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Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Friday, 6 November 2009, 10:40 (EST) 5 144 31 http://au.christiantoday.com http://au.christiantoday.com/images/logo_rss.gif SELECT id,submittime,title,slug,summary FROM ct_article WHERE submittime>'2009-10-31 20:21:01' AND output='Y' AND category!=17 AND category!=20 AND category!=21 AND category != 19 ORDER BY submittime DESC LIMIT 50 A few weeks ago South Australian District Court Judge David Lovell a former South Australian State Cricketer and a Bradman Medallist withdrew from a case in which a cricketer was involved http://au.christiantoday.com/article/life-after-cricket-and-judicial-integrity/7203.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:42 +1100 The Australian Christian Lobby ACL tonight welcomed the resounding defeat of the Tasmanian euthanasia bill by the Tasmanian Parliament and challenged the Government to now step up palliative care support and resources for people with terminal illnesses particularly in regional areas http://au.christiantoday.com/article/tasmanian-govt-urged-to-step-up-palliative-care-support-following-welcome-defeat-of-euthanasia-bill/7202.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:26:16 +1100 As the EUIndia Summit approaches CSW has sent a letter to EU leaders urging them to use Fridays Summit to raise fresh concern about the aftermath of last years antiChristian violence in Orissa including legitimate fears of impunity on a large scale http://au.christiantoday.com/article/india-orissa-acquittals-create-fears-for-widespread-lack-of-justice/7201.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:25:05 +1100 Evangelist Billy Graham will celebrate his 91st birthday on Nov 7 and is looking forward to visits over the weekend from several family members at his western North Carolina home to mark the occasion http://au.christiantoday.com/article/evangelist-billy-graham-marks-91st-birthday/7200.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:23:02 +1100 While there is often a lot of bad news concerning abortion there are some occasional good news stories Two encouraging events are worth recounting here The first involves a leader in the proabortion group Planned Parenthood who has left that organisation and is now fully prolife http://au.christiantoday.com/article/some-good-news-on-the-abortion-front/7199.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:05:53 +1100 Well Being Australias country town tour is on again and this year Delma Tronson is taking her hand made Christmas card workshops to rural Victoria She and husband Baptist Minister Mark Tronson will be packing up the art supplies and heading down to the small town of Wahgunyah for special craft tutorials the second week of November http://au.christiantoday.com/article/hand-crafted-christmas-cards-on-outreach/7198.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:54:42 +1100 The annual March for Jesus in Brazil drew more than 15 million evangelical Christians on Monday http://au.christiantoday.com/article/brazils-march-for-jesus-draws-15-million-evangelicals/7197.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:28:18 +1100 Moviemaking church ministry Sherwood Pictures will be announcing the title and story line of its next movie this month and has been providing video clues over the past week http://au.christiantoday.com/article/fireproof-creators-to-reveal-plans-for-fourth-film/7196.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:53:06 +1100 Mirinae is the fourth storm to hit the Philippines in four weeks and has added more stress to relief groups who have been working in the country http://au.christiantoday.com/article/philippines-typhoons-knock-churches-rehabilitation-work/7195.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:50:37 +1100 Rod Benson the NSW Baptists Ethicist and Public Theologian at the Tinsley Institute Morling College claimed that evangelical Christians need to look beyond the conversion moment to the moral principles of following Christ http://au.christiantoday.com/article/iptv-interviews-rod-benson-on-post-conversion/7194.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:36:35 +1100 Steve Ferli migrated to Australia from Italy as a twelve year old and one of his many passions in life was to establish an Italian restaurant His dream has come to fruition in none other than one of Australias great tourist destinations Coolangatta on the Gold Coast http://au.christiantoday.com/article/ferellis-italian-restaurant-walls-went-begging/7193.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:27:40 +1100 There is a remarkable group of volunteers across the breadth and depth of Australia who are tireless in their endeavours in driving the sick to hospital and visiting hospitals to spend time with the sick says WellBeing Australia chairman Mark Tronson a Baptist minister http://au.christiantoday.com/article/transporters-of-hope/7192.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:22:16 +1100 WellBeing Australia Mark Tronson a Baptist minister has been fascinated by the lengths to which one airline has gone to reduce weight to save fuel and concomitantly changing its policies to be more environmentally friendly He asks the question Will Christian congregations follow suit http://au.christiantoday.com/article/is-this-the-future-for-church-furnishings/7191.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:14:04 +1100 The Traveller section of the Sydney Morning Herald ran a fascinating article on the number of routes that are no longer serviced by airlines as the new fast train system throughout Europe particularly from London across the channel has come of age http://au.christiantoday.com/article/newcastle-flyer-illustrates-the-maths/7190.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:09:24 +1100 Barrack Obama knew that in order to win the US Presidential election he had to win over a large voting bloc evangelical bornagain Christians So he put on a good act tried to talk the talk and managed to convince many gullible believers that he was one of them http://au.christiantoday.com/article/a-dark-day-for-american-christianity/7189.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:33:05 +1100 Dialogue between Lutherans and Roman Catholics Has Paid Off Tribute to the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification http://au.christiantoday.com/article/decade-of-joint-declaration-celebrated-by-lutherans-and-catholics/7188.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:03:16 +1100 Twenty years ago tomorrow Christians in the former East Germany gathered in Wittenberg to celebrate Reformation Day at the church where on 31 October 1517 Martin Luther is said to have nailed his list of demands for reform of the Roman Catholic Church Ten days later the Berlin wall fell and a new era of reform began in modernday Europe with repercussions felt around the world http://au.christiantoday.com/article/tree-planting-marks-reformation-day/7187.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:55:51 +1100 Valuesbased teaching is vital for the healthy development of young people and needs greater support in the ACT rather than suspending it on the basis of an overreaction by one or two parents the Australian Christian Lobby ACL said today http://au.christiantoday.com/article/values-based-school-programs-need-greater-act-government-support/7186.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:47:41 +1100 The Australian Christian Lobby ACL today supported former Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews calls for wider discussions about the integration of migrants into Australia saying the nation needs to get beyond stifling debate under the guise of political correctness http://au.christiantoday.com/article/andrews-right-to-call-for-wider-discussions-about-effective-migrant-integration/7185.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:46:55 +1100 Host of 106five Rhema FMs Big Breakfast Steve D is fundraising by making an attempt to broadcast for 72 hours from October 29 to 31 http://au.christiantoday.com/article/breakfast-host-to-go-to-air-for-3-straight-days/7184.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:46:01 +1100 The Australian Christian Lobby ACL today voiced its severe reservations about the Indonesian solution being implemented by the Federal Government http://au.christiantoday.com/article/christian-lobby-voices-severe-reservations-with-indonesian-solution/7183.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:44:09 +1100