Religion
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Opinion
Friends and faith help, whether we’re in the basement or the penthouse
Hard times – though unasked for, destabilising and concerning – have the capacity to sculpt the soul, filling it with new understanding and compassion.
- by Melissa Coburn
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Oppenheimer sex scene enrages Hindu nationalists
A prominent right-wing Hindu organisation said the movie was an attempt to “launch an attack” on Hindu society and demanded a scene be cut.
- by Rozina Sabur
Opinion
Opinion
Completing the circle of humanity is still a worthy ambition
170 years ago, Leight Hunt wrote about “The Religion of the Heart”. His definition of that phrase still has relevance for us all today.
- by Warwick McFadyen
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
Hundreds stormed the building in Iraq’s capital to protest against the second planned Koran burning in Sweden in weeks.
- by Timour Azhari and Anna Ringstrom
Opinion
Opinion
My ordination as a rabbi is hotly contested, but it doesn’t bother me
Had I been born male, there is no doubt I would have chosen a career as a rabbi. Because I am female, my ordination is not widely accepted in Orthodox Judaism.
- by Nomi Kaltmann
I should never have married, but my Sydney church left me few options
I’d dreamed of marriage because of the esteemed position it had in my Christian worldview, but my abiding memory of that day is of gritting my teeth.
- by Steph Lentz
Opinion
Opinion
What’s in a name? God reveals himself to us in what we call him
When it comes to God, how can we humans understand an infinite deity, unless he reveals himself to us in ways we can grasp? One of the most important ways God does this, is in the variety of names by which he is known.
- by Barney Zwartz
Local Catholic schools object to Barker upgrade because it limits their own growth
A Catholic school principal says Barker College’s plan to increase student numbers will “limit the opportunities for parents to be able to choose Catholic education for their children”.
- by Andrew Taylor
How a deployment to the Middle East led this Australian to Islam
Myles Hembrow, a former member of the ADF, was overwhelmed by the hospitality that eventually led him to his first Eid al-Adha as a Muslim this year.
- by Anushri Sood
Faith
Opinion
The comforting embrace of a warm bath is good for the soul
I find comfort and solace in the water – whatever the season.
- by Elizabeth Quinn
Anglican Diocese fights heritage orders that prevent church redevelopment
Parishioners of St Paul’s in Bankstown fear the church building will be bulldozed to make way for a tower unless the council’s heritage protections are approved.
- by Andrew Taylor