July AD 2002 Journal

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The July Journal contains the following articles:

Complaint of ‬ Religious Vilification‬
An outline of the complaint that has been brought under the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act against Catch the Fire Ministries by the Islamic Council of Victoria.

Sudan: Revival and Horror
A story of hope and revival among the Christians of Sudan who are being persecuted by the authorities and militants. In the midst of persecution Christianity is flourishing.

Funding for Embryonic Stem Cells
The story behind the embryonic stem cells issue is MONEY. Senators Ron Boswell and Brian Harradine have been revealing the connections between the leading proponents and the drug companies.

Increase in Illegal Brothels
Since the legalisation of prostitution in Victoria the number of illegal brothels has continued to rise. The police say it is the local Council‬'s responsibility to act to close them down.

Nancy Crick's Death Not In Vain
Dr David van Gend has written an excellent article about the death of Nancy Crick and the pro-euthanasia lobby.

The Letter Box Invasion
An interesting reflection by Neil Ryan about the excessive and undesirable ‬'junk mail' in our letter boxes.

'Peace Palaces' for Australia
Fourteen Peace Palaces are planned for Australia by the followers of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who started Transcendental Meditation.

Pray for the Nation
Prayer Bus, Rise Up Australia, Family Forum.

News and Action
Arrests at abortion clinic protest, Family Planning clinics closed, Growth of Islam, Novotel promotion, WA Cannabis laws, Code of Conduct for Judges.

It‬'s a Strange World
The problems with ‬'values-free' education.

Morning After Pill Goes on Sale
This pill is now officially able to be sold in Australia by prescription.

Enormous Cost of Injecting Room
Statistics about the enormous cost of the heroin injecting room in Sydney.

World News
Update from around the world.