Religion
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The Hillsong experiment is over. Christianity was never meant to be cool
When I was a teenager, I joined Christian City Church. We were young, affluent and #blessed. Every girl (and maybe a few guys) wanted to marry Joel Houston, Hillsong founder Brian Houston’s son.
- by Cherie Gilmour
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Sainthood push for US nun whose body was found intact four years after death
Pilgrims are flocking to Missouri to see the impeccably well-preserved body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster.
- by David Millward
Opinion
Opinion
‘Beautiful life’: The religious festival that celebrates ice cream
Shavuot might celebrate the delights of dairy, but there is intellectual rigour there as well.
- by Nomi Kaltmann
Does prolonging a life mean more than the quality of that life?
Our dog Denis had a good, long life. And we had a good life because of him.
- by Warwick McFadyen
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State Parliament
Grave mess: Faith groups to run out of burial space amid Sydney cemetery shortage
An audit of the city’s cemeteries has found a long-running shortage is becoming more acute as government-owned operators fast run out of room to bury the dead.Â
- by Michael McGowan
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The Clearing, Disney’s first home-grown drama, is a sure-fire cult hit
Inspired by the real-life story of The Family, The Clearing goes inside a strange New Age cult to explore the lingering effects of the abuse visited upon its child members.
- by Karl Quinn
Parents opt for religious schools as student enrolments soar
Principals say parents are seeking out religious schools not because they actually believe in the doctrine but because they like the values.
- by Christopher Harris and Lucy Carroll
‘Highly unusual’: Dark-skinned Jesus featured in 150-year-old stained-glass window
The 3.7-metre tall, 1½-metre wide window depicts two biblical passages in which women, also painted with dark skin, appear as equals to Christ.
- by Mark Pratt
Opinion
Opinion
Thank God for mothers, and treat them as well as they do you
God is referred to several times in the Jewish and Christian sacred texts in terms of motherhood, described as a mother bird, sheltering her chicks under her wings.
- by Barney Zwartz
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Art
Ancient stolen treasure to be returned to Nepal by Art Gallery of NSW
A centuries old sculpture stolen in 1975 will be returned to Nepal by the Art Gallery of NSW as part of a global push to repatriate plundered treasures.
- by Linda Morris
Former governor-general Peter Hollingworth steps down from bishop duties
Peter Hollingworth has given up his rights to officiate religious services over fears it was distressing sexual abuse survivors and dividing the church.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola