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US: CHRISTIANS FINDING GOD IN NATIONAL PARKS

US: CHRISTIANS FINDING GOD IN NATIONAL PARKS

KELSEY DALLAS, in an article published by Religion News Service, reports on the mission of US-based organisation, A Christian Ministry in National Parks...

INDIA: CHRISTIAN LEADERS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM RULING HINDU NATIONALISTS

INDIA: CHRISTIAN LEADERS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM RULING HINDU NATIONALISTS

ANTO AKKARA, of World Watch Monitor, reports on the response of India's Christians to the policies of the ruling Hindu nationalist party, the BJP...

THE INTERVIEW: WITH HER FIRST SOLO CD IN NINE YEARS, CECE WINANS KEEPS SINGING - AND PASTORING

THE INTERVIEW: WITH HER FIRST SOLO CD IN NINE YEARS, CECE WINANS KEEPS SINGING - AND PASTORING

Back on tour in the US after releasing her first solo CD in almost 10 years, CeCe Winans speaks to ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, about her CD, how millennials “really do want to have faith in God", and her hopes for a future collaboration with an artist not known for Gospel music...

UK: BRITISH CHRISTIANS WONDER IF THERE IS ROOM FOR THEM IN POLITICS

UK: BRITISH CHRISTIANS WONDER IF THERE IS ROOM FOR THEM IN POLITICS

CATHERINE PEPINSTER, of Religion News Service, reports on reaction to the resignation of Liberal Democrat leader - and Christian - Tim Farron...

IRAQ: CHRISTIANS RETURNING HOME FACE MANY HURDLES

IRAQ: CHRISTIANS RETURNING HOME FACE MANY HURDLES

World Watch Monitor reports on the difficulties facing Christians as they return to homes in ares previously occupied by the so-called Islamic State...

The Statistic

22nd June, 2017
Predicted size of the world's population by 2030: 8.6 billion (it is now at least 7.6 billion)
Source:  UN

 

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Moments

22nd June, 2017
BLOWN UP: By the so-called Islamic State, the landmark al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, Iraq, according to Iraqi forces (IS claim it was bombed in a US airstrike). The mosque was the location where IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed a "caliphate" in 2014.
HACKED: Election systems in 21 US states during the last presidential election by Russian hackers, according to Jeanette Manfra of the Department of Homeland Security, who added their was no evidence to suggest actual votes were tampered with.

 

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Essays

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PETER CADWALLADER, a council member at Opportunity International Australia, reflects on the meaning of hope in the context of the organisation's work...

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Florida-based pastor JOEL C HUNTER reflects on lessons learned in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shootings, in which 49 people died, in Orlando a year ago...

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MAL FLETCHER looks at what the UK election result reveals...

They Said It

"Today, we stand in front of an impasse and we have reached a deadlock. Despite all the promises, endless summits, UN resolutions, religious and lay leader’s callings – Palestinians are still yearning for their freedom and independence, and seeking justice and equality."
- From an open letter from The National Coalition of Christian Organizations in Palestine (NCCOP) to the World Council of Churches and the Christian ecumenical movement published this week at an international peace consultation held in Bethlehem.

 

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This Week on the Web

22nd May, 2017
In an article written for the Lausanne Movement's Lausanne Global Analysis, SAM GEORGE looks at whether God is turning the refugee crisis in Europe into one of the "greatest mission opportunities". Read Is God Reviving Europe Through Refugees?...

 

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The Word Explained

19th June, 2017
(Take the) Veil: Traditional phrase for becoming a nun.

 

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The Confessions of X

For June and July, 2017, we're reading Suzanne M Wolfe's historical novel The Confessions of X. To buy the book, follow this link - The Confessions of X.

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