News from Anglican Media Melbourne

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   "A House Divided" a frank assessment of Anglican disorder

   25 Aug 2010
   Tom Frame: A House Divided? The Quest for Unity Within Anglicanism
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   A safer Victoria not achieved through more prison beds, say church leaders

   18 Aug 2010
   Archbishop Philip Freier is among a group of church leaders who have written to the Victorian Government, warning against the abolition of suspended prison sentences.
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   Pakistan floods prompt urgent appeals

   12 Aug 2010
   Anglican relief and development agencies around the world are calling for donations to assist the millions affected by the disastrous floods in Pakistan, which have been called the worst in eighty years.
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   Chaplaincy funding promise welcomed by Christian groups

   12 Aug 2010
   Victoria's peak school chaplaincy body, ACCESS Ministries , has welcomed Labor's recent announcement to provide $222 million to expand the National Schools Chaplaincy Program. They have challenged the Liberal Party to match the funding, and guarantee the program's continuation.
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   Christian voices get louder as election looms

   12 Aug 2010
   The major parties are dodging the big election issues, according to some Christian groups. Christian voices are clamouring to be heard on issues such as climate change, poverty, housing and youth unemployment, but Anglicare Australia says the vision for social inclusion with which the previous government began has been absent from this campaign.

6. Election wish list comes from church agencies

   3 Aug 2010
   Church agencies have urged political parties contesting the 21 August Federal Election to give priority to areas as diverse as mental health, a just society and school chaplaincy.

7. Reactions mixed on refugee plan

   3 Aug 2010
   The Australian Christian Lobby has welcomed tougher policies on people smuggling from both sides of politics, but refugee advocates are not so pleased.

8. Globalisation offers no hope, says theologian

   2 Aug 2010
   Globalisation is theologically significant but does not have the capacity to create hope beyond perpetual instant self-gratification, says Professor John McDowell.

9. Churches on suburban fringe have a vital role to play

   2 Aug 2010
   Archdeacon Stephen May has a new role - Consultant on Ministry to the Urban Fringe.

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