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The Movement from Institutional Religion to Personal Spirituality in Contemporary Society: An Observation

Born into a strongly anti-religious family, the yearning of my soul as a child to belong as part of my spiritual/family was split.

28 October 2013
by Liz Miller in Blogs, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / 2 Comments

Progressive Judaism: an explanation

When a ‘fundamentalist’ reads the Torah, it is meant to be taken literally. It’s this fundamentalism that creates the tension between religion and science.

04 October 2013
by RabbiDon in Blogs, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / 1 Comment

Euthanasia: The right of self determination

“We’re unashamedly a single issue party,” sayd Dr Philip Nitschke.

13 September 2013
by Bec Waterhouse in Community, Disability, Health, Home Featured, Politics, Religion and faith / 1 Comment

Addressing media coverage of religion

The ABC’s Dr Rachael Kohn will co-lead the International Symposium on Religion Journalism in October, hosted by Griffith University’s Multi-Faith Centre.

30 August 2013
by Ursula Skjonnemand in Journalism, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / No Comments

Finding faith modern style: a Muslim’s perspective

In this technological era, the first step one can expect to take in the path of knowledge in Islam is to consult ‘Sheikh’ Google or ‘Imam’ You Tube.

23 August 2013
by Aziza Peime in Blogs, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / 4 Comments

The spirit of change

Transformation in religion can shock people but it can also take us into a deeper understanding of faith.

22 July 2013
by Gavin Hanbridge in Blogs, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / 2 Comments

From anti-religious to Buddhist nun

Being young and choosing to explicitly identify as a practitioner of faith is an interesting and worthwhile life journey.

16 July 2013
by Lozang Khadro in Blogs, Multicultural, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / No Comments

Why I’m a Mormon

I was born and raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. You may have heard us referred to as ‘Mormons’… My experience is that there are still a lot of misconceptions about what we believe.

11 July 2013
by Tammy Munro in Blogs, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / No Comments

Let’s discuss religion and politics

Inside the chapel at St Francis Theological College in Brisbane. Credit: Steven Riggall. The non-religious or the religiously-indifferent might wonder why anybody would spend their time researching religion. But to co-founder of Australian Anglican group A Progressive Christian Voice Rev Dr Ray Barraclough, Biblical research continues to offer exciting insights into the way we should live today. “The last twenty years or so has seen some very stimulating study of the scriptures, particularly women scholars bringing their life experience into the scriptures, so we wanted to say, in the wider arena of Australian public life ‘hey there’s fresh things being found in Christianity, fresh insights and there’s also fresh windows being opened into how the Christian faith can be expressed’,”… Read More →

28 June 2013
by Steven Riggall in Feature stories, Political Engagement Megastory, Politics, Religion and faith / No Comments

Looking at religion: an outsider’s perspective

I came to realise that what I did not accept or believe, was someone else’s reality.

24 June 2013
by Nicola Keating in Blogs, Religion and faith, Blogs, Religion and faith, Religion and faith megastory / 2 Comments
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