UCA Reflections

ACC response to Uniting Church Marriage Paper

Christ, Marriage and the Uniting Church

Rod James reflects on the implications for the Uniting Church if the Church moves to change its theology of Marriage.

Marriage and Gnosticism

This paper by Max Champion provides a helpful overview of many of the issues in the current same-gender marriage discussion within the church. The full pdf version is available here.

13th Assembly ACC Blog

ACC responds to UnitingJustice Submission

Sacred Union Ceremonies: How gnostics mimic marriage

Helping Marriages in Australia

Peter Bentley considers how churches can encourage and support marriages in an increasingly alien environment.

The Uniting Church in Dire Straights

Peter Sellick considers the proposed change to the Uniting Church preamble. In his introduction he posits:

It is always a bad idea to alter the theology or the liturgy of the church to meet political ends. ....

Three Questions for the Uniting Church - but still no answers

Nell Muirden posits three questions about the UCA's official line and direction regarding homosexual endorsement.

Too Many Gods: Re-reading the preamble

Paul Langkamp offers a new reading of the proposed preamble. (From ACCatalyst February 2010)