-03.htm
including
Sexuality and leadership in the Uniting Church: website resources
The Uniting Church entered another round of biblical and
theological study throughout the church following the Assembly
Standing Committee's initiation of a three-step
process to clarify the doctrine of the church regarding people
in committed same-gender relationships being in leadership
roles, including ordained ministries, with a view to decision-making
at the 11th Assembly. Published in July 2004, Sexuality
and Leadership in the Uniting Church: Biblical and Theological
Reflection Resources for the Uniting Church in Australia
is to be linked to the Assembly website. Here
are the websites it lists as resources.
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