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A Colloquium: Religion in the Public Square

The Church & Nation Committee of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria is organising an inaugural  three day colloquium, Religion in the Public Square, from Thursday–Saturday, July 22–24, 2010 in the Assembly Hall, 156 Collins St, Melbourne.

The  keynote speaker will be the noted ethicist, Dr Scott Rae. Dr Rae is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Talbot School of Theology in California. His primary interests are medical ethics and business ethics.  In addition to Dr Rae there will a number of other excellent speakers, all highly qualified in their respective fields.

The papers on offer fall into six areas:

·         Business ethics and the future of capitalism

·         Securing freedom of religion in a hostile environment

·         The case for Religion in the Public Square

·         Understanding vocation

·         Affirming and promoting pro-life policies

·         Sex: the worst and the best

For details of the programme, speakers and registration for attendance:

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God's Instruction for Life

presenting

the truth of God with clarity and humility to the people of God in particular and to the nation in general

promoting

christian ethics, and in particular family values as defined in the Bible, as the necessary foundation for a stable society. These values need to be upheld by the parliamentary and legal systems for the benefit of Australian society

persuading

the Church and Nation to adhere to and defend the Lord's guidelines for living. We will also encourage God's people to pray for and support civil rulers in the fulfillment of their biblical mandate. The committee itself will seek to offer guidance and encouragement to civil rulers in spiritual and moral matters according to the Word of God and to admonish them not to support those who lobby for immoral changes which would undermine the stability of Australian society


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