Western Australia makes world history - yay for us!
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339930)
Rockingham, Australia
February 11, 2018 3:23am CST
I guess I come across as pretty pro-Australia and even more so pro-West Australia. I make no apologies for liking where I live. After all, someone needs to live among the snakes, spiders and crocodiles.
But now our state has made world history again. We’ve (note I’m identifying personally with this event) have just installed the first-ever female Anglican Archbishop.
The new Archbishop of Perth is Kay Goldsworthy who says she wants to help restore trust in the institution. This follows the retirement of the previous Archbishop, Roger Herft, who admitted he had "let down" abuse survivors in the Diocese of Newcastle, where he had previously served.
Archbishop Goldsworthy was one of the first Anglican women to be ordained in Australia. Then in 2008, in St George's Cathedral, she became a Bishop.
So hopefully this will augur in a new era for women in religion.
And I've chosen one of our lovely wildflowers, Sturt's desert pea, for an image.
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@ptrikha_2 (46947)
• India
11 Feb 18
@LadyDuck so is Anglican church very different from Catholic church?
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 18
Not that it matters but Anglicanism is not really 'my' religion. Vince was brought up by very staunch Catholics but we rarely go to church nowadays. I didn't convert when we married but I've always supported him when he was an acolyte, etc.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
11 Feb 18
Sturt's desert pea is rare ! A great cheer definitely went up from the women in religion over there.It marks a turning point where women can compete on an equal footing with men for Anglican Archbishop.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
12 Feb 18
@JudyEv Yes, There are varieties of exotic flowers and rare plants over there.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 18
@changjiangzhibin89 Here is one of our banksias.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
11 Feb 18
Congratulations! You should be proud nothing wrong with that in my opinion. The flowers are lovely!
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
16 Feb 18
@JudyEv Yes I agree. Congratulations again! I bet Australia is awesome. I some times wonder why I am where I am as far as where I live. But God knows what He is doing so I just rest in Him and trust His leading and guiding. We are blessed to have a one bedroom cottage with a large kitchen and a large living room. It also has a large shower, a nice size laundry room and a pantry. It works for us. But our youngest Son wants us to move to NC. It's so Not happening! They love it because of the weather and theres lots to do. My husband and I are on a fixed income and don't have the luxury to just go out and eat whenever we want or go shopping for whatever we want. God takes good care of us we have all we need!
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb 18
@Butchcass4 We don't often eat out. Vince enjoys cooking and we save a small fortune by cooking at home.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Feb 18
There's no fault in Aussie pride! Do you in WA feel a separation from the east of NSW and VIC?
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 18
@JohnRoberts Yes, the money from WA goes into a melting pot and is divvied out to all the states and sometimes we think we don't really get our fair share back.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Feb 18
@JudyEv Mining money in terms of tax to the government?
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Feb 18
That's more than ok. I'm pretty pro-Colorado on here!
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Feb 18
@teamfreak16 Thanks. There are still lots of things that could be fixed. Poverty, homelessness, violence - all seem more prevalent than they once were or perhaps all the new medias just help spread bad news further and faster.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
13 Feb 18
@JudyEv - It seems like a really cool country.
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@ptrikha_2 (46947)
• India
11 Feb 18
A great news and one that will hopefully prove to be a trendsetter for gender equality in the world of Priesthood.
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@allknowing (136369)
• India
11 Feb 18
That's a beautiful flower. Getting women involved in religious matters is a great idea.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
12 Feb 18
That's a great news first Anglican women to be ordained in Australia. Lovely wildflower
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 18
Very occasionally our little state makes the news for all the right reasons. 
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
11 Feb 18
i love the wildflower you have in your picture
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
11 Feb 18
That is very progressive and good to hear.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 18
Thanks. I think it is a really good thing and a major step forward.
@RasmaSandra (79833)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Feb 18
Lovely flower and congratulations! Glad to hear this. I remember ages ago when I lived in the states there was a pastor in the Latvian Lutheran congregation. He was always kind of rough around the edges so to say. Not a pastor you would want to confide in. He was moving away and suddenly a lady pastor showed up. It made all the difference in the world. She was kind, understanding and just the kind of pastor you would want to rely on.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Feb 18
I love that you love your country! I love the USA.
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@JudyEv (339930)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Feb 18
Years back I don't think Australians were particularly patriotic, certainly not as much so as the Americans but that has changed nowadays. And it needed to. For too long we took our good fortune for granted.
