63-409: Colona may refer to: Places [ edit ] Colona, a former sheep station near Yalata, South Australia Colona, Colorado , United States Colona, Illinois , United States Other uses [ edit ] Colona (plant) , a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae Edgardo Colona (1846–1904), British stage actor Topics referred to by
126-549: A community at Oak Valley . Regular movement of Anangu between Yalata and Oak Valley continued to occur. Yalata Roadhouse was closed in 2006. In August 2007, fire destroyed the shed-structure police station and associated home, with damage estimated at A$ 500,000. In July 2018, a unit of the Australian Army were posted in Yalata charged with building a new staff house and a child care centre; roadworks; upgrading
189-599: A judgement of God on the whole of humanity so that in this sense all people are somehow involved." The Church and the Homosexual "As in the case of pain and disease, the Christian homosexual should accept his homosexual propensity in obedience to God, bear his cross bravely, seek all possible professional help and pastoral aid, and in faith resist the strong temptation of rebelling and murmuring against God" Treatment "Skilled counselling may be helpful, particularly to
252-513: A lost and dying world... Only harm can result if the different roles of church and state, different but also complementary, are not observed and kept distinct. Confusion of the two leads directly to various evils: either church or state becomes an oppressive power, or both do; the church loses its reason for existence..." Furthermore, the LCA acknowledges "The church as such has no special power to legislate on any political question or problem. Nor has it
315-559: A military conflict amounts to the transgression of God's commandment 'You shall not kill'... The church maintains that warfare which potentially and actually involves the mass destruction of human beings is never justified." The story of German anti-Nazi pacifist Sophie Scholl is frequently taught in Australian Lutheran schools. Furthermore, "The church lives in a fallen, sinful world in rebellion against God's laws and institutions, against his will and ordinances. It 'carries
378-715: A mission. The Maralinga Tjarutja native title land was handed back to the Anangu under legislation passed by both houses of the South Australian Parliament in December 1984 and proclaimed in January 1985. The Yalata Aboriginal lands cover 4580 km (1770 sq mi) and span approximately 150 km (93 mi) of the Eyre Highway. Inland Anangu resettled on the land in 1995 and formed
441-683: A persecution of " Old Lutherans " who refused to join the Prussian Union under King Frederick Wilhelm . In 1841, a second wave of Prussian immigrants started, with the arrival of Pastor Gotthard Fritzsche . He settled with the migrants in his group in Lobethal and Bethanien (now Bethany ) in South Australia . The Lutheran church of this period is referred to as the Kavel-Fritzsche Synod . A split occurred within
504-485: A whole does what the church has previously done in a vicarious capacity." German Australian culture is deeply pacifist . Indeed, many Germans came to Australia to escape militarism . As evidence of this, there is a memorial to Bertha von Suttner in Wagga Wagga. Reflecting this, "The church... accepts the validity of a person's refusal to engage in military service if he or she is convinced that participation in
567-404: A whole in any particular place is unaware of the problem or incapable of action in relation to it. Examples of such action are church activities in providing education or health services and medical care, or poor relief in backward or temporarily disorganised and helpless areas. This work may become unnecessary as society becomes more aware of, or more capable of meeting, its responsibilities, and as
630-402: A wide range of images, metaphors, and symbols to describe what God is like or how God regards and deals with Israel and the human race. Included in these various images and symbols is the use of maternal imagery." The LCA has voted on five occasions on the question of the ordination of women. On the first four occasions, it did not succeed even though a majority of representatives have voted for
693-471: Is a relatively small Christian denomination, with about 60,000 regular worshippers." In the 2021 Australian census , 145,868 people stated their religion as Lutheranism. "The LCA is a 'synodical' church, meaning that every congregation 'walks together' with every other congregation, every district with every other district, and every department or agency with every other one... [However] every congregation is... unique... So, while all congregations adhere to
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#1732787206902756-430: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yalata, South Australia Yalata ( / ˈ j æ l ə t ɑː / yal-ə- TAH ), in the isolated far west of South Australia , is both an Indigenous Protected Area and, within that, a township of the same name where an Aboriginal community lives. The township is 206 kilometres (128 mi) west of Ceduna –
819-471: Is in "violation of the will of God. The wide use of contraceptives has aided the general decline in sexual morality." The Lutheran Church of Australia's "Statement on Homosexuality" was adopted by the General Synod, 1975 Convention. It contains the following paragraphs. "God's Word is silent about homosexuality as a propensity. In view of this and in the light of medical, and psychological evidence,
882-409: Is of importance, it does not prevail over sola scriptura . The church "adhere[s] to the three ecumenical (or universal) creeds of Christians around the world." It also "subscribes to the central teachings (or confessions) of Lutherans worldwide." The church advocates film censorship, stating that "X-rated and violent videos are an assault on God's gifts; they pervert his gift of sexuality, and deny
945-746: Is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia and New Zealand . It was created from a merger of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia in 1966. The first Lutherans to come to Australia in any significant number were the immigrants from Prussia , who arrived in 1838 with Pastor August Kavel . This period in Prussia was marked by
1008-630: The Australian Government resumed much Anangu land to be used for the Woomera Rocket testing Range . Aboriginal people in the area, who were Pila Nguru (Spinifex people, of the Great Victoria Desert ) were moved to a United Aborigines Mission (UAM) at Ooldea , before that closed in 1952 due to internal divisions. The people did not want to move from there, as they were used to ranging the desert, and had used
1071-460: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia , South Australian District, who would also run the property as a sheep station, with the remaining more than 6000 sheep. The Board would contribute to the cost of caring for the people, and take care of their medical needs, and hoped to establish "a worthy institution". A group of Ooldea people who were in the process of moving themselves to Ernabella and many others were forcibly removed to Yalata, which
1134-620: The caravan park ; and safely demolishing the old asbestos-riddled Yalata roadhouse. Yalata is governed at the local level by the Yalata Community Council, one of the several local government bodies in South Australia classified as Aboriginal Councils (AC). Yalata Land is held in trust under the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act 1966 and covers an area of 456,300 ha (1,128,000 acres). At
1197-502: The Bible is silent on homosexual orientation. Homosexuals are welcomed into the congregation." The LCA has communicated that the church does not consider sexual orientation to be a choice, saying, "People do not generally choose to be homosexual." The LCA's statements on homosexuality and same-sex relationships include a statement that defines marriage as heterosexual, between one man and one woman, and also supports civil unions, that provide
1260-483: The British Government . The old Colona sheep station nearby is now part of Yalata Indigenous Protected Area . The Atlas of South Australia describes the Yalata area as: ...sandy plain with deep sand and parabolic dunes . The vegetative cover is open mallee scrub with a mixed understory of chenopod shrubs and grasses and low open woodland with a chenopod shrub understory. In the 2021 census ,
1323-890: The Catholic, Anglican and Uniting. Even the Queensland president of the Lutheran Church, Bjelke-Petersen's denomination, more than once took his place alongside leaders of the other three major churches at press conferences, criticising actions or policies of the State Government." "The inspiration for this development of Church taking on the State was the Confessing Church in 1930s Germany, the Second Vatican Council, church involvement in
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#17327872069021386-515: The Church may not condemn or judge homosexual propensity. It is part of the mysterious disturbance and distortion that has entered God's creation and his created social structures. Like disease, it must be seen in the context of the Fall and the resultant intrusion of disruptive and abnormal forces which have upset and perverted God's original design." "God's word regards this disruption and perversion as
1449-466: The General Pastors' Conference for discussion and comment. These papers are a stage along the way to producing a statement on human sexuality, as the Church re-examines, explains and applies its teaching pastorally. The new statement will also replace the LCA's 1975 statement on homosexuality. (pg 283ff) Like many Protestant churches, the LCA "does not condemn nor judge homosexuality and claims
1512-472: The LCA constitution, they are free to exercise their own interpretations of the LCA's mission and ministry objectives." Every three years representatives of the LCA's congregations meet for a Synod meeting. Pastors provide input regarding theological matters, but in effect it is the people in the pews, rather than church leaders, who determine the direction of [the] church." According to the church, "Our logo represents how we see ourselves as two nations under
1575-543: The LCA has some reservations when it comes to deciding how much attention it should give to other social justice issues. Indeed, some members are concerned that "Full membership [of the Lutheran World Federation] could lead us down the path of social activism since some LWF churches seem to care more about social justice than justification by faith." Other LCA congregants look on this differently, feeling that "The LWF will help us become more conscious of
1638-664: The LCA to deviate from the doctrines of the more mainstream (or, indeed, liberal) European Lutherans. As the academic Robert Putnam states, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is "the most conservative Christian denomination in America". The church is happy to support the Australian Christian Lobby where such an emphasis is supportive of the teachings of the Word of God. As it grapples with
1701-409: The Lutheran Church does not emphatically reject capital punishment. Rather, it states that "because of the lack of a clear biblical directive, the church can only say that capital punishment is not contrary to the will of God, but is not demanded by God... Nevertheless, the church should not cease its witness to the sanctity of human life and demand punishment for those who commit murder. At the same time
1764-658: The Ooldea Soak as a water source for many generations. In 1951 South Australian Government bought the entire Yalata sheep station, including its 7000 sheep, "for the benefit and use of aborigines", and in 1954 turned the whole area, other than two sections, into an Aboriginal reserve under the South Australian Aborigines Protection Board . The "spiritual welfare and education" of the Aboriginal people were handed over to
1827-719: The South Australian Lutheran community in 1846, and two separate synods were established. The followers of Kavel founded the Langmeil-Light Pass Synod , and those of Fritzsche the Bethany-Lobethal Synod . These two groups came eventually to be named the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Australia , which derived from the Bethany-Lobethal Synod, and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia which
1890-659: The Southern Cross, created by God, redeemed by Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to serve the people of our two nations and the world." The church's tagline is "Where Love Comes to Life", which congregants believe "reflects the heart and soul of [their] mission". The official hymn book of the Lutheran Church of Australia is the Lutheran Hymnal with Supplement . The church is happy to use gender-inclusive language where this does not detract from
1953-611: The US civil rights movement, and new theological movements such as feminist, black and liberation theology which gathered momentum through the 1960s and 70s." The church rejects the notion of human rights: "The word of God nowhere declares that human beings have fundamental rights which they can claim or secure or extend. Nowhere does the Bible mention the concept of human rights or its equivalent; nowhere does it refer to sacred, inviolable, immutable rights which are based in human nature as such. Nowhere are they considered as direct realisations of
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2016-501: The Yalata Indigenous Protected Area, including the Yalata township , had a population of 313 and the township's population was 302 – an increase of 54 or 22 per cent from the 2016 census – of whom 277 were Aboriginal . The population habitually fluctuates, up to about 500, depending on cultural business, seasons and other factors. Pitjantjatja was spoken as the primary language in 77.0% of homes in
2079-575: The Yalata area, specifically a southern dialect. Stated religious affiliation of residents was Lutheran 57.2%, Australian Aboriginal traditional religions 4.5%, and Anglican 1.0%; 23.6% made no statement as to religion and 11.8% stated "no religion". Yalata lies on the traditional lands of the Wirangu people . Decades after the European settlement of South Australia began in 1836, a 5000 ha (12,000-acre) sheep station known as Yalata station
2142-478: The addictive and controlling influence of X-rated and violent videos." Like historical Christianity, the LCA holds to conservative views on sex. Although it does not oppose contraception, overall it feels "that normally married couples should have children ... Nowhere in Scripture, however, is there any indication that married couples should produce offspring to the extent of their biological maximum. Nor has
2205-460: The authorities of its views on relevant legislative and political decisions, socio-moral issues, ethical concerns, economic circumstances, and other matters which affect the well-being and security of the people. The church cannot afford to be silent in the face of mounting armaments and increasing national and international tensions; to do so would be to fail in its obligation to help prevent mass destruction and to minimise global conflict." However,
2268-450: The burdens of others' (cf Gal 6:2), especially of people oppressed and suffering injustice inflicted on them by those who, instead of justice, exercise brutal power. With the prophets and apostles, it proclaims God's judgment against those who do such evil... The church realises that, in a conflict-ridden world, wars are initiated as a result of greed, rivalry, suspicion, lust for power, etc. Against such evils and their disastrous consequences,
2331-460: The church ever taught this [but] all avoidance of parenthood for selfish reasons, such as unwillingness to assume the responsibilities and sacrifices of bearing and rearing children, is opposed to the will of God. They warn especially against a self-indulgent use of contraceptives." The church continues to hold a sacred view of marriage and believes that sexual relations belong within the marriage relationship. The church believes that pre-marital sex
2394-541: The church feels that (with regard to calling God "the Father"), "The language which we use for God is not merely metaphorical or picture language. Our language for God involves the actual nature of God as revealed to us in Christ. The God who is revealed to humanity in the holy Scriptures is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three persons in the one Godhead... [However]... When the writers of the holy Scriptures speak of God, they use
2457-483: The church had 320 parishes , 540 congregations and 70,000 baptised members in Australia and 1,130 baptised members in New Zealand. According to the Lutheran Church of Australia website in 2013, "Government censuses indicate that about 250,000 Australians and New Zealanders identify as Lutheran. In practice, though, the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA), which includes the Lutheran Church of New Zealand (LCNZ),
2520-421: The church raises its warning and pleading voice... The church views with deep concern and sadness the enormous build-up of nuclear and other destructive armaments in the world today... The escalation of weapon systems and their possible use create anxiety, fear, and unrest throughout the world, and pose a real threat to present and future generations and their natural habitat... The church pleads with governments and
2583-467: The church should encourage the state to develop clear and plausible concepts of the reason, meaning and purpose of the punishments which by law it determines for crimes that have been committed." However, a way to administer capital punishment objectively is out of reach from mankind as a whole. Therefore, Lutherans believe that it should not be administered. As it says in the book of Romans chapter 12 verse 19 "Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to
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2646-503: The citizens of their countries to embark on nuclear disarmament. It cannot under any circumstances support either wars of mass destruction or armed conflicts which violate the mandate of peace and the principles of justice. The church denounces the use of financial resources required for help in the existing areas of global human need (eg hunger, homelessness, disease, and poverty) for the manufacture and deployment of weapons of mass destruction... The church supports legislation which recognises
2709-445: The dignity of human beings." The church rejects the idea that the definition of what is pornographic may be subjective and differ from audience to audience. To the contrary, the church feels that, "The trite comment, 'Evil is in the eye of the beholder', does not take seriously the evil in all people, including those who profit from the exploitation of men, women and children who are used in the production of this material. It also ignores
2772-525: The issue of how it should modernise yet stay faithful to Christ's teachings, the church is experiencing declining membership across Australia. According to the 2011 Australian census, there are now more Hindus than Lutherans in Australia. The LCA very believes that the Bible is the primary source of revelation and instruction for Christians. This Lutheran doctrine is known as sola scriptura . According to this doctrine, though revelation through experience
2835-476: The nearest town – via the Eyre Highway , and 982 kilometres (610 miles) by road from the state capital, Adelaide . It lies on the traditional lands of the Wirangu people . The settlement began as Yalata Mission in the early 1950s when Pila Nguru people were moved from Ooldea Mission when that closed, after previously being moved from their land in the Great Victoria Desert owing to nuclear testing by
2898-418: The ordination of women. This is because a change to the doctrine of the church requires a two-thirds majority support. Church leaders have recognised the divisiveness of this issue and the capacity for it to cause a schism which could result in the church becoming non-viable. On 5 October 2024, the General Synod voted to remove the clause banning ordination of women from their "Theses of Agreement", thus opening
2961-399: The possibility of women's ordination. Previously, women could serve as lay readers in special circumstances and assist at the distribution of Holy Communion , but not as pastors. The LCA believes in the separation of church and state: "The church has been charged with only one commission by its risen and ascended Lord: to preach the gospel of the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation to
3024-443: The right to endeavour to exert political pressure, for instance, by forming a political party or by lobbying or by instructing its members how they must vote in political elections or referendums. Its members must act together with all members of society to do what is possible in each political case on the basis of what reason suggests and the power available permits. The church as such can and should, of course, point quite distinctly to
3087-459: The same legal rights of marriage, for same-sex couples. Church guidelines do not allow for same-sex marriages to be conducted by clergy, but the church has said it does not prohibit, or encourage, the use of church sanctuaries and halls for same-sex marriages performed by civil celebrants; that decision is left to the local congregation. The LCA rejects new translations of the Bible and liturgy that use inclusive language in reference to God. Rather,
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3213-452: The social implications of the gospel and provide opportunities to work in partnership with other Lutherans in addressing questions of international significance." Despite its reservations on speaking out extensively on issues, the LCA does recognise Social Justice Sunday. Also, in the past the church has been prepared to join the other major Christian denominations in protesting against Queensland's culture of political corruption, even when
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#17327872069023276-660: The state and federal levels, Yalata lies in the electoral district of Flinders and at the division of Grey , respectively. There is a caravan park to assist tourists passing through or visiting the Great Australian Bight for fishing or whale watching . Yalata Anangu School provides R-12 education. Yalata Mission Airport is a single-runway airstrip that serves the community and nearby lands. [REDACTED] Media related to Yalata, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons Lutheran Church of Australia The Lutheran Church of Australia ( LCA )
3339-589: The teachings of the Bible will modernise the language of its hymns where such modernisation is practical. In comparison to many Lutheran synods in Europe, the Lutheran Church of Australia as of 2012 remains a strongly confessional church. The reason for this is two-fold. Firstly, there was the early influence of the Old Lutherans and, secondly, "from the 1880s the church sought pastors from the US (Missouri Synod)." The influence of these American Lutherans caused
3402-502: The then-premier, Joh Bjelke-Petersen , was himself of Lutheran heritage. Indeed, "As Bjelke-Petersen's premiership progressed there emerged from religious sources, and on religious grounds, some resistance to the policies Bjelke-Petersen and his administration were pursuing. The ban on street marching, the assault on indigenous missions and the SEQEB industrial dispute all precipitated strenuous opposition from mainstream churches, particularly
3465-425: The two, as the teachings were different. The Lutheran missionaries planned to teach the mission residents how to raise sheep, and the mission would be run in conjunction with Koonibba. The government would take about 50% of the gross income of the station. The mission included administrative buildings, a school and a store. Residents lived in two camps: the "Big Camp" moved around the reserve at different times of
3528-416: The validity of conscientious objection of citizens..." Despite their avowed pacifism and belief in the separation of church and state, the LCA still sponsors military chaplains. In theory, the LCA is outspoken when it comes to issues such as opposing warfare. Officially, it has stated that it must give "witness to governments about its commitment to the word of God and to prayer for peace. It will inform
3591-548: The will of God (the Law) to which all people, including all those in authority, should be obedient..." "This basic principle... holds also in respect of social problems. Some of these involve the moral law and the church must not fail to bear witness to God's will where that will is quite plain. Many other social problems call for the exercise of love. In these the church as a corporate body, and not only through its members, can and should act when emergencies are there and when society as
3654-474: The will of God. They are not a divine law, not eternal truths. [However] the contribution of Christian theology to the secular concern for human rights will be critical assessment and elucidation so that that concern may acquire a basic direction which corresponds to, or is parallel to, Christian ethics." In contrast to nearly all mainstream Protestant denominations, including the Anglican and Uniting Churches,
3717-499: The year, while Aboriginal mission workers and their families", and some of the elderly or sick residents lived in the "Little Camp". By 1969, many of the 300 people living at the mission were working on the nearby Colona Station (which by around 2007 was part of the Yalata Indigenous Protected Area). In 1974 the Yalata Community Council took over the whole reserve, and the mission ceased operation as
3780-403: The young (under 35 years of age)." "Hormone treatment will not change the direction of the sexual drive, although it may lessen its intensity." "Punishment does not result in change of propensity, although it may restrict overt behaviour." The regular Convention of the LCA in 2013 was presented with an interim paper entitled "Human Sexuality: Key Issues today." A larger paper was presented to
3843-720: Was an environment quite alien to them. Missionaries from the Koonibba Mission assisted with the move to the reserve, where the Ooldea people remained for two years before the Yalata Mission was created. Before the mission was set up, the Lutherans were concerned that having a different denomination such as the UAM running a mission so close to Koonibba would confuse the Aboriginal people who would inevitably move between
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#17327872069023906-562: Was established, with its homestead built in 1880 on a high hill inland from Fowlers Bay , where there was then a town known as Yalata. Its land stretched from the Nullarbor Plain across to Point Brown near Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula . The huge sheep station ran up to 120,000 sheep at times. In the 1950s, areas around Maralinga and Emu were used for nuclear testing by the British Government . Around this time
3969-639: Was of the Langmeil-Light Pass Synod, and a number of other synods that had developed. These two denominations joined to form the Lutheran Church of Australia in 1966. A significant influx occurred after World War II and migration also brought a number of Lutherans from other European countries. Lutherans set up missions in Aboriginal communities. Noel Pearson , for instance, was raised in such an environment. As of 2009,
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