It’s loud and Insta-friendly. Step inside the world of ‘cool Christianity’

It’s loud and Insta-friendly. Step inside the world of ‘cool Christianity’

The Pentecostal faithful are flocking to sermons by pastors in ripped jeans and tearing up at rock concerts. It’s a far cry from empty pews in many Anglican and Catholic churches.

  • byMelissa Cunningham

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While researching cults,I began to wonder if I’d been raised in one

While researching cults,I began to wonder if I’d been raised in one

I grew up with an unquestioning adherence to a set of beliefs,a strict authoritarian hierarchy of power and a rock-hard sense of being among the chosen ones.

  • byErina Reddan
Pope Francis so ‘dazzled’ by woman he almost gave up on priesthood

Pope Francis so ‘dazzled’ by woman he almost gave up on priesthood

The Pope’s infatuation with the young woman almost deprived the Catholic Church of its first pontiff from the Americas and the first Jesuit pope.

  • byNick Squires
Lesson in inequity

Lesson in inequity

Whether it is Scottish castle libraries,plunge pools,executive trips to Henley regattas or the latest comparison between the obscene amount of money spent by a few private schools on capital works and entire state school funding,it is clear that the current funding model is failing students.

WA bishop charged with historical sex crimes,held in custody overnight
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WA bishop charged with historical sex crimes,held in custody overnight

A Broome bishop has been charged with a string of alleged historical sex offences.

  • byHeather McNeill andHamish Hastie
Leaning into Lent – and trying to do better
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Leaning into Lent – and trying to do better

It is the perfect time for an earnest effort to change a bad habit – or just to try a little kindness.

  • byAnn Rennie
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A 200-year-old boys’ school is going co-ed. Very few are complaining

A 200-year-old boys’ school is going co-ed. Very few are complaining

St Mary’s Cathedral School has opened applications from girls.

  • byChristopher Harris
Legal luminary who took on church sex abuse faces lawsuits by former clients

Legal luminary who took on church sex abuse faces lawsuits by former clients

A Melbourne lawyer who led groundbreaking abuse cases is facing a barrage of lawsuits from former clients who allege her firm cost them millions in settlement payouts.

  • byDavid Estcourt andCameron Houston
Christian groups back Labor’s plan to tackle hate speech

Christian groups back Labor’s plan to tackle hate speech

Christian groups have swung their support behind Labor’s proposed bans as part of the new federal religious discrimination act,adding pressure on the Coalition to back the measure.

  • byLisa Visentin
What it costs to send your child to a WA school now – and in the future

What it costs to send your child to a WA school now – and in the future

New research shows school fees and a host of other major school expenses will increase by a staggering percentage within the next decade as living costs rise.

  • byHolly Thompson
Broome child abuse detectives interview and release former bishop
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Broome child abuse detectives interview and release former bishop

A 200-page Vatican report allegedly found Christopher Saunders likely sexually assaulted four Indigenous youths and potentially groomed another 67 Indigenous youths and men.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt