Roundup: Fracking, Hildegard von Bingen, evangelism challenge, Robin Hood tax, same-sex marriage, Monty Python

Fracking

The ugliest word in the English language.

The Seer

Vision profiles Hildegard von Bingen.

Church growth and evangelism challenge

Does your church initiative pass the Ten Tests?

PM pressed on Robin Hood tax

Sixty-five signatories representing organisations including World Vision, the Uniting Church, Baptist World Aid and the Australian Council of Trade Unions have written to Julia Gillard asking her to back a 0.05 per cent wholesale financial transactions tax at the Group of 20 world leaders meeting.

Methodist pastors flout ban on performing same-sex marriage

A growing number of pastors in the United Methodist Church say they’re no longer willing to obey a church rule that prohibits them from officiating at same-sex marriages, despite the potential threat of being disciplined or dismissed from the church.

BBC to dramatise unholy row over Monty Python’s Life of Brian

Holy Flying Circus to focus on comedians’ struggle with church, councils and critics in runup to release of controversial film.