NSW Churches - Advancing a Christian Perspective

Here’s a list of all our articles (including transcripts of lectures and talks, and Council Background Papers), arranged alphabetically by subject.  Under each subject heading below, we’ve listed articles with the most recent at the top.

• Bishops celebrate ’Coming of the Light’ in London (2 Jul 2008)
• Rod Benson, "Address at the launch of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian Alliance" (21 May 2008)
• Human Rights Law Resource Centre, letter to Prime Minister Rudd on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (16 May 2008)
• Greg Clarke, "Sin and the apology" (13 Feb 2008)
• Documents on the Prime Minister’s National Apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (13 Feb 2008)

• Tony Abbott, "Ask the hard questions" (18 Sep 2006)
• Ron Syme, "Baptists committed to support women with problem pregnancies" (16 Feb 2006)
• Ron Syme, "Maintain the ban on RU486" (7 Feb 2006)
• Rod Benson, "Should RU486 be available in Australia?" (2 Feb 2006)
• Rod Benson, "Statement on abortion" (29 Jul 2004)
• Andrew Cameron & Tracy Gordon, "Abbott, abortion and Christianity in Australia" (Mar 2004)
• Tony Abbott, "Rate of abortion highlights our moral failings" (17 Mar 2004)

• Lesley Hicks, "Reflections of a wowser" (26 Aug 2003)

• Rod Benson, "Anzac Day can change your life" (20 Apr 2005)

• Rod Benson, "Centre for Public Christianity launch" (27 Mar 2008)
• Natasha Percy, "Meet the uncanny CPX men" (26 Mar 2008)
• Lesley Hicks, "The blind believers" (May 2001)

• Kristine Morrison, "God who sees our needs" (14 Nov 2005)

• Rod Benson, "The Bible: Reliable, radical and relevant" (5 Jul 1998)

• John Anderson, "Ten arguments against therapeutic cloning" (Sep 2006)
• Rod Benson, "Say no to human cloning" (25 Sep 2006)
• Rod Benson, "Embryonic stem cells and Christian ethics" (25 Sep 2006)
• Alan Nichols, "A middle way on stem cells" (19 Oct 2005)
• Focus on the Family Australia, "Embryo stem cell research" (15 May 2002)

• Stuart Piggin, "Frank Boreham: All Saints Day sermon" (1 Nov 2005)
• Stuart Piggin, "Telling the untold stories" (29 Oct 2005)

• "2008 Christianity Today Book Awards" (18 Mar 2008)

• Rod Benson, The ethics of capital punishment (Feb 2007)
• Anonymous, "Hope remains as family grieves" (2 Dec 2005)

• Rod Benson, "Remembering John Paul II" (24 Apr 2005)

• Women’s Forum Australia, "Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media Environment" (Apr 2008)
• Bravehearts petition on child sexualisation (30 May 2008)
• Rod Benson, "Warning about The Golden Compass" (21 Dec 2007)
• Rod Benson, Can we trust The Golden Compass? (Dec 2007)
• Jim Wallace, "Big Brother bother" (13 Jul 2006)

• Peter Hastie & Peter Barns, "Chaplaincy and multi-faith activities" (May 2008)

• Kristine Morrison & Joan O’Donnell, "Joy to the Earth, the Lord is come!" (24 Dec 2005)

• Pointers Vol 18 No 2, June 2008 (Bulletin of the Christian Research Association) (16pp)
• James O’Loan, "Faithful flock to Easter services" (23 Mar 2008)
• Merryn Porter, "Young people flood back to faith" (2 Mar 2008)

• Bishops celebrate ’Coming of the Light’ (to the Torres Straight islands) in London (2 Jul 2008)

• Simon Barrow, "Which citizenship?  Whose kingdom?" (11 Mar 2008)

• Peter Jensen, "Address to Sydney Parliamentary Prayer Lunch" (25 May 2004)

• John Maxwell, "Ten tips for giving criticism" (n.d.)

• Eric L. Jones & Ian R. Harper, "To have and have not" (26 Apr 2008)

• Keith Suter, "Political donations" (28 Feb 2008)

• IAP Statement on the teaching of evolution (n.d.)

• Charles Colson, "The Better Hour" (24 Jun 2008)
• Chuck Colson, "Stay out of The Shack" (6 May 2008)
• Richard Shumack, "Fitna: A Christian response to an anti-Islamic film" (10 Apr 2008)
• Murray Capill, "Ministry spot" (25 Mar 2008)
• Rod Benson, "The sin of the Archbishop" (21 Nov 2005)
• Hugh Mackay, "Australia at the turning point" (Jun 2002)

• Joni Eareckson-Tada, "A report from Joni" (n.d.)

• Anonymous, "A bitter-sweet anniversary" (2 Jan 2006)
• Peter Jensen, "The tsunami: A day of reflection and mourning" (16 Jan 2005)

• Robert Parham, "BWA leaders pledge to tackle climate change and address Zimbabwe" (28 Jul 2008)
• Zenit, "Ten commandments for the environment" (2008)
• Peter Abetz, "Climate change: A Christian response" (2008)
• Geoff Rigby, "A climate for change" (13 May 2008)
• Robert Parham, "Australian Baptists support Earth Hour 2008 -- Will others join in?" (24 Mar 2008)
• Baptist Union of Australia, "Australian Baptists support Earth Hour 2008" (20 Mar 2008)
• Chris Moroney, "Prayer for rain service (report)" (20 Aug 2004)
• Andrew Cameron & Tracy Nodder, "Fool’s gold" (31 Mar 2004)

• Rod Benson, "Preaching ethics" (22 Aug 2005)

• Odette Spruyt, "There is no need to die in pain" (5 Feb 2007)

• Albert Mohler, "An evangelical response to ’An Evangelical Manifesto’" (12 May 2008)
• Os Guinness, "A gentle plea for civility [on An Evangelical Manifesto] (9 May 2008)
• An Evangelical Manifesto: A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment (Washington, D.C., 7 May 2008)
• Peter Jensen, "Commonwealth Service sermon" (13 Mar 2006)

• Pointers Vol 18 No 2, June 2008 (Bulletin of the Christian Research Association) (16pp)
• How to become a Christian (n.d.)
• Jeff Mirus, "The conversion of the Jews?" (20 Mar 2008)
• Rabbi Yehiel E. Poupko & Stan Guthrie, "Christian evangelism and Judaism" (2 Apr 2008)
• World Evangelical Alliance, "The Gospel and the Jewish People - An Evangelical Statement" (28 Mar 2008)
• Stan Guthrie, "Why evangelize the Jews?" (25 Mar 2008)

• Ross Clifford, "Thank God for a new vision on pokies" (19 Sep 2007)
• Ross Clifford, "I hate poker machines" (14 Sep 2007)
• Rod Benson, Christian approaches to gambling (Sep 2007)

• John McKinnon, "Globalisation and the Ten Commandments" (14 Oct 2005)

• Briget Griffen-Foley, "Radio ministries: Religion on Australian commercial radio from the 1920s to the 1960s" (Jun 2008)
• Bernard Judd, "A short history of the NSW Council of Churches" (1995)

• Charles Colson, "The coming persecution: How same-sex ’marriage’ will harm Christians" (1 Jul 2008)
• Fred Nile, "Outcome of debate on same-sex parenting rights bill" (11 Jun 2008)
• Gordon Moyes, "How the Same Sex Bill was lost" (5 Jun 2008)
• Speech on Same-Sex Bill in NSW Upper House by Gordon Moyes (5 Jun 2008)
• Media release from Rev. Hon. Fred Nile on lesbian parenting rights (4 Jun 2008)
• Statement on lesbian parenting rights by NSW Council of Churches (3 Jun 2008)
• Warwick & Alison Marsh, "The cost of fatherlessness" (3 Jun 2008)
• Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Living together: Conservative Christians and same sex relationships" (30 May 2008)
• Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Caring for children now and in the future" (30 May 2008)
• "Statement of principles concerning same-sex law reform" by Standing Committee of Synod, Anglican Diocese of Sydney (29 May 2008)
• Statement from Diocesan Secretary, Anglican Diocese of Sydney, on lesbian parenting rights (29 May 2008)
• Rev. Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes statement on lesbian parenting rights (29 May 2008)
• Festival of Light petition on lesbian parenting rights (n.d.)
• Baptist Union of NSW statement on lesbian parenting rights (26 May 2008)
• Rod Benson, Homosexuality and Christianity: A basic reading guide (Feb 2008)
• NSW Council of Churches, "ACT Government should not introduce gay adoption" (n.d.)
• Ross Clifford, "2CH interview with Chris Moroney" (10 Aug 2003)

• Robert Parham, "BWA leaders pledge to tackle climate change and address Zimbabwe" (28 Jul 2008)
• International Crisis Group, "Indonesia: Communal tensions in Papua" (16 Jun 2008)
• "Heads of Churches Statement on Palestine and Israel" (4 Jun 2008)
• Human Rights Law Resource Centre, letter to Prime Minister Rudd on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (16 May 2008)
• Julian Rivers, "The abuse of equality" (Summer 2006) [on discrimination]
• Rod Benson, "Education not legislation: A critique of NSW MLC Peter Breen’s private member’s bill" (9 May 2005)
• Rod Benson, "Religious vilification in Australia" (5 Jan 2005)
• Rod Benson, "Black day for free speech and religious liberty" (17 Dec 2004)
• Jim Wallane, "The two Dannys" (17 Dec 2004)
• Andrew Cameron & Tracy Gordon, "How to be discriminating about anti-discrimination" (8 Apr 2004)
• Paul Barnett, "Religious freedom in our brave new world" (Aug 2003)
• David Crawford, "A Bill of Rights for Australia?" (Oct 2001)

• Robert Parham, "Goodwill Baptists share common future with Goodwill Muslims" (30 Jul 2008)
• Muslim militants aim to purge Iraq of Christians (Jul 2008)
• Richard Shumack, "Fitna: A Christian response to an anti-Islamic film" (10 Apr 2008)
• Mark Durie, "More on loving one’s (Muslim) neighbour" (25 Mar 2008)
• Elizabeth Kendall, "OIC: Eliminating defamation of Islam" (31 Mar 2008)
• Mark Durie, "Who is my neighbour?  The Torah on loving disbelievers" (11 Mar 2008)
• David Palmer, "Finding common ground between Muslims and Christians" (2 Mar 2008)
• J. Dudley Woodberry et al, "Why Muslims follow Jesus" (24 Oct 2007)
• Haim Harari, "View of the Arab world by an Arab" (Apr 2004)
• George Carey, "Christianity and Islam: Collision or convergence?" (25 Mar 2004)

• Peter Jensen, "Opening of Year Law Service 2008" (29 Jan 2008)
• Peter Jensen, "The Ten Commandments" (1 Feb 2005)
• David Crawford, "A Bill of Rights for Australia?" (Oct 2001)

• Peter Jensen, "Unique union" (8 May 2008)
• Andrew Cameron, "More riches in renewal than a new intimacy" (21 Feb 2008)
• National Marriage Forum, "Joint statement by major denominational and church leaders" (4 Aug 2004)

• Chris Forbes, "Facebook for pastors" (2008) (1.1Mb pdf)

• Tom Slater, "The state of the Christian cause in Australia" (Jun 2006)

• David Rosen, "Honour killings an expression of immigrant alienation" (19 Mar 2008)
• Remy Low, "Race riots, multiculturalism and the gospel" (16 Dec 2005)

• Siu Fung Wu, "Evangelism, holy living and serving the poor" (19 Dec 2005)

• Remy Low, "Race riots, multiculturalism and the gospel" (16 Dec 2005)

• Muslim militants aim to purge Iraq of Christians (Jul 2008)
• Laity Committee in the Holy Land, "Israel is deporting Jerusalem Christians" (19 Jun 2008)
• James W. Skillen, "Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience" (Nov 1996)

• Women’s Forum Australia, "Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media Environment" (Apr 2008)
• Bravehearts petition on child sexualisation (30 May 2008)
• Chuck Colson, "Nothing more natural" (21 Apr 2008)

• Stafford Sanders, "Campaign to protect children from tobacco smoke" (10 Mar 2008)

• Robert Parham, "Baptists reflect on the aftermath of 9/11" (11 Sep 2007)
• Rod Benson, "Cracking down on terror in Canberra" (7 Oct 2005)
• Andrew Cameron, "Terror and the people of God" (Mar 2004)

• N.T. Wright, "The word of the cross" (5 Apr 2007)
• N.T. wright, "The cross and the caricatures" (Easter 2007)
• Peter Jensen, "The Protestant conscience" (Apr 2005)

• Albert Mohler, "An evangelical response to ’An Evangelical Manifesto’" (12 May 2008)
• Os Guinness, "A gentle plea for civility [on An Evangelical Manifesto] (9 May 2008)
• An Evangelical Manifesto: A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment (Washington, D.C., 7 May 2008)

• David Batstone, "Who would Jesus torture?" (16 Nov 2005)

• James K.A. Smith, "Our history of violence" (9 Dec 2005)
• Doug Hynd, "Confessing Christ in a world of violence" (8 Nov 2005)

• "Heads of Churches Statement on Palestine and Israel" (4 Jun 2008)
• Andrew Cameron & Tracy Nodder, "Death in the Sudan" (14 Apr 2004)

• Australian Churches support development of a treaty to ban cluster munitions (5 May 2008)

• Rod Benson, "Girl-time at the High Court, but not in the church" (21 Sep 2005)

• Brian Edgar, "What to preach about workplace relations" (7 Dec 2005)
• Brian Edgar, "Five reasons not to preach on workplace relations" (30 Nov 2005)
• Ross Clifford, "Negative impact of workchoices legislation" (24 Nov 2005)
• Rod Benson, "Worries about workplace reform" (25 Oct 2005)