CHILDREN MAKE UP INCREASINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN EUROPE, SAYS UNICEF
17th November, 2015 Children make up an increasing number of people claiming asylum in Europe, according to data from UNICEF. Against the backdrop of 700 people a day seeking asylum in Europe, UNICEF says the number of women and children have steadily increased since the European summer with as many as 214,000 seeking asylum in […]
VIETNAM ACTIVISTS FEAR NEW RELIGION LAW
17th November, 2015 Church leaders and rights activists fear that lawmakers in Vietnam will pass a new law on religion that would “likely worsen oppression” of minority Christians and other groups in the Communist-run Asian nation. Some 27 advocacy and religious groups have urged Vietnam’s government to make necessary changes to the legislation to prevent […]
ESSAY: A NEW FUTURE FOR BURMA?
BENEDICT ROGERS, East Asia team leader for Christian Solidarity Worldwide, looks at what last week’s national elections mean for the future of Burma (also known as Myanmar)…
OPEN BOOK: MARRIAGE AND PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS, PART II
In the second part of an open book special, BRUCE C WEARNE examines at what Paul says in I Corinthians, chapter 1, about marriage in the specific circumstances people were facing in the Greek city of Corinth…
BOOKS: REFRESHING PERSPECTIVES ON “THE COMMON GOOD”
17th November, 2015 DARREN CRONSHAW Nicholas Sagovsky and Peter McGrail (eds) Together for the Common Good: Towards a National Conversation SCM, London, 2015 ISBN-13: 9780334053248 "Together for the Common Good offers insightful reading for anyone interested in community organizing, social justice and political engagement directed toward the common good, especially if motivated by or wanting […]