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FCCV AUGUST 2017 NEWSLETTER
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COMMUNITY HARMONY PROGRAM 2017-18: INTERFAITH GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
The Community Harmony Program is designed to enable Victorians to build social cohesion and community harmony through preventative initiatives that address the root causes of social disharmony and racial, ethnic and religious intolerance.
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AUSTRALIAN CHURCH LEADERS CALL FOR URGENT RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Christian communities to urgently respond to women who are being abused in their congregations, with the most senior Anglican cleric in the country arguing victims of domestic violence deserve an apology from the Church.
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REPORTABLE CONDUCT SCHEME HAS NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR HEADS OF RELIGIOUS BODIES
On 1 July 2017 Victoria introduced a Reportable Conduct Scheme to oversee organisational responses to allegations of child abuse or misconduct towards children.
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ISLAMOPHOBIA IS STILL RAISING ITS UGLY HEAD IN AUSTRALIA
A new report finds that Islamophobia is prevalent in Australia - to ignore it would only entrench the problem more deeply.
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VICTORIA’S MULTICULTURAL AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
Victoria’s Multicultural Awards for Excellence honour individuals and organisations that have made outstanding contributions to strengthening Victoria’s multicultural community.
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RELIGIOUS LEADERS OCCUPY ENVIRONMENT MINISTER'S OFFICE TO PROTEST CARMICHAEL COALMINE
Religious leaders from several faiths have occupied the electorate office of Josh Frydenberg today, demanding the federal environment minister withdraw his support for Adani’s Carmichael mine.
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COPTIC CHRISTIAN POPE TO GET KEYS TO CITY OF CASEY
The Coptic Christian Pope, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, will be given the keys to the city when he visits Casey on September 8.
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'NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT SIKHS': SPOTLIGHT ON AUSTRALIA'S GROWING COMMUNITY
SBS World News takes a look at a community that has almost doubled in the last five years according to the latest census data released in June this year.
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ISLAMIC EXPERTS WORK TOWARDS NATIONAL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CURRICULUM TO APPLY FAITH TO MODERN AUSTRALIAN LIFE
A new high school curriculum will help young people realise there's no conflict between following Islam and being raised Australian.
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MEET THE MANDAEANS: AUSTRALIAN FOLLOWERS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST CELEBRATE NEW YEAR
It might not be the Tigris or the Euphrates, but the Nepean River in Western Sydney is vital to the Australian adherents of one of the world's most ancient religions.
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MISS WORLD AUSTRALIA BECOMES THE FLAG-BEARER FOR ISLAM AS THE RELIGION OF PEACE
Esma Voloder, a criminal profiler from Melbourne who identifies herself as a Muslim has recently won the Miss world Australia pageant and has grabbed the opportunity to clear misconceptions about Islam.
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GOD’S BIKIES ON THE HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN
If you thought Jesus wasn’t for tough guys, wait till you meet God’s Squad, which tears up the highway in the name of the Lord.
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‘WE’RE HEADED TOWARD ONE OF THE GREATEST DIVISIONS IN THE HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE’
A small, vocal group of Conservative rabbis is pushing the movement to accept marriages between Jews and non-Jews. The fight is really about the future of the religion.
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BUDDHISM BONANZA: CELEBRATIONS ACROSS AUSTRALIA AS RELIGION MAINTAINS ITS POPULARITY
The 2016 census shows Australians are less religious than ever before, but one religion is maintaining its popularity, with diverse celebrations planned across the country this weekend.
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