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Pastors quit church as relatives face sex case

<i>Editorial:</i> The church needs to be true to itself

ASA: Jesus' mother sex billboard not offensive

St Matthew-in-the-City is pleased, but not surprised, at the ASA's ruling that its controversial Christmas billboard was not offensive.

Destiny 'sad' over sex case

<i>Bishop Patrick Dunn:</i> Local perspective on child abuse within the church

Pope considers urgent synod on abuse scandal

An embattled Pope Benedict XVI is coming under mounting pressure to deal with the worsening child abuse scandal.

Destiny assault charge

The son of a Destiny Church pastor has been charged with indecently assaulting a 13-year-old girl, who was placed in the care of a churchgoer by an organisation run by his mother.

Newly wed at 96

<i>Cartoon:</i> The Church's Reputation

Destiny fosters new converts

A Destiny Church pastor working for a child-fostering body that gets $10m a year in Govt funding is placing children with Destiny members.

Destiny: A life and death responsibility

'You would be expected to take a bullet to protect your pastor,' a former Destiny Church member who worked as a security guard says.

Sikh daggers testing schools

The Human Rights Commission has been asked to clarify whether a Sikh student should be allowed to wear a ceremonial dagger to school.

<i>John Roughan:</i> I spy something beginning with lunacy

Right-to-die talks banned in Ireland

An Australian euthanasia advocate is meeting plenty of vocal opposition as he tours Ireland.

Witness backs Dubai kissers

Abuse by priests triggers celibacy row