A coalition of religious groups calling for a rethink Australias approach to abortion, believes Government could dramatically slash abortion numbers just through better education and support services for women.

John Carroll, professor of sociology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, is not afraid of big ideas. His 2004 book The Wreck of Western Culture "“ a substantial reworking of a 1993 effort "“ is a passionate, daring and sustained attack on the bloodlines of what we call "the West." He calls his book "a spiritual history of the West." He writes with a refreshing polemical zeal and with none of the hedging and over-qualifying so characteristic of academic prose.

The response to the appeals for victims of the Boxing Day tsunami has been overwhelming. Many people usually donate generously after disasters but the response on this occasion has covered the length and breadth of the community. Now the question is going to be, 'Are we in it for the long haul?

Members of the western Sydneys Bird Yard Big Band have poured their art and soul into an Anglican fundraising event for the victims of the recent tsunami.

Bishop Robert Forsyth will use a national radio platform to chide the government for plans to promote a mythic multi-faith religion.

Paul Cheung teaches English as a second language and is going to East Asia with OMF in June. He divides his time between churches in Annandale and Hurstville. Find out which five books have been formative in his Christian life.

Chris Allan 'never thought hed see the day when he would wear a clerical collar. But on the weekend he joined a growing team of newly ordained ministers seeking to bring Christ to Sydneys sprawling western heartland.

Tracy Gordon, spokesperson for Sydney Dioceses Social Issues Executive, has rejected claims made in the Sydney Morning Herald that there is a 'secret agenda to change Australias abortion laws.