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Showcasing - Collective Shout
Collective Shout is a new grassroots campaigns movement mobilising and equipping individuals and groups to target corporations, advertisers, marketers and media which objectify women and sexualise girls to sell products and services. [Thursday, 4th March 2010]
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A love that saves
Sam felt abandoned by everyone. At the age of 4, Sam Jackel already knew that she was not like most little girls. Other little girls were wanted by their parents, and they did not have a drunken father who abused their mother or who tried to kill the whole family in a fit of rage. [Thursday, 4th March 2010]
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Violent games make violent kids
Research published yesterday by the American Psychological Association, analysing 130 studies worldwide, has proved conclusively that exposure to violent computer games affects youth behaviour. [Thursday, 4th March 2010]
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Sexualisation of Young People
The UK Home Office has just released the Sexualisation of Young People: Review by Dr Linda Papadopoulos. It is a compelling, thorough and strongly evidence-based paper which should be read by anyone concerned about the impacts of the pornification of culture on girls and boys. [Wednesday, 3rd March 2010]
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They’re off! Electionfest 2010 starts in SA, Tas
Australian Christian Lobby’s Rob Ward points to one sleeper issue: as churches get more serious about the, “biblical mandate to serve the poor some church groups are nervous that neither of the major parties want to partner with their social-concern arms.” [Wednesday, 3rd March 2010]
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What price a child?
Overseas students and workers in Australia on special visas are being forced to abort their babies if they become pregnant. Last month a major SA hospital reported that a massive one third of abortions are being performed on overseas students. Unofficial reports from other states suggest a similar situation Australia-wide. [Wednesday, 3rd March 2010]
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Video game link
Experts claim there's a link between violent video games and youth crime. [Tuesday, 2nd March 2010]
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Religious repression meets living faith
A report shows that more than two-thirds of the world's people live under highly restrictive regimes. But faith can still find ways to act. [Tuesday, 23rd February 2010]
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Sight Seeing: Moving beyond the 'right' and 'left'
As we once more approach the federal election, we should first stand back and reflect on how our political system is communicated and what kind of concepts shape our understanding. [Thursday, 18th February 2010]
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