The Rev’d Canon Peter Sandeman, Canon for Social Justice and Advocacy, Adj Professor UniSA Business on developments at Murray Synod. Following the presidential address by …
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What if we are right?
Richard Connelly of Gippsland advocates for the wisdom of what lives and brings joy. Mr President, I rise to speak against Statement 1 I fear …
The Invitation of Gender Diversity
By the Revd Dr Josephine Inkpin, an Anglican priest and transgender woman,currently serving as Minister of Pitt Street Uniting Church in Sydney At this time …
GS18 – a watershed moment..
Statement on Synod by Matthew Anstey General Synod 18 was a watershed moment in the life of the Anglican Church of Australia. Several things are …
Apology, Affirmation.. Action
In support of the ‘Safe Church’ motion of apology, Bishop Kate Prowd said this: I speak to you today as a bishop, a clinical psychologist, …
The Affirmation of Same-Sex Marriage
Below is text of the motion “The Affirmation of Same-Sex Marriage” and the accompanying speeches presented yesterday at General Synod. The motion was lost 145 …
The Ruling Principle of Love
In proposing an amendment to Statement 1, Bishop Jonathan Holland argued that Same Sex Marriage is entirely consistent with the teachings of Jesus. There are …
Preaching the Gospel of Love
On Tuesday, Archbishop of Sydney Kanishka Raffel moved a statement that named marriage as the exclusive union of one man and one women. The statement …
The good news of diverse schools
Immediately before General Synod, news broke that Sydney Anglican schools were furious that the Diocese of Sydney now requires new principals and directors of its …