Follow davidould, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/davidould Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:29:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zSrar-d5x6gixKeetMRuZbW davidould.net predicts that tonight's Brisbane Presidential Address will take a similar tack to that of Bishop Treloar in Gippsland and we'll have our first Archbishop leading their diocese across a line that may very well permanently split the Anglican Church of Australia.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:54:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zSrar-d5x6gixKeetMRuZbW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQ_9toCDuLkAnHnycKeoCpf Friday saw day 5 of General Synod as we wrapped things up and then made our way to the airport and began the long trip home to our various dioceses. I’m sure each of us will have had our own thoughts as the plane lifted into the early evening sky. Is it too melodramatic to […]]]> Sat, 14 May 2022 03:37:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQ_9toCDuLkAnHnycKeoCpf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zTdIPr7tiLoArmyhX6zo8SW Thursday morning arrived with one pressing question for the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia – what would be the immediate response to the rejection by a majority of the House of Bishops of basic orthodoxy on the doctrine of marriage? The answer came at almost the very beginning of business. Following morning […]]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 13:56:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zTdIPr7tiLoArmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zSTT04vJjInkyVCAQLB0bf5 Kevin and I discuss where we’re up to at General Synod.]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 04:04:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zSTT04vJjInkyVCAQLB0bf5 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQolGNP3uNoAFyOSYGFl6uu A momentous day has closed at the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia. In a key vote to affirm a Statement on Marriage as the union of a man and a woman a majority House of Bishops showed themselves to be in a very different place to the overwhelming majority of the rest […]]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 15:09:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQolGNP3uNoAFyOSYGFl6uu https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQluhsH7EE7MB-xWH3zZqEA Day 2 of General Synod has drawn to a close and I think it’s fair to say that the consensus is that, all in all, it’s been a good day. While most of the attention will naturally have been on the closing debate, we spent the morning and first half of the afternoon working through […]]]> Tue, 10 May 2022 14:47:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQluhsH7EE7MB-xWH3zZqEA https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zTHIxAG_MToV6gzzHWHxDTV General Synod 18 of the Anglican Church of Australia is now well underway with a full day of business already dealt with. First order of business was the Presidential Address [pdf] from Primate Archbishop Smith of Adelaide. The Primate set a gentle encouraging tone as he spoke to the almost 300 delegates. His talk outlined […]]]> Mon, 09 May 2022 12:47:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zTHIxAG_MToV6gzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRzRBAahf0EuZu9CxXrVx4c The 18th Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia is finally upon us after numerous delays. Delegates from all 23 dioceses will gather together for 5 days on the Gold Coast to consider a range of matters but it is clear that a long-awaited debate on human sexuality is the topic […]]]> Sat, 07 May 2022 06:36:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRzRBAahf0EuZu9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQKujuQodFFsFhGNgNo2_0q Here’s the latest Dual Citizens episode. I talk about the mess that is Brian Houston’s fall from grace and the poor handling by the Hillsong board and we also think about the euthanasia bill currently before the NSW Parliament.]]> Wed, 23 Mar 2022 22:55:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQKujuQodFFsFhGNgNo2_0q https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zT5ce82opLTFabel3Iu4GjH
Here's the latest Dual Citizens. What does the acquittal of a Northern Territory police constable say about the need for justice? And as Russia silences all those who dissent, are we any better?




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Here's the latest episode. What can we learn from the tragic early death of Shane Warne and what's the very best thing for all women all around the world?




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]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:11:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRhsS_Rq8vj41hGNgNo2_0q https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zTxL0aO5iq-bem6srrLMsqK This week’s Dual Citizens is out! I discuss the current terrible floods in Australia and wonder if we’ve got our priorities quite right. Then we turn to the incredible story of Ukraine’s President – is he the leader we all want? audio coming soon!]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:49:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zTxL0aO5iq-bem6srrLMsqK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRv2akOW1h__qgzzHWHxDTV The Archbishop of Perth has today released a statement in response to growing concerns about tonight’s ordination and the appointment of a new precentor at the Cathedral. The statement is reproduced below: davidould.net understands that conservatives in the diocese are not placated by this message. In particular they find the assertion of the Archbishop that […]]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:03:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRv2akOW1h__qgzzHWHxDTV https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRSzKlCexfsbTRQaTQYXBS9
Here's the latest episode! I chat about the abuse of Russian Olympic skaters, the needless attempt to silence politicians, and we think a little deeper about what "the end times" are and what that means for us.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6PsFZCyckI




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]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:38:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zRSzKlCexfsbTRQaTQYXBS9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQ1vawFDuYTdPdczOo_8W9B The Archbishop of Perth, Kay Goldsworthy, is set to proceed with an ordination later this week that, according to sources in the diocese, is set to “split the diocese”. On the evening of Thursday 24 February 2022 Archbishop Goldsworthy will preside over the ordination at St George’s Cathedral where four candidates will be made deacon. […]]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2022 23:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQ1vawFDuYTdPdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQiR9yIJn-e_i1Ly282xAAw One of the positive aspects of Facebook is that they allow you to run charity fundraisers with no cost to the charity, no fee taken for the service. For a few years now I’ve run a fundraiser every birthday month for Diamond Women, a group of dedicated professionals and individuals that seek to support and […]]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:14:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQiR9yIJn-e_i1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQtQdAvHIgDvKvLeqE6yv18 Episode 5 of Dual Citizens is up! Here’s the video: Audio podcast coming soon!]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 02:41:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQtQdAvHIgDvKvLeqE6yv18 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQF8wtnaWCCkrG7Iy_4u0x9
Here's the latest episode of Dual Citizens! I talk about the issues behind the Religious Discrimination Bill that the government has just withdrawn from Parliament, the increasing "snowflake" nature of so many, and what links the two.




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Here's the latest episode of Dual Citizens!



I talk about the attempts to de-platform Joe Rogan from Spotify, noting the overlap of issues with the Citipointe College furoré. We close with some thoughts on why it's taken so long for Brian Houston to step down from all his Hillsong roles.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T426vR8F8CE








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]]> Thu, 03 Feb 2022 08:31:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQyUT7RqEUuDt3hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQQ4qRvvJivuZNaYRWadcX6 Here’s the second episode! Do let me know what you think! Share and check out the Dual Citizens website! If you have a suggestion for future episodes, tell me.]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:52:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/zQ1VbPQP5zQQ4qRvvJivuZNaYRWadcX6