NSW Churches - Advancing a Christian Perspective

New content June 2008

29 Jun

• Humour: Lipstick at school

22 Jun

• Prayer: Prayer for Zimbabwe (elections Friday 27 Jun 2008)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience" (Nov 1996)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "Government and the responsible society" (May 1996)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "Political fairness and equity" (Jul 1995)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "Government with representation" (Jan 1995)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "What constitutes a political community?" (Sep 1994)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "The question of authority" (May 1994)
• Article: James W. Skillen, "The biblical call to social responsibility" (Mar 1994)

20 Jun

• Article: Laity Committee in the Holy Land, "Israel is deporting Jerusalem Christians" (19 Jun 2008)
• Article: International Crisis Group, "Indonesia: Communal tensions in Papua" (16 Jun 2008)
• Article: Mark Davis, "A moral test for true believers, Rudd style" (5 Jun 2008)
• News: REA 169, 5-11 Jun 2008

19 Jun

• Ministry tool: Chris Forbes, "Facebook for pastors" (2008) (1.1Mb pdf)
• Ministry tool: Bobby Gruenewald, "What’s all this hype about Facebook?" (Jul 2007)
• New feature: Ministry tools (web page)
• Article: IAP Statement on the teaching of evolution (n.d.)
• Lecture: Robert Jewett, "Beyond the new perspective on Paul" (12 Jun 2008) (includes link to mp3 file)
• Humour: First-graders and well-known proverbs
• Christians in the news: Liberal senator defies party on abortion
• Christians in the news: Ecclesiastical touch in the secular sandstone

18 Jun

• New feature: Christians in the news (web page)
• New feature: Trivia and not-so-trivia (web page)
• Article: John Maxwell, "Ten tips for giving criticism" (n.d.)

15 Jun

• Article: Women’s Forum Australia, "Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Sexualisation of Children in the Contemporary Media Environment" (Apr 2008)
• News: REA 168, 29 May-4 Jun 2008

12 Jun

• Article: Fred Nile, "Outcome of debate on same-sex parenting rights bill" (11 Jun 2008)

10 Jun

• Article: Zenit, "Ten commandments for the environment" (2008)

8 Jun

• Article: Peter Abetz, "Climate change: A Christian response" (2008)

7 Jun

• New feature: quick links for emergency relief donations to Australian Christian agencies in times of major international crisis
• New feature: dedicated web page on climate change: "The terms "climate change" and "global warming" are familiar to many people as referring to one of the most important environmental issues we face today.  We offer the links and resources on this web page to assist you in understanding and responding to the challenges posed by human-induced climate change."
• Article: Briget Griffen-Foley, "Radio ministries: Religion on Australian commercial radio from the 1920s to the 1960s" (Jun 2008) - includes 15 references to Radio 2CH and the NSW Council of Churches.

6 Jun

• Article: Gordon Moyes, "How the Same Sex Bill was lost" (5 Jun 2008)
• Article: Speech on Same-Sex Bill in NSW Upper House by Gordon Moyes (5 Jun 2008)
• Article: Media release from Rev. Hon. Fred Nile on lesbian parenting rights (4 Jun 2008)
• Article: Statement on lesbian parenting rights by NSW Council of Churches (3 Jun 2008)
• Article: Warwick & Alison Marsh, "The cost of fatherlessness" (3 Jun 2008)
• Article: Bravehearts petition on child sexualisation (30 May 2008)
• Article: Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Living together: Conservative Christians and same sex relationships" (30 May 2008)
• Article: Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Caring for children now and in the future" (30 May 2008)
• Article: "Statement of principles concerning same-sex law reform" by Standing Committee of Synod, Anglican Diocese of Sydney (29 May 2008)
• Article: Statement from Diocesan Secretary, Anglican Diocese of Sydney, on lesbian parenting rights (29 May 2008)
• Article: Rev. Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes statement on lesbian parenting rights (29 May 2008)
• Article: Festival of Light petition on lesbian parenting rights (n.d.)
• Article: Baptist Union of NSW statement on lesbian parenting rights (26 May 2008)
• Article: Rod Benson, "Address at the launch of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Christian Alliance" (21 May 2008)
• Article: An Evangelical Manifesto: A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment (Washington, D.C., 7 May 2008)
• Article: Os Guinness, "A gentle plea for civility [on An Evangelical Manifesto] (9 May 2008)
• Article: Albert Mohler, "An evangelical response to ’An Evangelical Manifesto’" (12 May 2008)
• Article: "Heads of Churches Statement on Palestine and Israel" (4 Jun 2008)

3 Jun

• Update: new information on Council Executive page following the election of a new President at the Annual General Meeting