I am not relishing the prospect of a Federal Election in a few months, watching our political leaders play their fiddles while Rome burns. Yet we are privileged with one of the best functioning democracies in the world - how can we honour that privilege more hopefully than by just voting? Firstly, listen to our MannaCast series on "Christianity & Politics". Secondly, check out Common Grace's election engagement webinar's and training events.

The final part of our Christianity and politics series is now live! This one's all about where we are today and what to do (and not do) about it. Yes, it's an election year, but there's much more to it that how we vote (though we do get into that)! Listen here: https://mannagum.podbean.com/e/ep-33-christian-political-witness-christianity-and-politics-p-4/

I'm no fan of any social media platform, but the US may not have thought through the unintended geopolitical ramifications of banning tiktok...

This video argues that there is nothing natural about the California wildfires, and that even before the impacts of climate change, they are primarily the result of human actions that have dehydrated the landscape. This is central to the argument of "Call of the Reed Warbler", the Australian manifesto of regen agriculture by Charles Massy. Colonisation impacts on the landscape had already produced a drier, more fire-prone continent by 1900, long before the effects of global warming were felt. Not only is wild fire man-made, so is our experience of drought. The questions of how we manage the Murray-Darling Basin will never be solved until we begin to pay attention to what is happening on land, and start restoring ground hydrology. #regenerativeagriculture

In our recent MannaCast series on Christianity and politics, we discussed some of the challenges facing democracy. Here is one: Corporate lobbyists can cheaply access politicians in private, while peaceful public protestors face harsh penalties. The maximum fine for a single protester in South Australia could pay for TWELVE lobbyist meetings with ministers. https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/compared-to-the-cost-of-protesting-buying-time-with-a-minister-is-very-cheap/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIDxdhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHSDwm4QmgDc1EEFpYPap5iRongLc_pmsLolLCY6vGLuKVx2YLpfSEeLMVA_aem_WD6-9svdjqXF-XZMfpgwSw

In our recent MannaCast series on Christianity & politics, we discussed the challenges facing democracy. Here is one: Corporate lobbyists can cheaply access politicians in private, while peaceful public protestors face harsh penalties. The maximum fine for a single protester in South Australia could pay for TWELVE lobbyist meetings with ministers.