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Russian church moderates voice on gays

The new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill I, has stated his opposition to discrimination against homosexuals, in a seeming about-face on comments he made as a spokesman for ... Read more
Tue February 9th, 2010 - 2 Comments
MCC’s Christmas invitation

by GAVIN WARD MCC SYDNEY Christmas — the bells are ringing, children singing, chestnuts roasting and we all run around merrily in the snow. Well, that’s what we’re told anyway. It has ... Read more
Wed December 9th, 2009 - No Comments
The heart of the struggle

So I'm sitting in a bar, drinking beer, trying to write a column which needs to be poignant, funny, serious, spiritual and life-changing all at the same time, and it ... Read more
Tue August 18th, 2009 - 3 Comments
Gay Christian banned from preaching

The Archdeacon of Liverpool, Ian Cox, has personally intervened to stop a gay Christian from addressing an Anglican parish. Co-founder of Freedom to B[e], Anthony Venn-Brown, had been scheduled for months ... Read more
Tue July 28th, 2009 - 16 Comments
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Spiritual mistruths

By Gavin Ward I've been trying to think of a word that could sum up the whole issue of sexuality and spirituality and I keep coming back to misunderstanding. There are ... Read more
Tue July 28th, 2009 - 2 Comments
Sexuality is no barrier

For many years there has been an understanding of sexuality as either incidental or detrimental to the experience of God and spirituality. This means if you were heterosexual you ... Read more
Tue July 21st, 2009 - 1 Comment
Venn-Brown to spread gospel of acceptance

Freedon 2 B[e] co-founder Anthony Venn-Brown has started a program to reach out to mainstream churches, offering advice on how to foster acceptance of gay and lesbian Christians. Venn-Brown, a former ... Read more
Tue June 16th, 2009 - 1 Comment
Current Issue
Tony, please think before speaking

You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women’s virginity, and on homosexuality “challenging orthodox notions of the right order of things”. The ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Talk to us, Tony
Manly Liberal MP Mike Baird has “strongly recommended” Opposition leader Tony Abbott break his ... Read more
Gabbing with Glambert
Appropriately for someone whose goth-glam appearance is the subject of much tabloid fodder, out-and-proud ... Read more
Court rules in favour of trans teen
Transgender rights advocates have welcomed a Family Court decision to allow a trans teenager ... Read more
Police apologise to Blacktown victims
Police will do by better by gay and lesbian victims of crime, NSW’s top ... Read more




