NEWS/MEDIA at the 10th Assembly
Gregor is new president-elect
 Rev
Gregor Henderson’s was today elected as the assembly-s next president.
Here is his acceptance speech:
President, I’m overwhelmed by the Assembly’s
confidence in me. Deeply humbled, yet at the same time very much uplifted.
Let me first of all acknowledge deep respect for the
Aboriginal and Islander people of this continent, who have cared for
this land for thousands and thousands of years, and especially to the
Wurundjeri people on whose traditional lands we are gathered this week.
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Poking gentle
fun
KUCA-A
(Kids of the Uniting Church in Australia at Assembly) gently
poked fun at the church in their presentation to the whole Assembly
today.
The presentation included reflections by
the children, prayers, and short skits that depicted the relationships
between young people and adults in the church, in which often young
people were not listened to or recognised as important.
 This
was balanced by a section in which the children shared the thing
they enjoyed and appreciated about their own congregations – such
as when older people, children and different cultures come together
peacefully, and when everybody recognises you and smiles at you.
Alice Ridge, from Canberra, reflecting on
what kind of world she would like to live in, said: “I hope
that people could work towards a world where everyone is given
an education and as many people as possible have the opportunity
to be Christians.”
“ The last thing we want is a world where everyone is forced to be a Christian,
or is only one because they were brought up that way. I believe it is important
for everyone to hear the ‘good news’ in a safe environment, even
if they choose not to believe it,” she said. More >>
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Sexuality:
the road ahead
Assembly members were asked to take many roads
yesterday during the debate on sexuality – some of them through
uncertain territory.
There was New Terms Road. CISAFIM (celibate in singleness and faithful
in marriage) and “right relationships” are both still on that road,
even though they’ve been used for a few years. More >>
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Unsafe buildings
to be made safe … or disposed of
John Preston from the Synod of Victoria and Tasmania
introduced the Unsafe Buildings proposal on July 16 with a recollection
from the President’s service of installation:
“Then the Word of the Lord came to Elijah … there
was a great wind … an earthquake and a fire … But the Lord
was not in them.” More >>
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