Church of England should allow same-sex marriage, says Bishop of Oxford

Five more Anglican bishops back same-sex marriages in church

The Church of England should allow same-sex marriage for congregation and clergy, the Bishop of Oxford has said, becoming the most senior figure to weigh in on the subject.

The Rt Rev Dr Steven Croft also acknowledged the “acute pain and distress of LGBTQ+ people in the life of the church”, and apologised for his own views being “slow to change”.

Five more Anglican bishops have publicly backed a call for the Church of England to lift its ban on same-sex marriage, in a sign that momentum may be building for a historic change.

All of these so called "Christian" leaders pushing for same-sex marriage to be allowed by the "Church" yet not one reference to scripture that they all claim to teach. If they looked up what the Bible says about sin they may realise they are leading their parishioners straight toward the gates of hell.

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Israel’s Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory

Israel’s prime minister, Yair Lapid, has called Benjamin Netanyahu to offer his congratulations on the opposition leader’s election win following the conclusion of vote counting in this week’s election.

Netanyahu, chair of the conservative Likud party and Israel’s longest serving prime minister, is expected to begin an unprecedented third term as premier after holding coalition negotiations with his religious and far-right allies on forming a government.

The bloc, which includes the extremist Religious Zionists party and two Ultra-Orthodox parties, won a comfortable majority in Tuesday’s election, the country’s fifth in four years.

Netanyahu was removed from office last summer by a diverse coalition which formed a so-called “government of change”. Infighting led to its downfall a year later, sending a frustrated electorate back to the voting booths.

This time around, the rocketing popularity of the Religious Zionists’ deputy, Itamar Ben-Gvir, helped the party more than double their number of seats, With 14, they are now the third-largest party in parliament, and will likely receive important ministerial positions in the new government.

A former follower of the banned Kach terrorist group, with a conviction for inciting racism, Ben-Gvir supports altering Israel’s legal code, which could help Netanyahu evade a conviction in his corruption trial. He has also lobbied for the deportation of “disloyal” Palestinian citizens of Israel.

Arab-Israeli politician, Aida Touma-Suleiman, said on Wednesday that Netanyahu would be forming a government “with fascists by his side”.

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North Korea fires more than 10 missiles towards South Korea in major escalation

South Korea says North Korea fired more than 10 missiles in its direction on Wednesday morning, including one projectile that flew close to South Korea’s Ulleung island before hitting the waters off its east coast.

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NZ passes anti-free speech language compliance law

‘This is quite Orwellian’: NZ government introduces language compliance officers

New Zealand Labour, supported by the Greens, and Māori Party, have passed ‘plain language’ legislation, which will require all branches of government to employ language compliance officers. 

The ‘plain language’ bill was approved by the New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday and comes into effect once the legislation receives Royal assent. Advocates of the new law defended the bill arguing, in sum, that a bigger bureaucracy was better for democracy. The language compliance legislation’s author and Labour member for Nelson, Rachel Boyack, told Parliament:

Jurist explained the ‘plain language’ law demands ‘all reporting agencies appoint plain language officers’. These are compliance officers employed by respective departments to essentially police the use of language.

Inspiration for the language compliance law came from an Obama-era legislation in the United States known as the Plain Writing Act of 2010.

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Kanye West antisemitism controversy: What rapper said and how people have reacted

Kanye West has been widely condemned for his recent slew of antisemitic comments, but the rapper has previous form with making controversial remarks.

The 45-year-old, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, has seen a completed documentary about him shelved and he has been dropped by his talent agency, fashion brand Balenciaga, Adidas and his bank JP Morgan.

Earlier this month West tweeted to say he was "going death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE" before alleging he wasn't "Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also".

He added: "You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda".

Many people condemned West's remarks and several brands have distanced themselves from him.

Adidas ended its lucrative partnership with the star and announced that production of the popular Yeezy line would stop immediately - after which he dropped out of Forbes' billionaire list.

Clothing company Gap Inc, which terminated its tie-up with West in September, is also taking immediate steps to remove Yeezy Gap products from its stores.

Talent agency CAA and the Balenciaga fashion house have also ditched the 45-year-old - and a completed documentary about West has been shelved.

Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek said West's comments were "awful" but that his music would stay on the platform.

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Garry Kasparov Says Rishi Sunak's First Phone Call As UK PM Was To 'The Leader Of The Free World' — It Wasn't Joe Biden

Russian Chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov, who holds a pro-Ukraine stance, said the new U.K. Prime Minister made his first call "to the leader of the free world" after Rishi Sunak and the Ukrainian president discussed the war on Tuesday.

What Happened: Kasparov, in a tweet on Thursday, said that according to "old tradition," the first call by a U.K. prime minister is usually made to Washington. However, defying norms this time, Sunak, who took charge as prime minister on Tuesday, made his first call to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and not U.S. President Joe Biden.

Zelenskyy was the first world leader to speak to Sunak on Tuesday night as he became the new PM of the U.K. after Liz Truss resigned within 45 days in office — the shortest tenure of any U.K. prime minister.

"I believe that the partnership between our countries and the already traditional British leadership in defense of democracy and freedom will be further strengthened. I invited the prime minister to visit Ukraine," Zelenskyy said.

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Drag queen recruited by school district to serve as crossing guard

Celebrity drag queen serves as crossing guard to promote student safety

Phil Johnson was kicked off Twitter for saying that the stationing of drag-queen crossing guards at elementary schools is state-sponsored grooming.

Phil posted a screenshot of the Tweet and says that he is refusing to admit that this constitutes harassment or a threat of violence against anyone because it is a statement of his moral convictions regarding a news story.

Phil goes on to say "This is the first time Twitter’s woke police have harassed me. But it will constitute a permanent ban from Twitter if they persist in demanding that I plead guilty to the charge of hate speech".

"School districts keep trying harder to foist this stuff on elementary school children. It's nothing short of state-sponsored grooming. Twitter has banned me for saying so. But while punishing me for speaking out might silence others, it isn't likely to change many minds. There WILL be a backlash against this campaign".

We live in a time where people no longer want to hear truth and will not stand for anyone who would speak truth about sin. We are told to embrace the sin and depravity of others and to not do so is bigotry. But if you are a true believer in Christ then you have no choice, you must speak up against this agenda of sexual deviancy.

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Prayer is 'absurd' in politics: Greens MP

The NSW Greens have renewed a push to abolish Christian prayers in state parliament, saying the tradition is "absurd" and alienating to the general community.

"I think it is absurd," Greens MP Abigail Boyd told AAP of the tradition.

"When I worked at Kmart, we did not have to stand and listen to The Lord's Prayer before we opened all the registers up," she added.

"I think most people in the real world think that it is quite extraordinary."

Momentum to remove the Christian tradition from public institutions is growing across the country, according to Rationalist Society of Australia president Meredith Doig.

"People are wanting change, and that includes change to the tradition of privileging one religion over another," Dr Doig told AAP.

NSW councils including Shoalhaven and Wagga Wagga had already opted to switch to a moment of quiet reflection, she said.

In Victoria, the Mildura Rural Council has received a motion from councillor Jodi Reynolds to replace prayer with an affirmation.

"A prayer is something that is said in your home (or) in your church. The council chamber is a workplace," Ms Reynolds said.

The tradition also stifled diversity on the council, she said.

"The more diversity that you can get in any governing body ... the more that chamber can represent your community, the better decisions you make."

"A prayer is something that is said in your home (or) in your church. The council chamber is a workplace," Ms Reynolds said.

Ms Boyd previously launched an unsuccessful motion to have the prayer removed in 2019.

Any motion to remove the prayer from Australian parliaments would not be supported by Liberal MP Tanya Davies.

"It is a reminder to all MPs to serve with humility, conviction, compassion, justice and equity," she told AAP.

A spokesperson from NSW Labor said they did not support the motion.

Motions to alter the tradition were stridently opposed by outgoing Labor MP Walt Secord, whose office was inundated with calls against the idea when it was first floated.

"Surprisingly adherents to non-Christian faiths, including Hindus and Muslims, saw it as an attack on all people of faith, not just The Lord's Prayer," he said in 2019.

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US military forces 'fully prepared' to cross into Ukraine

False flag? Russia says Ukraine plans to detonate a ‘dirty bomb’

U.S. military forces are "fully prepared" to cross into Ukraine at a moment's notice to fight a war against Russia.

The Army's 101st Airborne Division, who boast the "Screaming Eagles" moniker, have been deployed to Europe for the first time since World War II.

Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the division's deputy commander, stressed this is "not a training deployment" but rather a "combat deployment".

Russia has accused Ukraine of planning to detonate a radioactive dirty bomb and blame it on Moscow. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the “rapidly deteriorating situation” in the Ukraine war in calls with NATO nations on Sunday. Without providing evidence, Shoigu said Ukraine could escalate the conflict with a dirty bomb — a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste. It does not have the devastating effect of a nuclear explosion, but it could expose broad areas to radioactive contamination. 

“If anyone can use nuclear weapons in this part of Europe — it can be only one source — and that source is the one that has ordered comrade Shoigu to telephone here or there,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video message.

US President Joe Biden has warned that the world is closer to “armageddon” than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Victoria’s elite police unit ‘acted inconsistently with human rights charter’: IBAC

Victoria Police’s elite tactical unit has been running high-risk operations that have resulted in serious injuries and alleged human rights abuses without proper planning, obtaining authorisation to intervene and properly documenting its use of force, according to the state’s peak integrity body.

The latest damning assessment of the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) – which was heavily involved in responding to the 2017 Bourke Street killings by James Gargasoulas – has been released by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC).

In the nightclub shooting incident, IBAC said CIRT officers did not revise their plan to storm the venue and confront the patron despite confirming that the suspect was carrying a plastic imitation gun at the dress-up swingers’ party.

IBAC also said Victoria Police command had rejected the findings of its own internal review into the incident that “demonstrated that there were safer, reasonable and less forceful options available than the tactical response deployed by CIRT”.

At Hares & Hyenas, the report found that CIRT intervened in the hunt for the suspect that was mistakenly believed to have fled into the bookshop without informing police already involved in the operation.

The arresting officer failed to explain to the man, who was later determined to be innocent, why he had been arrested or advise him of his rights.

Police Services around the country are in decline, standards for new recruits are continually lowered to entice new recruits while suspect ethical behaviour is constantly overlooked. Morals, integrity and ethical standards are overlooked, and excuses are constantly proffered for police officers poor behaviour.

If police services around the nation continue to lower standards in order to gain recruitment numbers, then Australians can look forward to deteriorating service. But my concern is (and I believe I have started to see it happen) we will see more outcomes where innocent people are mistakenly targeted and then pay the ultimate price for a substandard police officer who is not fit to hold a gun. 

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