Tag: Religion and Beliefs
Falun Gong's Olympic 'call for justice'
About 100 protesters from the Falun Gong sect have gathered in Sydney's CBD calling for greater scrutiny of China's labour camps during the Olympics.[MORE]
Church groups pray for Murray-Darling
A call is being made for national prayers over the crisis facing the Murray-Darling River system.[MORE]
Lambeth conference fails to resolve gay clergy debate
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Getting 650 bishops to agree on religious principles has proved impossible, threatening to tear the Anglican Church apart. [MORE]
Pope gives blessing for ex-bishop to lead Paraguay
Pope Benedict has given approval for Fernando Lugo to be president of Paraguay, despite the fact that he was still a Catholic bishop at the time of his election. [MORE]
Turkish court warns ruling party but keeps it open
Turkey's highest court has rejected an attempt to shut down the governing AK Party, but imposed financial penalties on it for anti-secular activities, the court's chief judge said.[MORE]
Public schools allowing Christian sex ed
The Greens say the New South Wales Government needs to better control which groups have access to public school classrooms.[MORE]
Balloon priest's body found at sea
Police have confirmed that the body of a Brazilian priest who floated out over the ocean suspended by hundreds of helium-filled party balloons has been found off the coast of south-eastern Brazil.[MORE]
Baghdad Shiite pilgrimage passes peacefully
A major pilgrimage of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shiites to a Baghdad shrine passed peacefully overnight, a day after three female suicide bombers killed 35 people among crowds of pilgrims.[MORE]
Turkey's secularism facing court test
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Turkey's democratically elected government is awaiting the outcome of a court case to hear if it will be removed from office.[MORE]
Anglican Church moves to end gay bishop ordination
A group of senior Anglican clergy has announced new proposals to try to preserve the church's unity by ending the ordination of gay bishops and stopping the blessing of same-sex relationships.[MORE]
Hillsong's school grooming talks 'help girls'
The Hillsong Church has defended its its personal development and self-esteem program in New South Wales schools, which includes a personal grooming aspect for girls.[MORE]
P and C airs religious counselling worries
The secretary for the New England Regional Parents and Citizens Council, Annette Stanley, has raised concerns about religious groups running counselling sessions in some of the region's schools.[MORE]
P&C worried by Hillsong program
Concerns have been raised about a self-esteem program run by the Hillsong Church that is being offered in some high schools. [MORE]
Albino murders continue in Tanzania
Police in Tanzania say another albino has been murdered so his body parts can be used in witchcraft.[MORE]
World Youth Day trip extraordinary: Pope
Pope Benedict XVI has described his trip to Australia for World Youth Day as "an extraordinary experience" which demonstrated the youthful face of the Roman Catholic Church.[MORE]
Iraqi Christians need protection: Pope
Pope Benedict XVI has told Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that minority Christians in Iraq need more protection but the Iraqi leader assured him that Christians were not being persecuted.[MORE]
Catholic groups call on pope to end contraception ban
More than 50 dissident Catholic groups have published an unusually frank open letter to Pope Benedict saying the Church's ban on contraception had been "catastrophic" and urging him to lift it.[MORE]
Schools urged to act on Pope's apology
A group representing sexual abuse victims in Canberra is calling for Daramalan and Marist Colleges to act now in light of the recent Papal apology.[MORE]
NZ church provides fuel for soul and car
A church in New Zealand has come up with a clever way to attract more worshippers - it is offering fuel vouchers to newcomers.[MORE]
Albinos targeted in witchcraft killings
An undercover investigation by the BBC has found that albinos in Tanzania are still being murdered so their body parts can be used in witchcraft.[MORE]
Oldest New Testament Bible goes cyber
More than 1,600 years after it was written in Greek, one of the oldest copies of the Bible will become globally accessible online for the first time this week.[MORE]
Churches 'need do more on climate change'
A researcher for the Australian National University says Christian denominations need to do more to address climate change.[MORE]
Pope's response compassionate, sex abuse victims say
Two victims of sexual abuse have released a statement about their meeting with the Pope.[MORE]
Chamber of Commerce confident WYD will generate $230m
The Sydney Chamber of Commerce is standing by its estimate that the World Youth Day event would generate $231 million in economic activity.[MORE]
Abuse meeting was no whitewash: Pell
Sydney Catholic Archbishop George Pell rejects claims the Pope's last-minute meeting with abuse victims was a whitewash.[MORE]
