Global warming, toxic waste, whale hunting - Sydney Anglicans have strong opinions on all the top environmental topics, they just don't know it yet, says the diocese's Social Issues Executive.

Feminists would be appalled at this book. The central premise, that every woman needs a man named Jesus, is promoted by every one of the 21 contributors.

The acting head of Sydney's Evangelism Ministries has been selected by the General Synod as the man most likely to help Australia's diverse Anglican dioceses turn the corner from decline to growth.

Fancy a job that pays you to send text messages to your friends? The hours are long but the rewards are guaranteed to last forever.

The new head of Australias four million Anglicans says his first priority is not to lobby the government over workplace reform, or see women become bishops, or even to deal with the homosexuality row, but to get more people sitting in the pews on Sundays.

Finally, an explanation of the Christian approach to the environment that can be absorbed on an afternoon in the train or passed on to an acquaintence without fear of stressing the friendship.

Even as the clearing up, forensic work, medical treatment and mourning continues in the aftermath of the terrible bomb attacks against London on 7 July 2005, policy makers in government and civil society are necessarily required to think about the response to these awful events.

The Prime Minister John Howard joined Australians in prayer yesterday as hundreds braved the wind and rain to gather at St Andrews Cathedral for a special service in the wake of Londons terror bombings.