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News

Catholic Church: Pope Francis attacked cancel culture. It sounds better than "ideological colonisation".

In a recent speech the Pope revived his criticism of rich countries that force their values on poorer nations, erasing their local cultures and traditions. CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports...

Financial toll: At many US churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets

HOLLY MEYER and HALELUYA HADERO, of The Associated Press, report on the financial stresses facing US churches...

Tigray conflict: Ethiopian diaspora torn by ethnic tensions

HELINA SELEMON, of The Associated Press, reports on the response of the Ethiopian diaspora in the US to the ongoing conflict in the nation...

"Ruined dreams": Nepal's blossoming honey industry crushed by wild weather

PRAMOD ACHARYA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the plight of beekeepers in Nepal...

The Interview: Susan Dunlap, author of 'Shelter Theology', on the faith of people without homes

YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, speaks to Susan Dunlap, author of 'Shelter Theology' which describes the faith of people living in a homeless shelter, many of whom believe God guides and blesses them...

The Statistic

19th January, 2022
Value of an agreement under which Microsoft will acquire games company Activision Blizzard: $US69 billion (the highest price ever paid by a US tech company in an acquisition)
Source: CNBC

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Moments

19th January, 2022
SECURED: Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola, overwhelming support to become president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, making her the first woman to hold the post for 20 years; she succeeds Italian socialist David Sassoli who died this month.
DENIED: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, an accusation by his former adviser Dominic Cummings that he had lied to parliament about a lockdown party, saying nobody had warned him the "bring your own booze" gathering might contravene COVID-19 rules.
VOTING: People in Barbados on Wednesday in the first general elections called by Prime Minister Mia Mottley in what is the Caribbean nation's first vote since it became a republic last year by removing the British Queen Elizabeth II as its sovereign.

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Essays

Details: ATAL AHMADZAI and FATEN GHOSN; 19 January 2022

In an article first published on The Conversation, academics ATAL AHMADZAI and FATEN GHOSN say that five months after the Taliban again took power in Afghanistan, a clearer image of the human rights and personal freedoms situation is emerging...

Details: DALE DOMINEY-HOWES; 18 January 2022

In an article published on The Conversation, DALE DOMINEY-HOWES, professor of hazards and disaster risk science at the University of Sydney, looks at what events on Tonga reveal about the risks to global communication systems...

Details: JESSICA HEIGES and KATE O'NEILL; 17 January 2022

JESSICA HEIGES and KATE O'NEILL, of the University of California, explain - in an article first published on The Conversation - the concept of 'wishcycling'...

They Said It

"We are now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack on Ukraine."
- White House press secretary Jen Psaki, speaking as Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv on Wednesday after which will meet EU officials and the Russian foreign minister.

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This Week on the Web

19th January, 2022
New mosaics from the site of Ashdod in Israel have added to the evidence for female deacons in antiquity, write SARAH E BOND, an associate professor of history at the University of Iowa and SHAILY PATEL,assistant professor of early Christianity in the Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech. Read their article on the Los Angeles Review of Books website...

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The Word Explained

20th December, 2021
Noel: From the Latin word nasci meaning to be born, hence the Christmas connection.

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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

StrangeSights: World's oldest tortoise; a giant skillet hits the highway; and, a piece of New York history for sale...

DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life...
Lifestory: George O Wood, dead at 80, remembered as "door-opener" in leadership of Assemblies of God

ERICA RAMIREZ, in an article published on Religion News Service, looks at the life of longtime US Assemblies of God leader George O Wood, who died earlier this month at the age of 80...
This Life: Recognising God's provision

SAMANTHA ELLEY writes about the everyday "coincidences" that reveal God's blessings...
Postcards: Power cuts heat up interest in Syria's traditional bathhouses

FIRAS MAKDESI and KINDA MAKIEH, report for Reuters from Syria on how bathhouses have become a necessity in navigating ongoing power cuts...
Sight-Seeing: Stay alive in the meantime - notes at the top of 2022

DANTÉ STEWART, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on his mixed feelings at the start of a new year...
This Life: Change is possible with God

US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, looks at how our choices shape us...

Reviews

On the Screen: Will Smith shows career best in 'King Richard', the story of an unlikely journey to tennis stardom

MARCUS CHEONG watches 'King Richard', the story of the role Richard Williams played in helping to ensure his daughters Serena and Venus Williams become numbered among the world's best tennis players...
Books: Mitch Albom tackles more deep questions of faith in 'The Stranger in the Lifeboat'

DAVID ADAMS read Mitch Albom's latest novel about faith...
On the Screen: The Matrix returns from the dead without the originality of its predecessors

MARCUS CHEONG watches the fourth film in the Matrix line-up, released almost 20 years after the last...

Columns

StrangeSights: World's oldest tortoise; a giant skillet hits the highway; and, a piece of New York history for sale...

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

Lifestory: George O Wood, dead at 80, remembered as "door-opener" in leadership of Assemblies of God

ERICA RAMIREZ, in an article published on Religion News Service, looks at the life of longtime US Assemblies of God leader George O Wood, who died earlier this month at the age of 80...

This Life: Recognising God's provision

SAMANTHA ELLEY writes about the everyday "coincidences" that reveal God's blessings...

Postcards: Power cuts heat up interest in Syria's traditional bathhouses

FIRAS MAKDESI and KINDA MAKIEH, report for Reuters from Syria on how bathhouses have become a necessity in navigating ongoing power cuts...

Sight-Seeing: Stay alive in the meantime - notes at the top of 2022

DANTÉ STEWART, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on his mixed feelings at the start of a new year...

This Life: Change is possible with God

US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, looks at how our choices shape us...

Lifestyle

A Sustainable Life: Garden birds are struggling - four ways to help

In an article published on The Conversation, BECKY THOMAS, a senior teaching fellow in ecology at Royal Holloway University of London, looks at how each of us can play a role in encouraging the return of birdlife...
Origins: The history of the shopping centre Santa

In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian marketing experts GARY MORTIMER and LOUISE GRIMMER look at how the shopping centre Santa became a staple of the festive season...
Health Insight: Planning a Christmas get-together? Eight tips to avoid a super-spreader event

In an article first published on The Conversation, THEA VAN DE MORTEL - an expert in infection control and prevention, provides some advice for those holding Christmas gatherings...

20/20

Snapshot: Winter fishing in Belarus

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Snapshot: Rice field in Laos

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Snapshot: Sunset in Namibia...

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Events

Sight Directory

MPHATSO CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

Mphatso Childrens Foundation With Malawi being declared the poorest country in the world in 2016, there is little opportunity for people, without sufficient...