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Demand for prostitution is not inevitable

Monday, 11 December 2017
 | Andrea Tokaji

The gravest human right violation in our world today is slavery – and the most abhorrent form of slavery is sexual exploitation. If Australia is serious about eradicating modern day slavery and ending the exploitation of women in prostitution, it should adopt the Nordic model of removing criminal sanctions for all those who are bought and sold for sex, and support criminal sanctions for those who buy and sell others for sex.

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The Liberal Party, same-sex marriage and freedom of conscience: a case of false promises?

Monday, 23 October 2017
 | Scott Buchanan

While the Liberal Party is (marginally) more likely than the ALP to ensure religious freedom, their proposed concessions are limited only to institutional religion, with minimal concessions to those in the wedding industry. The assumptions underlying Senator Smith’s bill are riddled with false conceptions, fallacious elisions and inconsistencies. The bill fails to properly capture the meaning and scope of religion, whilst saying nothing at all about other (non-religious) forms of opposition to SSM.

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Is orientation an Evangelical argument for same-sex marriage?

Wednesday, 18 October 2017
 | Nigel Chapman

Most Evangelical discussions of same-sex marriage ignore same-sex orientation, both in politics and in theology. But if we look at orientation and marriage together, we find it doesn't match the reasons for the Bible's moral condemnations of same-sex relations. This is surprising. It illuminates our difficulties with orientation and it fundamentally changes our arguments about nature and marriage. Reexamining these arguments suggests that we should view a same sex marriage of two same-sex oriented Evangelicals as a biblical marriage, and believe that God does too.

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Review of David P. Gushee, Changing our Minds

Wednesday, 4 October 2017
 | Gordon Preece

David Gushee, like many, has changed his mind on same-sex marriage through ‘transformative encounters’. But while he engages with the pastoral and theological issues with honesty and integrity, his conclusions are flawed because they are based on an insufficiently integrated reading of Scripture that misses the foundational nature of creational sexual difference.

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God Knows: Our Beginning and End When We Don’t Know

Sunday, 24 September 2017
 | Gordon Preece

We often define people and their human dignity according to their rational and relational assets and activity, or even their relational capacity. But our dignity does not reside in any human function, or even in our knowing God, but in being known by God.

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Rescuing Revelation

Monday, 10 July 2017
 | Michael Bull

Revelation is not about the end of the world, but the end of a covenant era – the Old Covenant. Once it is understood in its historical and ‘covenant’ context, it is rescued from the obscurity of the ‘fringe’ of biblical studies and allowed to shine as one of the most insightful, enlightening and practical books of the Bible.

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Responsible Dominion

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 2853.9 KB

A Christian Approach to Sustainable Development: This is chapter one of Ian Hore-Lacy’s new book published by Regent College Publishing, reproduced here by permission and obtainable from Christian bookshopsdownload pdf

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The State of the Christian Cause in Australia

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 53.8 KB

A paper prepared for the Australia’s Christian Heritage National Conference, at the invitation of Professor Stuart Piggin.download pdf

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A Toolkit of Studies about Christians and Culture

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 291.3 KB

Contemporary culture throws up perplexing questions. National issues like participation in war, about workplace changes, gender and sexuality issues, create anxiety. Where can we find in our Christian lives, the resources and incentives to enter the public debate over these issues? Can the Bible help us understand the issues and formulate a response? We believe it can. The Toolkit of Studies has been designed by the Newbigin Group, a group of Melbourne evangelical Christians with an interest in public issues. They have expertise in education, disability, development, health and science and their life and work continue to be illuminated and challenged by gospel questions. The toolkit is not aiming to make it any easier to decide on the right Christian opinion on particular issues. - Using Biblical material, it will trace the wider dimensions of the gospel story. - It will suggest ways of applying a gospel framework to our public lives. The kit is designed for groups, trusting that gatherings of Christians meeting together to seek more faithful lives, provide the right setting to wrestle with work and life-place questions. This kit is therefore suitable for home groups or for small groups at church camps.download pdf

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Common Belief

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 176.9 KB

A review of nine Australian, Christian statements on climate change.download pdf

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Gospel and Industrial Relations

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 52.5 KB

This is the extended version of Brian Edgar’s article ‘The Top Five Reasons For Not Preaching about Industrial Relations’ as published in an issue of the EA magazine ‘Working Together’. This web version includes a final section with a response to the industrial relations situation.download pdf

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Don't mention politics

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 52.5 KB

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God, Katrina and judgement

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 34.3 KB

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Intelligent Design: controversy over God, science and schools

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 84.6 KB

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Should Australia's overseas aid be given 'to advance Australia's national interests'?

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 45.9 KB

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The RU486 Dilemma

Sunday, 6 May 2012 | 111.7 KB

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