Category Archives: justice
The Housing Bubble and Megachurches: It’s Connected!
The housing bubble and megachurches are connected. The housing bubble is one of the social evils of Australian society today. The baby boomers are largely to blame. Not all of them, of course. But as a generation, they have pushed … Continue reading
Filed under church (ecclesiology), church growth, current affairs, justice
Refugees and the media
I was horrified to see on Media Watch on Monday the way the commercial media is demonizing asylum seekers and using dodgy figures to incite public outrage. The public doesn’t argue with statistics provided to them by those ‘reliable’ newsreaders … Continue reading
Churches of reconciliation: the diverse church as good news for the world
Here’s the text version of the paper; the previous post offered a pdf version. WA TEAR Conference 19 September 2009 As TEAR people, you already know that the good news is more than personal salvation after you die. You know … Continue reading
Churches of Reconciliation: the Diverse Church as Good News for the World
Here’s the paper I gave at the TEAR conference yesterday: Churches of reconciliation I shall tell you more about it later in the week, but I told people it would be up here, so I thought I’d better make good … Continue reading
Christian Centre For Social Action website
Do you know about the Christian Centre for Social Action in East Vic Park? It’s a fascinating place, an ex-post office converted to a drop in centre for the needy and a battle station for advocacy and justice. One of … Continue reading
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