“A new poll shows what really interests 'pro-lifers': controlling women...the ‘pro-life’ movement is fundamentally about misogyny.” https://t.co/4u9RCk7BvV
”We’re not settled, we don’t know what is going to happen in the future, we don’t know if we have to shift countries. Now we have a baby we can’t just go back (to Iraq)…it probably means a family breakup if he doesn’t get permanent residency,” she said. https://t.co/PYBYs9d77L
'We are a part of this country': refugees protest in Sydney. “We need a permanent visa, we are a part of this country,” he said. “Australia is a small world – it has many cultures here. The people of Australia are very kind.” https://t.co/QBa9EtAxs8
This article I wrote on abortion and ethics has just been published by The Guardian..."As a Uniting church minister I think abortion can be a morally good choice." https://t.co/PAjcoVXpgW
@Lttlefoot@mmayman Legally abortion is not murder. Morally people disagree about the point at which a foetus has the status of human person. Late term abortions (after 22 weeks) occur as a result of crises of foetal or maternal health.
Good work by Rev Simon Hansford, Moderator of the Uniting Church Synod of NSW/ACT. Abortion should not be a crime. #TrustWomen to make the decision about whether or not to continue a pregnancy. Support the law change this week. #nswpol#abortion
Proud of my church @UnitingChurchAu on this one. #SpeakingOut#TrustWomen--NSW abortion law reform: Uniting Church breaks religious ranks to back decriminalisation https://t.co/nRYctt0Bur
It’s happening! Common Dreams 2019 - Sacred Earth: Original Blessing, Common Home. Opening talk by the inspiring Matthew Fox. “Spiritual but not Religious: the future of religion and of spirituality and of the earth. “ #commondreams
Preaching @PittStUniting today was the final event of the month-long Australasian branch of #OnAnimalsOnTour. I’m deeply grateful to all my hosts in Brisbane, Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney, and leave excited about the new conversations & partnerships begun
Australia needs a moral revolution “Two thousand people have been incarcerated, but there are other things at stake here for Australia: human virtues, freedom, the sense of what it really means to be human … and love.” https://t.co/AKChkTZgho