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News

Combatting power outages: 'Community Lighthouses' powered by the sun and volunteers

REBECCA SANTANA, of Associated Press, reports on how a project involving local churches in south-east Louisiana is helping people who are vulnerable during power outages...

Priesthood, politics and propaganda: One clergyman’s life in war-torn Ukraine

MARIKA PROCTOR, of Religion News Service, reports on how, for many Ukrainian Orthodox Christians, and clergy in particular, the question of religious identity in relationship to the Russian Orthodox Church is both personal and political...

Abortion in the US: In Kansas vote, a blow to Catholic bishops’ political strategy

JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on suggestions that this week's rejection of moves against abortion in Kansas was also a rejection of the Catholic Church hierarchy and may hint hint at a mounting backlash against the church’s involvement in the abortion debate...

Game on: Christians join in prayer and outreach as Birmingham hosts Commonwealth Games

GILLIAN MCDADE-HASTINGS reports on some of the prayer and evangelism activities Christians have been involved in around the Commonwealth Games...

Forced relocation or safe haven?: US cities push the homeless to live in tent camps

CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how some US cities tackling a surge of street homelessness are offering official camps while penalising people sleeping in public elsewhere...

The Statistic

8th August, 2022
Number of nuclear weapons tests conducted between 1945 and 1996 compared to after that date (when the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty opened for signatures): More than 2,000 compared to fewer than 12
Source: Robert Floyd, executive secretary of the body that oversees the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

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Moments

8th August, 2022
PASSED: By the US Senate on Sunday afternoon, the Democrats' $US750 billion healthcare, tax and climate bill, in what is being seen as a significant victory for President Joe Biden and his party.
STRANDED: More than 80,000 tourists at the popular Chinese resort of Sanya, known as "China's Hawaii", after a coronavirus outbreak sparked a lockdown.
RETURNING: Some 72 artefacts, including 12 brass plaques known as Benin Bronzes, looted from Benin City by British soldiers in 1897, by London's Horniman Museum to the Nigerian Government.

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Essays

Details: CLARE STEELE; 08 August 2022

CLARE STEELE, CEO of Compassion Australia, says we must act now to tackle the "devastating" impacts of the global food crisis...

Details: JOSEPH NEVINS; 05 August 2022

US-based professor of geography, JOSEPH NEVINS - in an article first published on The Conversation, explores the reasons behind the growing number of deaths on the US-Mexico border...

Details: BRIDGET MOIX; 04 August 2022

In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says the tragedy of slavery can never be erased or undone, but it must be addressed and atoned for on a national level...

They Said It

"Time is against us."
- Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaking to families outside a mine in the northern border state of Coahuila on Saturday where 10 miners became trapped on Wednesday afternoon when their excavation work caused a tunnel wall to collapse, triggering flooding in three wells (as quoted on Reuters).

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This Week on the Web

8th August, 2022
As Japan - and the world - marked the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Tomoko Kurita, the daughter of a survivor, played the violin as part of a church service aimed at calling for peace and nuclear disarmament. Read a report on UCANews...

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The Word Explained

8th August, 2022
Mammon: Wealth personified as a powerful force.

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Are you ready to study the Bible?

DENIS PLANT, principal of Vision Colleges in Australia, writes about the advantages of studying the Bible "at your pace from your place"...
Welcome to Sight's new 'Sponsored Articles' feature

DAVID ADAMS, Sight editor and publisher, explains why Sight is now offering advertisers a sponsored articles option...

Columns

Wow!: Solar power opens the door to banking for rural Indians

MOUSHUMI BASU, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports how, in remote areas suffering frequent power cuts, solar panel systems help keep banks running as they curb climate-warming emissions...
Lifestory: At 92, John Perkins still mobilises Christian communities

ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, profiles John Perkins, Christian minister, activist and community developer and author of the influentiual book, 'Let Justice Roll Down'...
Sight-Seeing: A tight job market is a chance for Christians to rethink work

KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says 'ministry' is not defined by who signs our payslip...
StrangeSights: Cooling for hot dogs and cats; "chief candy officer" wanted; and, a giant Swiss flag...

DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life...
Wow!: English cathedral uses app to engage children with its history

ANGELA YOUNGMAN looks at a first-of-its-kind app designed to help children engage with Hereford Cathedral's treasures and heritage...
This Life: Increasing your expectations

CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on God's provision in her life...

Columns

Wow!: Solar power opens the door to banking for rural Indians

MOUSHUMI BASU, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports how, in remote areas suffering frequent power cuts, solar panel systems help keep banks running as they curb climate-warming emissions...

Lifestory: At 92, John Perkins still mobilises Christian communities

ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, profiles John Perkins, Christian minister, activist and community developer and author of the influentiual book, 'Let Justice Roll Down'...

Sight-Seeing: A tight job market is a chance for Christians to rethink work

KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says 'ministry' is not defined by who signs our payslip...

StrangeSights: Cooling for hot dogs and cats; "chief candy officer" wanted; and, a giant Swiss flag...

DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life...

Wow!: English cathedral uses app to engage children with its history

ANGELA YOUNGMAN looks at a first-of-its-kind app designed to help children engage with Hereford Cathedral's treasures and heritage...

This Life: Increasing your expectations

CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on God's provision in her life...

Reviews

On the Screen: Murder and mayhem on the Kyoto Express

MARCUS CHEONG watches 'Bullet Train'...
Books: A simple explanation of the Gospel

DAVID ADAMS looks at a new resource to introduce people to the Gospel...
On the Screen: 'Where The Crawdads Sing' a melancholic and evocative murder-mystery set in the North Carolina marshlands

DAVID ADAMS watches 'Where The Crawdads Sing'...

Lifestyle

Significant Sights: Splendid Byzantine churches head Thessaloniki’s holy sites

GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, of Associated Press, explores Greece's second largest city...
A Sustainable Life: Here are the most effective things you can do to fight climate change

UK scholar MAX CALLAGHAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, draws on the latest UN climate change panel report to see what actions individuals can take to help fight climate change...
Health Insight: Seven tips for exercising safely during a heatwave

As much of the northern hemisphere swelters, ASH WILLMOTT, JUSTIN ROBERTS and OLIVER GIBSON, in an article first published on The Conversation, provides some tips for exercising during a heatwave...