ABOUT HALF OF CHURCH FIRES IN THE US INTENTIONAL, PEW ANALYSIS FINDS
28th July, 2015 An analysis of fires at houses of worship in the US over the past 20 years has found about half were deliberately lit. Drawing on data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), The Pew Research Center analysis found that of the 4,705 reported fire incidents between 1996 and 2015, […]
CHURCH LEADERS TO MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO MARK 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
28th July, 2015 A delegation of church leaders from seven countries will take part in a pilgrimage in early August to two Japanese cities destroyed by atomic bombs 70 years ago. The church leaders – who represent World Council of Churches’ member organisations in the US, Germany, South Korea, Japan, The Netherlands, Pakistan and Norway […]
MARRIAGE: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR “RESPECTFUL, CONSTRUCTIVE” DIALOGUE ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BEFORE ANY CHANGES TO MARRIAGE ACT
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson about the issue of religious freedom in light of the same-sex marriage debate…