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Social researcher Maggie Hamilton details the degradation of teenagers by teenagers, including in Tasmania, via electronically sending sexually explicit photos. This is seen as a further consequence of the sexualisation of children, the easy access to online pornography and a society in which being sexy is seen as being grown up. This all results in [...]

Two Pentecost messages via YouTube: The Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘People sometimes talk about Pentecost as the birthday of the Church. I’ve never been completely sure about this …’ While the goodly Archbishop of Canterbury is pondering the various possible dates that the Church began, in Tasmania we are celebrating the Church’s birthday party on Pentecost [...]

During my years in Latin America I was inspired, encouraged and exhorted by the life and ministry of Dom Helder Camara, a courageous elder brother In Christ, who was at that time the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Recife, Brazil. At my ordination in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1986, the sermon was preached by my mentor [...]

I read God’s’Will an excellent blogger of some trajectory on this theme. I first read Will’s blog while I was at Lambeth 2008 and found it insightful and a great compendium. It even gave me a clue as to what some of the other bishops thought we were achieving. Amazing! The Anglican Consultative Council 14 [...]

We have arguably Tasmania’s greatest observer of cultural change in our ‘Nostalgia Now’ Missioner, Revd Bruce Geeves. Bruce worked with young people for many years before commencing a new mission venture to seniors in Tasmania nearly 5 years ago. His passion is to relate the life experiences of people to the love and hope of [...]

Dear Brothers, Greetings on Mothers’ Day. I take this opportunity to share a pastoral word, a word of wisdom gained through hindsight, with each and every male with children: On Mothers’ Day, may I encourage you to remember the mother of your children. Yes, I know the ‘husbandly excuse’ for not remembering your bride on Mothers’ [...]

A very encouraging follow up to the Human Rights Consultation process is the address to be delivered today by the Consultations’ Chair, Frank Brennan. One of the concerns I raised at the Hobart public consultation was whether a Charter of Rights would result in the introduction of religious vilification laws as in Victoria with its [...]

As an uneasy fence-sitter on this one I eagerly registered for the evening opportunity to participate with about 75 other people at the community round table of the Human Rights Consultation. What is the National Human Rights Consultation about? It’s about seeking Australians’ views on human rights in Australia. The Committee reports to the Australian [...]

I was speaking recently with Collegiate School Chaplain, Scott Sargent, and he introduced me to the restorative processes the school is using to create a culture of healthy relationships. It is a non-punitive way to deal with poor behavior. A very interesting presentation, ‘Relationships Matter’ by Michael Cross, Head of Senior School, is at http://publications.collegiate.tas.edu.au/pdfs/ancanthe_apr24_2009.pdf [...]

Close friends celebrated 40 years of married life on Sunday. We shared in a delightful extended lunch of reminiscing among true and trusted friends who had known the couple over decades. My wife and I were the ‘newest’ friends, having known them a mere two decades! In the morning I had preached on the set [...]