Snippet: School chaplaincy funding struck down in High Court
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The amount of cash ($100’s of millions) being pulled out of constructive circulation in Tasmania is astonishing. And that’s before you consider the tragedy that is the direct human cost.
It’s responsible gambling week by the way…
“I am going to go out on a limb and say that one of the biggest causes of a lack of authenticity in churches today is when a church values excellence over honesty. OK–there–I said it. Excellence can be an authenticity killer. […] When our desire to appear excellent or polished outweighs our desire to be seen as broken, fallen sinners in desperate need of God’s redemptive gift of grace, there is a real problem. […] What will it take? One leader willing to be vulnerable can bring a sense of freedom to a congregation caged by fear.” (Lost and Found, 204).
She waved off the controversy on prostitution as comparable to an earlier AI debate on capital punishment.
The difference is, of course, that both sides of the capital punishment debate could arguably be made to work with the core purposes of AI – it was just a matter of scope.
But on this issue… if I wanted to advance the cause of advancing freedoms and combatting wrongful imprisonment, why on earth would I lend my support to a group that would be happy to see prostituted women legally bound to oppressing men?
It is an utterly discordant and indicative of a tendency in the West for the baby-boomer virtuous organisations to be taken over by cynicism in their old age.
He says it as it is.
“This is an Australian practice which we should guard ourself against. We are a compassionate nation and people known for our hospitality and compassion reaching out to people in hardship, distress or seeking comfort. We are also a nation and people who proclaim to be christian.
It is therefore repugnant to our traditional and contemporary culture and to our christian values to keep such people in near prison like environment.”
“This is a form of unjust discrimination against professionals on the basis of their personal beliefs and, indirectly, a form of discrimination against patients who share the same beliefs and who may wish to be treated by professionals with a sympathetic understanding of their position.”
An ex-Navy officer and former G4S guard reveals the truth of Manus Island.
ABC’s Four Corners reported on the violent attacks last night. You can watch the full episode here – http://ab.co/1h82ylE
Please LIKE and SHARE this brave, compassionate response to the Abbott Government’s cruelty.
Mind you, there are plenty of pros to go with the cons of this enigmatic, strange, unpredictable job!