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Andrew Thorburn resigns as Essendon CEO after one day over links to controversial church

An article written by Emma Kemp for The Guardian, published on 4 Oct 2022. A link to the article itself: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/04/andrew-thorburn-resigns-as-essendon-ceo-after-one-day-over-links-to-controversial-church A Few Comments This was quite a controversial development in AustraliaSome context for international readers:AFL is...

Census 2021 data shows Australians are less religious and more culturally diverse than ever

An ABC News article written by Markus Mannheim and posted on 28 June 2022. The link to the article itself: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-28/census-2021-data-shows-a-changed-australia/101177152 A few comments: The 2021 Australian Census results were published last weekAustralia's population exceeded 25...

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights

A CNBC Article by Dan Mangan and Kevin Breuninger published on Fri 24 June 2022.The link to the article itself: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-by-supreme-court-ending-federal-abortion-rights.html A few comments: This is a major negative development, with conservatives rolling back progressIt is concerning...

Hillsong Church Founder Brian Houston resigns after internal misconduct investigation

Australian news covered by Lorna Knowles and Kevin Nguyen for ABC News on Wed 23 Mar 2022. The link to the article itself: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-23/hillsong-church-founder-brian-houston-resigns/100932318 A few comments about this article: Hillsong is Australia's most high profile Pentecostal megachurch,...

EXPLAINER: How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? (AP News, 28 Feb 2022)

An interesting article by Peter Smith of AP News, outlining the complexity of Church relations in the Ukraine, as well as between the Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. The link to the article itself: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-kyiv-europe-nationalism-ff22c6c17784674a5eaad0f0a1ff17ca In the...

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