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THE LONG READ: SOMALILAND'S QUEST TO DEFUSE A CLIMATE 'TIMEBOMB'

THE LONG READ: SOMALILAND'S QUEST TO DEFUSE A CLIMATE 'TIMEBOMB'

BELINDA GOLDSMITH, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the crisis facing north-west Somalia...

SACRED PLACES: HOW DOES A CHURCH MAKE THE POOR VISIBLE? THIS US ONE IMMORTALISED THEM IN A FRESCO

SACRED PLACES: HOW DOES A CHURCH MAKE THE POOR VISIBLE? THIS US ONE IMMORTALISED THEM IN A FRESCO

YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports from North Carolina on a church art project with a purpose...

HONG KONG: TROUBLED BY UNREST, RESIDENTS LOOK FOR HOMES ABROAD

HONG KONG: TROUBLED BY UNREST, RESIDENTS LOOK FOR HOMES ABROAD

CLARE JIM, SONALI PAUL and EVAN DUGGAN, of Reuters, report on how a surge in migration applications in Hong Kong suggests more locals are looking to leave amid ongoing protests...

THE INTERVIEW: JULIE FAITH PARKER,

THE INTERVIEW: JULIE FAITH PARKER, "CHILDIST" BIBLICAL SCHOLAR

EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with pioneering US 'childist' Biblical scholar Julie Faith Parker...

"THE CONNECTED GENERATION": FOR ANXIOUS YOUNG ADULTS, RELIGION CAN BE A WELLNESS TOOL, SAYS STUDY

EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, explores the preliminary findings of a new global study of young people's attitudes while Sight's DAVID ADAMS speaks to World Vision Australia's Jill Roche about some of the early results...

The Statistic

20th September, 2019
Estimated number of birds lost since 1970 in the US and Canada: 2.9 billion
Source: Cornell lab of Ornithology and the American Bird Conservancy study

 

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Moments

20th September, 2019
WARNED: The US by Iran against any offensive action in the wake of last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabian oil installations as the US said it was building a coalition to deter Iranian threats.
KILLED: At least 20 people after a truck bomb was detonated outside a hospital in southern Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsbility.
DIED: Tunisia's former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, in exile in Saudi Arabia, aged 83.

 

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Christian artists JOANNA DUKA and BREANNA KOSKI, in an article first published on Religion News Service, say an Arizona court ruling this week that they can't be forced by the city authorities in Phoenix to make invitations for same-sex marriages was "great news for all who value freedom"... 

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LIBBY SANDERS, mercy and justice program manager, at Anglican Deaconess Ministries in Sydney was among a delegation of more than 40 Australian Christian women leaders, organised by Micah Australia, who went to Canberra on Wednesday to "amplify the voices of people in the Pacific". Here, Sanders talks about why...

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In an article via Religion News Service,  A LARRY ROSS, founder of A Larry Ross Communications and a volunteer with the international network of Fellowship friends, says the Netflix series 'The Family' fails to capture the spirit of love at the heart of the organisation known as the Fellowship...

They Said It

"The fact is...I didn't understand how hurtful this is to people who live with discrimination every single day."
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon addressing revelations he had worn brown face for a third time (as quoted on the ABC)

 

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This Week on the Web

20th September, 2019
Australian Baptist minister and advocate TIM COSTELLO says striking for the climate is the "Christian thing to do". Read his article on 10 Daily...

 

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The Word Explained

16th September, 2019
“Greater than the temple”: Jesus' description of Himself, indicating He was God in their midst and the One who connects people to God the Father.

 

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