CHRISTIAN ACTIVISTS LAMENT
Eternity News reports on the trial of five Australian Christian peace activists who escaped the threat of jail, but were fined $15,000 recently for trespassing last year at Australia’s top secret military intelligence base, Pine Gap, in Alice Springs. One of the protestors, Andy Paine, explains:
“We went there to lament – an ancient and very biblical practice. We lamented to bring into the open what really happens at Pine Gap beyond the euphemism of ‘intelligence gathering’. There are deaths of civilians just like us that can be directly linked to Pine Gap. But also the lament was to confront the violence that lives constantly in our world. On the long walk through the bush we could contemplate the roots of sin and violence in our own hearts, our relationships, and our broader society.”
LARGE ILLUSTRATED BIBLE
Mainstream media have reported that a Bible illustrated over 16 years by German artist Willy Wiedmann has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest accordion book. More than 500 volunteers helped fold the 3,333 hand-drawn illustrations, spanning 1,517 metres, into a book with a surface area of 645.2 square metres.
CHRISTMAS CAROL SPECTACULARS
Over 45,000 people were expected to attend Hillsong Church’s annual Christmas Carols Spectacular. The theatrical productions with film, song, dance and a visit from Santa were held at 13 locations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Bali.
