Articles arranged by subject
Here’s a list of all our articles (including transcripts of lectures and talks, and Council Background Papers), arranged alphabetically by subject. Under each subject heading below, we’ve listed articles with the most recent at the top.
Aboriginal & Indigenous issues
Abortion
- Mark Earley, "22 Weeks (movie)" (13 Apr 2009)
- Chuck Colson, "No God condones what?" (10 Feb 2009)
- Margaret Somerville, "Respect for conscience must be a social value" (17 Oct 2008)
- Michael Cook, "Forcing compliance" (16 Oct 2008)
- Bruce Wearne, "Conscience and abortion law reform" (2 Oct 2008)
- Lachlan Dunjey, "Urgent update re abortion bill in Victoria" (2 Oct 2008)
- Tony Stephens, "Fount of knowledge on mothercraft" (26 Aug 2008) [Clair Isbister obituary]
- Lachlan Dunjey, "The culture of death - and what we must do to counter its insidious advance" (19 Aug 2008)
- Richard John Neuhaus, "We shall not weary, we shall not rest" (11 Jul 2008)
- Tony Abbott, "Ask the hard questions" (18 Sep 2006)
- Ron Syme, "Baptists committed to support women with problem pregnancies" (16 Feb 2006)
- Ron Syme, "Maintain the ban on RU486" (7 Feb 2006)
- Rod Benson, "Should RU486 be available in Australia?" (2 Feb 2006)
- Rod Benson, "Statement on abortion" (29 Jul 2004)
- Andrew Cameron & Tracy Gordon, "Abbott, abortion and Christianity in Australia" (Mar 2004)
- Tony Abbott, "Rate of abortion highlights our moral failings" (17 Mar 2004)
Alcohol
Anzac Day
Apologetics
Benevolence
Bible
Biblical ethics
Bioethics - cloning & stem cells
Bioethics - organ transplantation
Biography
Books
Capital punishment
Catholic Church
Censorship
Chaplaincy
Christian ethics
Christian history & heritage
Christmas
Church & state
Church growth
Church history
Church information
Citizenship
Climate change (see ecology & environment)
Community
Conflict resolution
Conscience
Consumerism
Corruption
Creation & evolution
Criminal justice
Culture & society
Death & dying
Disability
Disaster
Easter
Ecology & environment
- John Weaver, "Why the environment should top Christians’ agenda" (10 Apr 2009)
- Baptist Union of Australia media release, "Australian Baptists support Earth Hour 2009" (18 Mar 2009)
- Open letter to the Hon. Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia, from Christian leaders, on the "inadequate response to climate change" (ARRCC) (3 Mar 2009)
- Peter Sawtell, "The Magnificat" (5 Dec 2008)
- ARRCC, "Religious alliance launches to tackle climate change" (5 Nov 2008)
- Rod Benson, "Caring for creation" (21 Sep 2008)
- Robert Parham, "BWA leaders pledge to tackle climate change and address Zimbabwe" (28 Jul 2008)
- Zenit, "Ten commandments for the environment" (2008)
- Peter Abetz, "Climate change: A Christian response" (2008)
- Geoff Rigby, "A climate for change" (13 May 2008)
- Robert Parham, "Australian Baptists support Earth Hour 2008 -- Will others join in?" (24 Mar 2008)
- Baptist Union of Australia, "Australian Baptists support Earth Hour 2008" (20 Mar 2008)
- James Lovelock, "Something nasty in the greenhouse" (Nov 2004)
- Chris Moroney, "Prayer for rain service (report)" (20 Aug 2004)
- Andrew Cameron & Tracy Nodder, "Fool’s gold" (31 Mar 2004)
- Pope John Paul II, "The ecological crisis: A common responsibility" (1 Jan 1990)
Economics & finance
Ecumenism
Ethics
Euthanasia
Evangelicalism
Evangelism
Forgiveness
Gambling
Gender
Globalisation
Health
History
Homosexuality
- Australian Christian Lobby, "Mum and dad may no longer be a human right for kids in NSW" (9 Jun 2009)
- Rod Benson, "Sex, stereotypes and Scripture" (30 Apr 2009)
- William Lane Craig, "A Christian perspective on homosexuality" (n.d.)
- Fred Nile, "Rev Fred Nile condemns ALP Government homosexual Mardi Gras funding" (2 Oct 2008)
- Charles Colson, "The coming persecution: How same-sex ’marriage’ will harm Christians" (1 Jul 2008)
- Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Beyond homophobia: Toward new terms of debate" (13 Jun 2008)
- Fred Nile, "Outcome of debate on same-sex parenting rights bill" (11 Jun 2008)
- Gordon Moyes, "How the Same Sex Bill was lost" (5 Jun 2008)
- Speech on Same-Sex Bill in NSW Upper House by Gordon Moyes (5 Jun 2008)
- Media release from Rev. Hon. Fred Nile on lesbian parenting rights (4 Jun 2008)
- Statement on lesbian parenting rights by NSW Council of Churches (3 Jun 2008)
- Warwick & Alison Marsh, "The cost of fatherlessness" (3 Jun 2008)
- Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Living together: Conservative Christians and same-sex relationships" (30 May 2008)
- Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "Caring for children now and in the future" (on same-sex parenting) (30 May 2008)
- "Statement of principles concerning same-sex law reform" by Standing Committee of Synod, Anglican Diocese of Sydney (29 May 2008)
- Statement from Diocesan Secretary, Anglican Diocese of Sydney, on lesbian parenting rights (29 May 2008)
- Rev. Hon. Dr Gordon Moyes statement on lesbian parenting rights (29 May 2008)
- Festival of Light petition on lesbian parenting rights (n.d.)
- Baptist Union of NSW statement on lesbian parenting rights (26 May 2008)
- Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "The churches and sexual wholeness together" (8 Feb 2008)
- Rod Benson, Homosexuality and Christianity: A basic reading guide (Feb 2008)
- NSW Council of Churches, "ACT Government should not introduce gay adoption" (n.d.)
- Ross Clifford, "2CH interview with Chris Moroney" (10 Aug 2003)
Human rights
- Patrick Parkinson, "Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation" (Mar 2009)
- Anglican Primate, "Primate’s statement on Zimbabwe" (3 Feb 2009)
- Robert Parham, "BWA leaders pledge to tackle climate change and address Zimbabwe" (28 Jul 2008)
- International Crisis Group, "Indonesia: Communal tensions in Papua" (16 Jun 2008)
- "Heads of Churches Statement on Palestine and Israel" (4 Jun 2008)
- Human Rights Law Resource Centre, letter to Prime Minister Rudd on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (16 May 2008)
- Andrew Cameron & Lisa Watts, "The China Syndrome: China’s human rights record" (8 May 2008)
- Julian Rivers, "The abuse of equality" (Summer 2006) [on discrimination]
- Rod Benson, "Education not legislation: A critique of NSW MLC Peter Breen’s private member’s bill" (9 May 2005)
- Rod Benson, "Religious vilification in Australia" (5 Jan 2005)
- Rod Benson, "Black day for free speech and religious liberty" (17 Dec 2004)
- Jim Wallane, "The two Dannys" (17 Dec 2004)
- Andrew Cameron & Tracy Gordon, "How to be discriminating about anti-discrimination" (8 Apr 2004)
- Paul Barnett, "Religious freedom in our brave new world" (Aug 2003)
- David Crawford, "A Bill of Rights for Australia?" (Oct 2001)
Human trafficking
Immigration
Interfaith activities
Internet
Islam & Christianity
- Baptist Union of NSW, "Media release: Camden Islamic school court challenge" (23 Apr 2009)
- Elizabeth Kendall, "Reflections on Easter, persecution, faith and prayer" (8 Apr 2009)
- Melanie Phillips, "The church’s lost leader" (30 Mar 2009)
- Chuck Colson, "Anti-Christian Britain" (6 Apr 2009)
- Civitas (book review), "Better understanding is needed between West and Islam," review of Caroline Cox & John Marks, The West, Islam and Islamism: Is ideological Islam compatible with liberal democracy? (2nd edn; London: Civitas, 2006)
- Rod Benson, "Religious freedom and the secular state" (9 Mar 2009)
- Baptist World Alliance, "Response to A Common Word" (Dec 2008)
- Ethan Cole, "Ministry finds fault with Yale Christian-Muslim declaration" (14 Aug 2008)
- Robert Parham, "Goodwill Baptists share common future with Goodwill Muslims" (30 Jul 2008)
- Muslim militants aim to purge Iraq of Christians (Jul 2008)
- Richard Shumack, "Fitna: A Christian response to an anti-Islamic film" (10 Apr 2008)
- Mark Durie, "More on loving one’s (Muslim) neighbour" (25 Mar 2008)
- Elizabeth Kendall, "OIC: Eliminating defamation of Islam" (31 Mar 2008)
- Mark Durie, "Who is my neighbour? The Torah on loving disbelievers" (11 Mar 2008)
- David Palmer, "Finding common ground between Muslims and Christians" (2 Mar 2008)
- John Sobieski, "The four stages of Islamic expansion in non-Islamic societies" (2007)
- J. Dudley Woodberry et al, "Why Muslims follow Jesus" (24 Oct 2007)
- Australian Christian Lobby, "Australian Islamic organisations" (6 Apr 2007)
- Haim Harari, "View of the Arab world by an Arab" (Apr 2004)
- George Carey, "Christianity and Islam: Collision or convergence?" (25 Mar 2004)
Israel & Palestine
Law & faith
Literature
Marriage
Media
Ministry
Mission
Multiculturalism
Obituary (see biography)
Persecution (see also religious liberty)
Politics
Politics & faith
- Stephen Judd, "Faith, hope and charity: The Third Bernard Judd Memorial Lecture" (21 Apr 2009)
- Stuart Piggin, "Strategies for increasing Christian influence on Australian society" (15 Apr 2009)
- Stanley Carlson-Thies, "Is the common good rainbow-striped?" (12 Sep 2008)
- Eric C. Redmond, "How can any Christian African American vote for Barack Obama?" (11 Jul 2008)
- Mark Davis, "A moral test for true believers, Rudd style" (5 Jun 2008)
- Albert Mohler, "An evangelical response to ’An Evangelical Manifesto’" (12 May 2008)
- Stuart Piggin, "Australia’s Christian heritage in public life" (10 May 2008)
- Os Guinness, "A gentle plea for civility [on An Evangelical Manifesto] (9 May 2008)
- An Evangelical Manifesto: A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment (Washington, D.C., 7 May 2008)
- John Dickson, "The Christian vote: help or hindrance?" (Apr 2008)
- Annabel Crabb, "Softer side of Rudd begins to emerge" (1 Mar 2008)
- Brian Edgar, "Understanding the Christian vote" (n.d. 2007)
- John Anderson, "Final speech to Federal Parliament (extracts)" (21 Sep 2007)
- Barry O’Farrell (Liberal), Leader of the Opposition, NSW (Aug 2007)
- Tim Costello, "Evangelicals and politics" (Apr 2007)
- Louise Markus (Liberal), Federal Member for Greenway (Aug 2005)
- Daniel Shayestah, Director of Exodus From the Darkness (Sep 2004)
- Stuart Piggin, "Christians in politics" (10 May 2004)
- Jim Wallace, Managing Director of Australian Christian Lobby (Sep 2003)
- Ross Clifford, Gordon Moyes & Fred Nile (CDP), CDP candidates in 2003 NSW election (Mar 2003)
- Gordon Moyes, "Biblical ethics and politics" (22 Jul 2002)
- Karin Sowada, "Defining a Role for the Church in Australia’s Political Life" (2002 Halifax Portal Lecture)
- James W. Skillen, "Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience" (Nov 1996)
- James W. Skillen, "Government and the responsible society" (May 1996)
- James W. Skillen, "Political fairness and equity" (Jul 1995)
- James W. Skillen, "Government with representation" (Jan 1995)
- James W. Skillen, "What constitutes a political community?" (Sep 1994)
- James W. Skillen, "The question of authority" (May 1994)
- James W. Skillen, "The biblical call to social responsibility" (Mar 1994)
Poverty
Public theology (see theology - public)
Racism
Religious liberty
- Patrick Parkinson, "A national agenda for religious freedom" (30 Nov 2009)
- Elizabeth Kendall, "Reflections on Easter, persecution, faith and prayer" (8 Apr 2009)
- Patrick Parkinson, "Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation" (Mar 2009)
- Rod Benson, "Religious freedom and the secular state" (9 Mar 2009)
- Cardinal George Pell, "Varieties of intolerance: Religious and secular" (6 Mar 2009)
- AWEMA submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (5 Feb 2009)
- Dealing with Diversity Conference submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (5 Feb 2009)
- Presbyterian Aged Care submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (Feb 2009)
- Wayne Richards submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (Jan 2009)
- Patrick Parkinson submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (Jan 2009)
- Patrick Parkinson, "A national framework for religious freedom" (Jan 2009)
- Christian Democratic Party submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (Jan 2009)
- Social Issues Executive of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (11 Dec 2008)
- Anglican General Synod submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (5 Dec 2008)
- Johannan Bernstein & Desiree McGraw, "Policy primer: From Kyoto to Copenhagen" (1 Dec 2008)
- David Palmer, article for The Australian Presbyterian (Dec 2008)
- Peter Barnes, "Freedom of religion and belief: A Christian response" (Dec 2008)
- Family Voice Australia, submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (21 Dec 2008)
- Uniting Church in Australia (Vic) Committee on Bioethics submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission Review of Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century (28 Nov 2008)
- Andrew Cameron, "Summary of AHRC seminar on Words that Wound" (18 Nov 2009)
- Peter Barnes, "Freedom of religion and belief in the 21st century: A Christian response" (Nov 2008)
- Robert A. Sirico, "Must religion be a threat to liberty?" (21 Jul 2008)
- Stanley Carlson-Thies, "Is the common good rainbow-striped?" (12 Sep 2008)
- Jenna Lyle, "Chinese officials seize Bibles from US missionaries" (18 Aug 2008)
- Muslim militants aim to purge Iraq of Christians (Jul 2008)
- Laity Committee in the Holy Land, "Israel is deporting Jerusalem Christians" (19 Jun 2008)
- Nigel G. Wright, "Overcoming religious hatred" (28 Jun 2006)
- Crittenden, Stephen, "Religion and public life" (ABC Radio National The Religion Report, 21 May 2008) [interview with Professor Roger Trigg]
- Carolyn Evans & Beth Gaze, "Between religious freedom and equality" (21 Apr 2008)
- T. Jeremy Gunn, "Deconstructing proportionality in limitations analysis" (Emory Int’l Law Review 465, 2005) (explains how judges have discretion to decide cases involving rights, pp. 471-4; and how decisions depend on the personality of the judge, pp. 477-80)
- James W. Skillen, "Freedom of religion, freedom of conscience" (Nov 1996)
- Fred Nile, "Australia is a Christian country" (NSW Parliament speech, 1990)
Resurrection
Sex & sexuality
Slavery (see human trafficking)
Smoking
Social service & faith
Social justice & faith
Terrorism
Theology
Theology - public
Tolerance
Torture
Vilification - religious
Violence
War
Weapons
Welfare
Women
Workplace relations
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