News from our society
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Additional Synod Motion concerning CRE put by Craig Ogden
Rev Craig Ogden submitted an additional motion supporting CRE to the 2011 Synod. It will be debated Friday night.
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A guide to Synod
Read the Melbourne Diocesan Guide to Synod
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Standing Rules and Orders for Melbourne Synod
Read the Standing Orders for Melbourne Synod
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Synod 2011 Archbishops Charge
The President’s Address to the 50th Synod of the Diocese of Melbourne Wednesday 19 October 2011
The Most Reverend Dr Philip Freier Archbishop of Melbourne
I welcome you to the Second Session of the 50th Synod of the Diocese of Melbourne. I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations, the traditional custodians of this land, and I pay tribute to those who have gone before us, from our beginning as a diocese in 1847 to the present day.
As we reflect on the first year of implementing the Vision and Strategic Directions, and on other matters which properly concern us as the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne, let us reflect on what God would have us do, in godly responses to all that is before us. MORE
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Synod Motions Meeting
Synod Motions Meeting
St Jude’s Carlton
7.30pm Tuesday 16 August
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Marriage - a Christian view: popular article
A second document produced by the scholars acting under the auspices of the Australian Christian Lobby arguing the case for traditional marriage at a popular level.
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Marriage - a Christian view: rest of article
The rest of the article that wouldn’t fit on the last post
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Marriage - a Christian view
This paper was produced by Christian scholars under the auspices of the Australian Christian Lobby to defend the traditional understanding of marriage. The context for the paper was a bill before the Australian parliament seeking to redefine marriage.
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Anti-discrimination Law and the Inherent Requirements Test
Rev’d Dr Mark Durie writes about the State Government’s review of the Victorian Equal Opportunity Act.
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Was Jesus an Equal Opportunity Employer?
Rev Dr Mark Durie explores problems with an alternative view of Victoria’s anti-discrimination laws.
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A firm statement against Euthanasia by Melbourne Synod
Rev Tracy Lauersen and Dr Justin Denholm presented a motion opposing Euthanasia at the 50th Melbourne Anglican Synod on Saturday 10th October 2010. The motion was passed by a very clear and loud majority on Synod.
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Melbourne Synod: Archbishop’s Charge
Archbishop Philip Freier’s Charge to Melbourne Synod