The World Council of Churches and Globethics.net have co-published four new books on different facets of the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace. Harvesting the insights from the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace process and visits from the WCC 10th Assembly in Busan, this series focuses on a number of geographic and thematic areas.
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Uniting church in Australia tells staff to avoid using Uber due to company’s ‘unethical foundations’
The Uniting church has told staff in Victoria and Tasmania to avoid using Uber services as the company does not align with its values.
Season of Creation 2022: Listen to the Voice of Creation
All around the world, Christians are uniting to pray and take action for our common home. Join them and celebrate the Season of Creation from 1 September through to the feast of St. Francis on 4 October 2022.
Religion, Peace and the Moral Issues of Fully Autonomous Weapons
Australian Quakers – in collaboration with Safe Ground, Religions for Peace Australia, United Religions Initiative, Pax Christi, the Multifaith Assocation of South Australia and the Canberra Interfaith Forum – will host an event on 22 September 2022 (in person and online) presenting the Australian Interfaith Response to the use of autonomous weapons – otherwise known as Killer Robots.
Current situation of the Bahá’í community in Iran
The Iranian government considers the Baha’i faith a “deviant sect of Islam” and has targeted the community for decades. Earlier this year, Iran’s courts sentenced Baha’is on spurious national security charges, forcing eight Baha’is to attend “counseling sessions” in prison to pressure them to convert. The Ministry of Intelligence has accused Baha’is of “infiltrating educational environments,” and Iran’s government engages in systematic misinformation campaigns against the Baha’i community.
NSW: 9th Patristic Symposium
The Ninth Patristic Symposium will take place at St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College from 2-3 September 2022. The theme of the Symposium is ‘Saint Maximus the Confessor: 7th Century Christianity: Theology and History‘.
Christian Conference of Asia trains Asian youth leaders as Young Ambassadors of Peace
A week long training programme, Young Ambassadors of Peace in Asia, organised by the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), was held from 7-14 August at in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The focus was “Youth as Catalysts for Peace with Justice in Asia.”Christian Conference of Asia trains Asian youth leaders as Young Ambassadors of Peace
Interfaith Matters August 2022: 1001 Persian Tales
Connecting Culture Matters (sponsored in part by the City of Adelaide) presents the Interfaith Matters forum for August 2022 on Thursday, 25 August 2022 at Ayla’s Cafe, 13 Bent St, Adelaide (City) commencing 5:45pm. The theme will focus on 1001 Persian tales.
South Australia: Noah’s Pudding – Building the Future Together
An Abrahamic Faiths Panel & Noah’s Pudding (Ashure) will be celebrated at St Peter’s Cathedral on Saturday, 27 August, at 2:30pm. This program is organised in the spirit of sharing common values that unite Australians from all cultural and faith backgrounds.
Online Global Prayer for Myanmar
In the light of the recent executions of four activists by the Myanmar military government – and the recent jailing of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in prison on Monday after finding her guilty in four corruption cases – Pax Christi Australia will conduct an online Global Prayer for Myanmar on Sunday 21st August at 5.30 pm (AEST).
Respect: Confronting Violence and Abuse
The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Social Justice Statement 2022-23 points out that the roots of domestic and family violence “lie in the abuse of power to control and dominate others” and that “this stands in contrast to the relationships to which God calls us”.
Quakers Australia – Integrity in Public Office
On Thursday 4 August, in pouring rain, a group of Quakers held a short action “Show Integrity in Public Office” at Parliament House in Canberra. The purpose was, and is, to support the new federal government to establish a strong Integrity Commission.
