Eternity (newspaper)

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Eternity
EditorJohn Sandeman
CountryAustralia
Websitewww.eternitynews.com.au
ISSN1837-8447

Eternity is an Australian news service for Christians that has a magazine and online publication.[1] It claims the Nicene creed as its statement of faith, and is not affiliated with any church. John Sandeman, a Sydney Anglican, is the Editor-in-Chief.[2]

Though the Eternity magazine is published quarterly with a circulation of 100,000, Eternity online publishes articles daily.

The printed format has five main content focuses:

  1. personal testimonies
  2. missionary news
  3. book excerpts
  4. social justice
  5. perspectives on popular culture.[3]

The online format has 9 content categories:[4]

  1. Good news
  2. Australia
  3. In depth
  4. Opinion
  5. Culture
  6. World
  7. Videos
  8. Podcasts
  9. Faith Stories

History[]

In 2009 David Maegraith and John Sandeman discussed a desire for a quality news publication created for the Christian audience in Australia.[5] A first draft of the paper was called Australian Christian.

The name was updated by Sanderman shortly after to Eternity, a slogan originally coined by Arthur Stace. It is unclear whether Sanderman had sought permission or enquired if permission was required to use Arthur Stace's slogan.[citation needed]

In May 2011, Eternity became part of Bible Society Australia, a broad based interdenominational organisation that is a member of the worldwide United Bible Societies. Subsequently Sandeman moved from owning Eternity to being an employee of the Bible Society Australia.

In October 2011, ABC radio's John Clearly interviewed Sandeman about the publication's first year[6]

In media[]

ABC[]

In a 2019 article entitled "When you don’t know that you don’t know: Academic misrepresentation of Australian Pentecostalism" references author Mark Jennings Eternity article "Why the media targets Pentecostals."[7]

In Julia Baird's 2017 article, "Christian conference attendees walk out after speakers suggest women should grow their hair long, defer to men at work" for the ABC, she referenced an Eternity article "When cutting your hair can be an ungodly act" which reported on a controversial meeting at a Christian women's conference.[8]

Sydney Morning Herald[]

In May 2018, Michael Kozial quoted Sydney law professor Patrick Parkinson's comments from an Eternity article "Religious Freedom Push Revs Up: Expectations set about Canberra response while Christian Democrats submit bill in NSW", in an article for The Sydney Morning Herald.[9]

The Guardian[]

In 2019, in an article entitled "Scott Morrison calls for ‘more love’ as he prays for Australia at Hillsong conference," Katharine Murphy referenced an Eternity article entitled "Scott Morrison prays for Australia at Hillsong Conference."[10]

60 Minutes[]

In 2021 60 Minutes responded to Eternity's article, "Hillsong is red meat for media: what 60 minutes is serving up this week"[11] which described the actions of a Hillsong employee as a, "story of a drunken encounter and an unpleasant touch". 60 Minutes responded, "If you want to know what's wrong with Hillsong, you need only look at the completely tone-deaf way the megachurch and its supporters have responded to our investigation broadcast on Sunday night".[12]

News.com.au[]

In 2019, in an article entitled "Scott Morrison asks for more prayers, more love at Hillsong conference in Sydney", Shannon Molloy referenced Eternity's article.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Zwartz, Barney (17 October 2009). "And now for all the Good News". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. ^ Tronson, Mark. "John Sandeman was top draw at One Day in Melbourne". Christian Today.
  3. ^ "Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au.
  4. ^ "Advertise". EternityNews.
  5. ^ "And now for all the Good News". theage.com.au. News Limited.
  6. ^ "John Sandeman, editor of Eternity newspaper - Interview from Sunday Nights NLR - (ABC)". www.abc.net.au. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ Jennings, Mark (15 October 2019). "Academic misrepresentation of Australian Pentecostalism". ABC Religion & Ethics. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Women should grow their hair long, help their male colleagues 'shine', conference speaker says". ABC News. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  9. ^ Koziol, Michael (25 May 2018). "'We are absolutely in a new culture war': 'Religious freedom' next on the Liberal agenda". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Scott Morrison calls for 'more love' as he prays for Australia at Hillsong conference". the Guardian. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ Sandeman, John (18 September 2021). "Hillsong is red meat for media: what 60 Minutes is serving up this week". www.eternitynews.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ^ "'They just don't get it': Hillsong members' 'tone deaf' response to assault allegations". 9now.nine.com.au. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  13. ^ Molloy, Shannon (10 July 2019). "PM leads prayer at Hillsong event". news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

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