Mosques across Australia threw open their doors to welcome visitors on Saturday 23 November 2024, for the eleventh annual National Mosque Open Day.
Source: Australia Muslim Times
Commercial surrogacy, gender self-identification on birth certificates, and the safety of women-only spaces were at the forefront of a roundtable discussion of interfaith leaders and NSW state Liberal MLC Susan Carter.
Source: Catholic News
Wyndham City Council has come under fire for replacing its traditional opening prayer with a secular “opening pledge” without consulting the community.
Source: Wyndham TV
A coalition of 25 Australian organisations is set to gather at Melbourne’s Federation Square this Sunday, December 1st, to protest against the detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, popularly known as Chinmoy Prabhu, a revered ISKCON monk and human rights advocate.
Source: Australia Today
For six months last year, 17-year-old Nitya Shah packed her swimmers, goggles and towel into a bag, and set off to run swimming lessons for toddlers. Juggling her part-time job around school, the Year 11 student carefully saved about $7,000 in total.
Source: ABC
Diwali was always a cultural, not a religious, festival for my family. To be honest, I celebrated it more enthusiastically than I did Eid.
Source: ABC
Faith representatives are encouraging decision-makers to give hope to vulnerable communities and protect the planet, through bold deals at the annual United Nations climate summit.
Source: Melbourne Anglican
Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
Source: The Conversation
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