September 2007
- Faith and honest political conversation (30 Sep 07)
On 3 February this year The Tablet summarised the arguments in Britain about the government's insistence that homosexual people be granted equal access to child adoption agencies and made some ...
- Twelve Andaman sunsets (30 Sep 07)
Usually I prefer to be a low-budget traveler rather than a luxury-class tourist. But this time James and I were glad to make an exception for we were both weary ...
- God calls upon us to live dangerously (29 Sep 07)
A piece by Safdar Hasan Siddiqi author of The role of Islam in the twenty-first century: A journey towards peace amity progress. Ferozsons 1997. Pakistan Times 21 Jun 06.God belongs ...
- Untied (29 Sep 07)
On our recent holiday James and I splurged on some casual clothes--jeans and shirts mostly nothing outrageous. Some time ago I looked at Gianni Versace's book Men Without Ties which ...
- First names (29 Sep 07)
I have greatly enjoyed First Names a book of poems by Simon West published by Puncher and Wattmann. Dr West is a specialist in Italian poetry comparative literature and translation ...
- I don't recall thanking him (29 Sep 07)
A friend shared this poem with me recently "Those Winter Sundays" written in 1962 by Robert E. Hayden (1913-1980). It speaks strongly to me of the love and care of ...
- No commitment or policy on same-sex public sector super (29 Sep 07)
Harley Dennett of the Sydney Star Observer writes (27 Sep) that following the favourable and near-unanimous recommendations of an inter-party Senate Committee John Howard's Cabinet may this week reconsider its ...
- Women bishops more likely for Australia (28 Sep 07)
The Anglican Church of Australia's highest legal authority the Appellate Tribunal has ruled (see press reports here and here) that there is no constitutional bar to women becoming diocesan bishops. ...
- I remain a member of Amnesty (28 Sep 07)
Earlier this year Amnesty International revised its policy on abortion. Amnesty was founded with the support of Roman Catholics but now has been strongly criticised for deciding as a human ...
- A hugely expensive jolly (28 Sep 07)
In my previous post I expressed some gratitude to the US Episcopal church for at least doing what it has done to support full inclusion of gay and lesbian people ...
- Let them do as they please (27 Sep 07)
I am too weary of the whole business to bother saying much about the US Episcopal House of Bishops' recent response to the demands by the Primates' meeting that the ...
- The bread which we all break (18 Sep 07)
While I was on holiday The Sydney Morning Herald (17 Sep 07) reported that the Anglican Diocese of Sydney has "revived its radical push to let church elders preside over ...
- A tough week for Phuket (16 Sep 07)
Our Patong holiday has begun against a sadly eventful background. The evening we arrived there was tsunami scare following bad earthquakes and loss of life in Sumatra. The staff of ...
- No appetite for pork (10 Sep 07)
It is quite true that polls indicate that the Government is in for a drubbing at the next election which must be announced soon. By no means does it follow ...
- Good news from Canberra and Goulburn (10 Sep 07)
Yesterday at its annual session held in Goulburn the Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn of which I am a member adopted without dissent (i.e. no 'No' ...
- Holidays at last (07 Sep 07)
There won't be any postings from me for a while; on Tuesday James and I leave for a few days much needed holiday here. ...
- On being an emotional energy miser (04 Sep 07)
Some wisdom from Ruth Ostrow (Weekend Australian Magazine 1-2 Sep 07 p. 10)The other day I decided not to take on a project that I'd been offered. It was a ...
- Fatherly (03 Sep 07)
Last Sunday was Father's Day in Australia. Our church St. Philip's made this a "men and boys" day. We included men who give fatherly love and care to others if ...
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