Across the ditch, the Uniting Church of Australia has provided us with another fine example of the inclusive church in action - effectively excluding evangelicals at their July General Asesmbly. Evangelicals (along with others) have formed an Assembly of Confessing Churches within the Uniting Church of Australia, ACC(UCA) and have invited congregations to send representatives to a conference to be held early October. The two main groups involved are the RA www.reformingalliance.org.au (Reforming Alliance within the Uniting Church) and EMU (Evangelical Members within the Uniting Church). [nb I can't connect with the EMU
www.emu.asn.au website for some reason] The liberal hierarchy of the Church, after unilaterally naming both the day and time for a meeting, then released an aggressive media statement "http://assembly2006.uca.org.au/news/news_items3/_media_release__meeting_with_the_leaders_of_the_proposed_acc after the ACC were unable to meet on those dates. This kind of patronising bullyboy tactics is typical, I'm afraid, of all too many liberal in positions of leadership.

Rev Malcolm Falloon
Warden