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An election-eve email urging Pentecostal church members to vote for the Prime Minister is criticised by a religious commentator, who says the message presented a "narrow view of Christianity".
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, political-parties, liberals, scott-morrison, christianity, federal-elections, federal-government, government-and-politics, human-interest, adelaide-5000, paradise-5075, canberra-2600, australia
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Kevin Rudd, the last Labor leader to win government from opposition, told 730 he had always been one of the 'biggest opponents' of the 'factional dimension of Labor politics'.
Topics: federal-election, religion-and-beliefs, canberra-2600, australia
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Christian Frenzel is one of an elite group of stonemasons with the necessary skills to help rebuild Notre Dame in the traditional way, and has volunteered his services free of charge.
Topics: architecture, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, arts-and-entertainment, design, adelaide-5000, sa, williamstown-5351, australia, france
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Disgraced Cardinal George Pell will not seek a reduced sentence if the Court of Appeal upholds his conviction for sexually abusing two Melbourne choirboys in the 1990s.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, religion-and-beliefs, child-abuse, community-and-society, ballarat-3350, melbourne-3000, vic
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The Pope urges doctors and priests to support pregnancies being carried to term even if the foetus is likely to die and says opposing abortion is not a religious issue but a human one.
Topics: abortion, reproduction-and-contraception, health, women, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, womens-status, womens-health, catholic, holy-see-vatican-city-state
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| UpdatedThe Uniting Church is facing growing unrest as conservative factions push for it to reverse its decision to allow ministers to perform same-sex marriages.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, fundamentalism, christianity, lgbt, marriage, adelaide-5000, qld, sa, campsie-2194, vic, monash-university-3800, robina-4226, australia, nsw
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| UpdatedIn Myanmar, transwomen are often ignored or abused. But for one week each year, they're venerated as "spirit wives".
Topics: lgbt, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, myanmar
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Social media campaign Indonesia Without Feminists recently went viral, sparking debate over the role of women in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, womens-status, human-rights, religion-and-beliefs, women-religious, women, indonesia, asia
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| UpdatedThe saga of Israel Folau's social media posts, which resulted in his contract being torn up, has been bad for the game in this country — but it could have been worse, says Rugby Australia's Cameron Clyne.
Topics: sport, rugby-union, super-rugby, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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The leader of an Australian cult is found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl who was a member of the group, starting from when she was 13 years old.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, cults, religion-and-beliefs, adelaide-5000, sa, aldgate-5154, qld, beaudesert-4285, wa, kununurra-6743
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Pop singer Conrad Sewell was on the cusp of global stardom when his life unravelled due to drug and alcohol addiction. He's now starting again with his debut studio album and a national tour.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, pop, drugs-and-substance-abuse, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, drug-use, addictive, alcohol, stress, awards-and-prizes, australia, brisbane-4000, united-states
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| UpdatedMinisters of religion in Western Australia will soon have to report child sexual abuse — even if the information is gained under confession — under planned changes to the state's laws, but may face excommunication from the church as a result.
Topics: government-and-politics, laws, sexual-offences, child-abuse, religion-and-beliefs, wa
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| UpdatedMORNING BRIEFING: Police charge a man in Parramatta after finding tools to make a homemade bomb in his backpack, while Sydney residents can soon expect formal water restrictions as dry conditions continue.
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| UpdatedAs Israel Folau considers his legal options in the wake of his sacking by Rugby Australia, other Australian sports are keeping a close eye on proceedings in what could be a landmark case for freedom of speech for deeply religious athletes.
Topics: sport, rugby-union, rugby-league, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, social-media, law-crime-and-justice, australia
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Belgian monks at the Grimbergen abbey are on the verge of brewing beer again after a break of more than 200 years.
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| UpdatedIt's been more than 200 years between drinks for monks at the Grimbergen Abbey but a tradition of beer making that dates back to the 12th century is being revived.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, men-religious, religious-leaders, alcohol, belgium
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| UpdatedFor the first time in more than a century, architects will be given the opportunity to substantially alter Paris's Notre Dame which has withstood centuries of political, social and environmental change.
Topics: design, architecture, landscape-architecture, religion-and-beliefs, catholic, history, travel-and-tourism, tourism, urban-development-and-planning, france
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| UpdatedIsrael Folau's Australian rugby union career is over, as his multi-million-dollar contract is terminated as punishment for his controversial social media posts, which breached the players' code of conduct.
Topics: sport, super-rugby, rugby-union, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedRugby star Israel Folau is awaiting his fate, as the sport's governing body decides what action to take about a social media post suggesting that liars, thieves, gay people and others will go to hell. Folau's views have been condemned as hateful and homophobic. But inside the Pacific Islander community, some are warning the saga could lead to a rebellion and even an exodus of players from the sport.
Topics: rugby-union, religion-and-beliefs, christianity, evangelism, australia
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Israel Folau tells members of his church he is worrying about finances "for the first time" in over a decade as a panel decides the future of his rugby career after controversial social media posts.
Topics: rugby-union, sport, super-rugby, community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, australia
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| UpdatedConservative Christians on the right rally around a distinct set of issues like same-sex marriage and abortion, but things are more complex on the religious left, writes Karen Tong.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-election, federal-elections, elections, religion-and-beliefs, abbott-tony, scott-morrison, christianity, australia