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Vanunu Convicted Again; Decries Israeli Apartheid by Mark Glenn

It has been three years since Mordecai Vanunu was released from prison after serving 18 years for blowing the whistle on Israel’s nuclear weapons program. Now he may be heading back to jail for violating a military court order forbidding … Continue reading

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Address by King Abdullah II to the Joint Meeting of Congress March 7, 2007, Washington DC

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Honorable Senators and Members of Congress, My friends, Thank you for such a warm welcome. It is an honor to stand, as my father did, before … Continue reading

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Why I marched alongside Muslim radicals in support of the people of Gaza

  The tragedy in Gaza is not a sectarian religious issue and must not be allowed to become one. It is an issue of injustice and human suffering, and this is relevant to all peoples, and should be especially significant … Continue reading

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Why every Christian should be in favour of gay marriage

Yes, I’m serious. Yes, I realise that the majority of the world’s Christians are opposed to gay marriage and I recognise that many of those who most vocally oppose gay marriage do so in the name of Christ. Even so, … Continue reading

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Forum on Gaza – Inner Western Courier, 3rd February 2009

UNITED AGAINST VIOLENCE: Father Dave Smith, Sheikh Mansour and Anthony Loewenstein at the Imam Husain Islamic Centre forum last Friday. THE RECENT Israeli Defense Force (IDF) offensive on the Gaza Strip has polarised people all over the world. Marrickville’s Citizen … Continue reading

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Vicar in Unholy Row – Inner Western Courier, 30th July 2009

by Marie Sanson (Inner Western Courier) A GAY ex-evangelical preacher was banned from speaking inside Dulwich Hill’s Holy Trinity Church last Sunday by the Anglican Diocese of Sydney. Anthony Venn Brown was to speak inside Holy Trinity about reconciling his … Continue reading

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Faith is Passion. (A Sermon on Romans 9:1-5)

I am telling the truth in union with Christ-I am not lying, for my conscience, confirms it in the Holy Spirit. I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart, for I could wish that I myself were condemned … Continue reading

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Living By Faith (a Sermon on Romans 4:1-5, 13-17)

What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? “Abraham … Continue reading

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The Stoning of Stephen (a Sermon on Acts 7:55-60) – 2010

But filled with the Holy Spirit, [Stephen] gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at … Continue reading

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