Religion News Selection
October 16 – 23, 2022
A selection of religion news stories from Australia
(Research: Greg Spearritt)
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Let there be light: England’s Anglican cathedrals at dawn (The Guardian, Australia)
Oct 30 – There are few experiences more uplifting and humbling than standing in the nave of a cathedral.
ANGLICAN CHURCH
A ‘permanent acknowledgement of country’ installed at Melbourne’s St Paul’s Cathedral (ABC News)
Oct 30 – Growing up, Glenn Loughrey didn’t understand why he and his relatives were sometimes treated differently.
EDUCATION
University unlawfully sacked lecturer over Nazi swastika incident, court finds (Brisbane Times)
Oct 28 – The higher education union is calling for Sydney University to reinstate controversial lecturer Tim Anderson after a court found he was unlawfully sacked over comments about Israel and other matters – including superimposing the Nazi swastika on the Israeli flag in a lecture slide.
INTERNATIONAL STORIES
Other
Get-rich-quick schemes drained my town’s wealth. At a Christian conference, their legacy lives on (The Guardian, Australia)
Oct 28 – Life Surge, where speakers include Tim Tebow and a Duck Dynasty star, ties together faith and financial planning
Church of Scientology plays down links with high-profile #MeToo cases (The Guardian, Australia)
Oct 30 – The components are familiar: a powerful celebrity man in the dock, women bringing accusations of rape, jurors, lawyers and a judge attempting to apply the law by overseeing the legal process.
ISLAM
Return of Islamic State brides to Australia causes fear for those who escaped the brutality (ABC News)
Oct 28 – Mohamed Ibrahim can barely bring himself to recall his run-in with so-called Islamic State fighters.
POLITICS
NSW, Victorian premiers offer differing views on repatriation of IS families (Sydney Morning Herald)
Oct 30 – NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has distanced himself from a federal government move to repatriate family members of Islamic State fighters, saying the decision was “difficult” and his priority was the safety of the people of his state.
RELIGION & SOCIETY
Also: Mother of Elizabeth Struhs previously jailed for failing get child medical assistance, court hears (ABC News)
Oct 28 – The mother of an eight-year-old girl who died after her insulin was withheld had previously served time in prison for failing to get medical assistance for her child, a court has been told.
