The Statistic

26th February, 2021
Amount of the global economy which is laundered annually: Up to 2.7 per cent of global GDP
Source: FACTI (High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda)

 

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Moments

26th February, 2021
ACCUSED: The army in Armenia, of an attempted military coup, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, after it demanded his resignation as well as that of his government; the move follows months of protests and criticism over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict last year and comes after the PM removed a senior military officer.
DECLARED: Chinese President Xi Jinping that his country had eradicated extreme poverty in what he described as a "miracle" in which almost 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty. The claim has been questioned by some experts.
DIED: Sir Michael Somare, the former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea who led his nation to independence, at the age of 84.

 

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Essays

In an article first published on Religion News Service, DOUG PAGITT, executive director of Vote Common Good, explains why he was among the more than 500 faith leaders who signed a letter released this week calling on church leaders to tackle "radicalised Christian nationalism" within their communities...

US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at why US politicians need to act to change the "morally disgraceful" and "economically stupid" situation in which the millions of American children are living in poverty...

In an article first published on The Conversation, STEPHANIE CLINTONIA BODDIE, assistant professor of church and community ministries at the George W Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, looks at how the example of Philadelphia's Black churches speaks to current challenges...

They Said It

“Those who have run out of options are simply going hungry."
- Mark Lowcock, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs speaking as the World Food Programme released data showing that 60 per cent of the population in Syria don't have regular access to enough safe and nutritious food.

 

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This Week on the Web

26th February, 2021
An evangelical megachurch was the site of one of the first COVID-19 clusters in France. In an article in the Washington Post, RICK NOACK visits the church a year on from the outbreak...

 

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The Word Explained

22nd February, 2021
Chosen (in relation to Jesus' 'Parable of the Wedding Feast'): People who accept the wedding invitation.

 

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