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	<title>Council of Churches of WA &#187; Articles</title>
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		<title>It’s Time for a Humane, Bipartisan Approach to the Treatment of Asylum Seekers: NCCA</title>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2010/07/it%e2%80%99s-time-for-a-humane-bipartisan-approach-to-the-treatment-of-asylum-seekers-ncca/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asylum seekers are people in need of care and not to be feared, say Australian Churches. At the recent National Council of Churches in Australia (NCCA) triennial Forum, the Churches affirmed the Australian Government’s right and responsibility to ensure legitimate border protection but also expressed grave concern over the treatment of asylum seekers. The Churches [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Ecumenical delegation expresses solidarity towards Haitians</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to express solidarity and learn of the churches’ work in providing support and relief to victims of the Haiti earthquake, the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), is visiting Haiti accompanied by an ecumenical delegation of six church leaders from different parts of the [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Edinburgh 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2010/05/edinburgh-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 04:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Churches of Western Australia invites Christians with a passion for mission to join in worship to mark the centenary of the World Missionary Conference. The service will feature participation by people from a range of Christian churches and diverse cultural backgrounds. The Speaker will be Dr John Shepherd, Dean of St George’s [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Invitation for Sumbissions to UNHCR-NGO Consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2010/05/invitation-for-sumbissions-to-unhcr-ngo-consultation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 05:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Refugee Rights Alliance (ARRA) is calling for brief submissions from individuals and refugee community groups regarding curent issues of concern to refugee populations in and from the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions. ARRA is a coalition of Australian NGO&#8217;s, refugee advocates and academics. Organisations involved in ARRA include the Centre for [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Ecumenism is antidote to credibility crisis, Anglican peace advocate says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We need to emphasize time and again the sense of mutuality and interdependence as the basis of relationships between Christians&#8221;, said Dr Jenny Plane Te Paa, convener of the Anglican Peace and Justice Network (APJN). This is especially important at a time when &#8220;denominations are increasingly worried with internal, identity-centred issues and therefore risk a [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Mary MacKillop to become Australia&#8217;s First Saint</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia will have its first Roman Catholic saint after Pope Benedict approved a decree recognising a second miracle attributed to the intercession of Mother Mary MacKillop. The approval means Blessed Mary is likely to be formally declared a saint at a canonisation ceremony next year. Blessed Mary (1842-1909), who founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph, [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Patriarch Calls for End to Bloodshed In Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2010/03/patriarch-calls-for-end-to-bloodshed-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DAMASCUS, Syria, MARCH 2, 2010 (Zenit.org).- The Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East is urging Arab leaders, the United Nations and the international community to help put an end to the bloodshed in Iraq. Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, who is also the Supreme Head of the universal Syro-Orthodox Church, posted a statement [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Truth does not fear dialogue,&#8221; says Ecumenical Patriarch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indifference in regard to Christian unity is not an option for the disciples of Jesus, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has stated in an encyclical issued on the occasion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy. &#8220;It is not possible for the Lord to agonize over the unity of His disciples and for us to remain indifferent about [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Church leaders voice concerns for wellbeing of asylum seekers on Christmas Island</title>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2010/03/church-leaders-voice-concerns-for-wellbeing-of-asylum-seekers-on-christmas-island/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President of the Uniting Church in Australia, Rev. Alistair Macrae and Anglican Archbishop of Perth, the Most Rev. Roger Herft have voiced concerns for the wellbeing of asylum seekers on Christmas Island following a recent visit. A delegation of church leaders visited Christmas Island last week to see first-hand the conditions under which asylum seekers [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Free Greenhouse Audits</title>
		<link>http://www.churcheswa.com.au/2010/03/free-greenhouse-audits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WACOSS is providing a fantastic opportunity for Churches to get free Greenhouse audits. They are very keen to have organisations sign up for this, and priority will be given to organisations where there might be more than one building/agency/service on site. The audits are free, and there can be minor retrofitting done too. Download the [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; 2008<br /> This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. <br /> The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. Please contact <a href="mailto:&#97;&#x64;&#109;&#105;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#97;&#x74;&#111;&#x72;&#x40;&#x63;&#104;&#117;&#114;&#x63;&#104;&#101;&#x73;&#x77;&#x61;&#x2e;&#99;&#x6f;&#x6d;&#x2e;&#x61;&#x75;">the Author</a> if you see this.(Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 112939130c07dc121bcaec339f0b8503)</small>]]></description>
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