It appears Chinas crackdown on unregistered Protestant Christians in the lead-up to the Olympics is the most severe for decades.

Darren introduced himself to me at the Cursillo weekend. I didnt recognise him at first. We hadnt met in twenty years.

News reports out of Beijing in the lead-up to the Olympics have revealed a government crackdown on Christians with arrests, raids on house churches and an internet surveillance campaign. Yet the Olympics have also provided the opportunity for government-authorised gospel handouts as the Games begin. Against this backdrop, sydneyanglicans.net spoke to Chinese Christian journalist Promise Hsu about his hope that the spread of the gospel will bring freedom to his homeland.

The Lambeth Conference has been told the Anglican church is being ridiculed as "the gay church".

Deborah Lovely is making history as the first female weightlifter to represent Australia at two Olympic Games. But the committed Christian is adamant she is not there "to win medals for myself".

Several Sydney Anglican churches have been asking their neighbours if theyre ready for a relationship "“ the ultimate relationship, that is.

Democracy is not Christian. It is not part of the solution but part of the problem. It may be the best form of government in a fallen world but it degenerates society.

Welcome home to the freezing Sydney weather! It definitely is a stark change from the warm 30 degree days and the balmy nights we experienced in Fiji. But the weather isnt the only thing that has changed since weve been away. Dare I say it, but everyone on the Year 13 Fiji 08 team has changed in one way or another.