• Home
  • About Us
  • Features
    Encanto: A lesson in listening to young prophets
    Encanto: A lesson in listening to young prophets
    Elliot’s Hidden A-Gender
    Elliot’s Hidden A-Gender
    Rainbow Steps and Affirming Congregations
    Rainbow Steps and Affirming Congregations
    Did the Christmas story really happen?
    Did the Christmas story really happen?
  • Reviews
    Frank Herbert’s Dune Finally Gets the Screen Adaptation It Deserves
    Frank Herbert’s Dune Finally Gets the Screen Adaptation It Deserves
    The multiverse of madness
    The multiverse of madness
    Disney’s Encanto celebrates Colombian culture!
    Disney’s Encanto celebrates Colombian culture!
    A good time to go out
    A good time to go out
  • News
  • Events
Home
About Us
Advertise
Contact Us
Features
Reviews
News
Events
Home
News round-up, 13 February

News round-up, 13 February

Country preschool fundraiser caught up in Fifty Shades of Grey controversy

A regional preschool fundraising event has been cancelled at the last minute, after UnitingCare declared the sexually explicit movie Fifty Shades of Grey was an inappropriate choice for a film screening.

READ ON

Fifty Shades of Grey film prompts donations to charities for domestic abuse victims

A US grassroots movement is urging people to donate $50 to women’s shelters rather than see Fifty Shades of Grey as the controversial film sparks global debate about domestic abuse.

Through its depiction of explicit sexual practices including domination and submission, activists have accused the first film in author E.L James’ Fifty Shades trilogy of blurring the lines between healthy and harmful sex.

READ ON

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Gets Black Marks from Bishops, Pastors

The film adaptation of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which opens in theatres today, has movie morality guardians armed and heading for battle.

The Catholic bishop of Buffalo, N.Y., has warned fellow prelates to step up preaching on the true beauty of sex-within-male-female-marriage — and do it pronto.

READ ON

Share

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on linkedin
Insights Magazine

Insights Magazine

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISING

UPCOMING EVENTS

ADD AN EVENT

Are you hosting an event in the Synod that will be of interest to Insights’ readers?

To add an event listing email us your event details. A full list of events can be found on our Events page.

Connect With Us

Facebook-f Twitter Instagram Envelope-open-text

INSTAGRAM

#InsightsMagazine recently shared an article from…
Christmas and New Year is a time to slow down, enj…
Happy New Year NSW & ACT! May you shine the light…
It's a wrap! 📣🎉 Thank you for your support and sha…
What is it going to take for us to recognise we’re…
Merry Christmas🎄 May this day give you happy memor…
Follow on Instagram

ABOUT US

Insights, the magazine of the Uniting Church in Australia’s Synod of New South Wales and the ACT tells the story of the church to Uniting Church members. Insights keeps people informed. It gets people talking. It builds community.

Facebook-square Twitter Instagram

ARCHIVES

Archives

Recent Posts

Comments

Recent Comments

Copyright All rights reserved | Site by Intelligent Developments

About Insights

Scroll to Top