Social isolation still a major issue for Australians with dementia, first national survey finds
Social isolation is a major issue for Australians with dementia, according to the first national survey of people with the condition. Released today, Alzheimer’s Australia’s report – Living with dementia in the community: challenges and opportunities – found that of the 188 people surveyed, 59 per cent thought people avoided spending time with them because […]
Christians among faith leaders calling for climate change action in statement released ahead of UN summit
Christians leaders representing Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox denominations from across the globe have joined with the leaders of other faiths in calling for governments to take action to address climate change and the impact it is having on the world’s poor. Meeting in New York this week in a specially convened summit ahead of the […]
IRAQ: CALL FOR CHRISTIANS TO HAVE AN AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF THEIR OWN
JEFF THOMAS, of the World Watch Monitor, reports on calls for a self-governed spaces for Christians and other minorities to be established within Iraq…
THE WORD: TEACHER (RABBI)
LLOYD HARKNESS looks what Jesus’ disciples meant when they described Him as teacher or ‘rabbi’…