Religion Report

Wednesday 02 July 2008

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Jerusalem and Global Anglican Futures - following the money and leaders.

Thomas Oden on the Confessing movement in the United States. In the context of these USA "Confessing movements", has the "Global Anglican Futures" conference really amounted to anything new for the international Anglican church?  Read Transcript

US Episcopalian Canon Jim Naughton on GAFCON

The ideas, the money and the effort behind the conference in Jerusalem.  Read Transcript

Newcastle Bishop Brian Farran on GAFCON

What implications does the "Global Anglican Futures" conference have for the Australian Anglican church?  Read Transcript

Wednesday 25 June 2008

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Jerusalem and GAFCON

1000 Conservative Anglican leaders in Jerusalam at the Global Anglican Futures Conference have avoided wider schism, but restated the depth of the crisis in the international Communion  Read Transcript

Ehud Ya'ari on the Middle East

Ehud Ya'ari on the Middle east- where Israel is entering into negotiations with its enemies on three fronts simultaneously  Read Transcript

Wednesday 18 June 2008

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Indonesia, the Ahmadiyya and radical Islam

Radical Islam in Indonesia is on the march, and the religious pluralism enshrined in the doctrine of Pancasila is coming under direct attack. Last week the Indonesian government has issued a joint ministerial decree telling the heretical Muslim Ahmadiyya movement to 'stop spreading interpretations and activities' which deviate from orthodox Islam. That decree has implications for other minorities as well, including liberal and reformist Muslims, and the moderate Wahid Institute (named for former president Abdurrahman Wahid) says the country is on the brink of becoming an Islamic state.  Read Transcript

Wednesday 11 June 2008

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Dalai Lama protests

The Dalai Lama faces protests from within the Shugden Buddhist community on his Australian tour  Read Transcript

Iranian Baha'is disappear

The latest news on a group of Baha'i activists who were arrested by the Iranian government and have disappeared  Read Transcript

Chaplains in State Schools

Senator Lyn Allison on problems bedding down Federally funded chaplains in state schools;  Read Transcript