Faith Communities Council of Victoria: Promoting a Harmonious Victoria

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Welcome to FCCV

Established in 2010, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body. FCCV was created to contribute to the harmony of the Victorian community by promoting positive relations between people of different faiths and greater public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, customs and practices of Victoria's diverse faith traditions.

2018 Multifaith Calendar

logomfcalendar The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.

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Salvation Army, Scouts, YMCA, Anglican Church sign on to redress scheme for sex abuse victims

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Scouts Australia, the Salvation Army, YMCA Australia and the Anglican Church are all joining the national redress scheme for child abuse survivors.

Source: ABC

Ruddock’s religious freedom report handed to Malcolm Turnbull

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The Prime Minister's office confirmed it may be 'weeks' before the Ruddock review is released to the public, giving the government time to consider its response.

Source: SBS

Budget 2018: Churches win exemption from paying for Aussie apprenticeships

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Religious groups have won a valuable exemption that means they can hire workers from overseas without paying into the Skilling Australians Fund.

Source: SBS

'God's good creation': Uniting Church's key governance body endorses same-sex marriage

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The Uniting Church in Australia could be the country's first major Christian denomination to allow same-sex marriage.

Source: SBS

School chaplain program's $247m budget extension rejected by teachers' union

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Union calls for funds to be spent more broadly amid claims the government ignored opposition to the program.

Source: The Guardian

Keeping the faith: Asian-Australians fill church pews amid exodus

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While the wider population is turning away from traditional worship, Asian-Australians continue to fill the pews of Christian churches.

Source: SBS

Interfaith Ramadan Dinner: Month of Compassion

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On Thursday 24 May, an Interfaith Ramadan Dinner was hosted by Al Siraat College and proudly supported by City of Whittlesea with an attendance of almost 100 guests.

Source: Australian Muslim Times

Bendigo welcomes striking four-tonne jade Buddha after epic global journey

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A giant Buddha carved from a single piece of jade has taken pride of place inside the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in central Victoria.

Source: ABC

How the Bible helped shape Australian culture

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Did you know the anti-Christian slang, “Bible-bashers,” was coined by Australians? Or that the largest crowd ever to gather at the MCG was for Billy Graham in 1959 (143,750 people)?

Source: The Conversation

Pope meets Buddhists, Hindus, Jains, Sikhs

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Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Christian representatives had participated in a conference on Tuesday organized by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Source: Vatican News

Anglican Church of Canada elects its first female archbishop

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The Bishop of New Westminster, Melissa Skelton, has been elected as Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of British Columbia and Yukon.

Source: Anglican Communion News Service