STRANGESIGHTS: OF PANCAKES, PIZZA, AND BAGELS; A NEW POLICE FLYING SQUAD?; THE PERFECT HOME FOR A BOND VILLIAN; AND A CONE CATHEDRAL…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life..
FAMILY-FRIENDLY FILMS EARN MORE MONEY, SAYS REPORT FROM US ADVOCACY GROUP
10th February, 2016 Family-friendly movies earn more money, according to a report from US-based family-friendly film advocacy group Movieguide. The organisation’s 2016 Annual Report to the Entertainment Industry found that the "most family-friendly" movies averaged more than $US73.01 million a movie in 2014 in the US and Canada while the "least family-friendly" movies with the […]
CHRISTIANS BOYCOTT “PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE” CONFERENCE IN IRAQ OVER FAILURE TO PRODUCE “CONCRETE” ACTIONS
10th February, 2016 Christians boycotted a conference on "the protection of peaceful coexistence" held at the Iraqi Parliament on Sunday, in protest at the failure of such talks to translate into concrete actions. Chaldean Patriarch Raphael Louis I told local media: "What need is there in participating in meetings like this and repeating the formulas […]
ESSAY: WHY OFFSHORING PROCESSING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE
In a speech given in Sydney on Monday, Rev ELENIE POULOS, national director of Uniting Justice Australia, argues that offshore processing is not an acceptable policy and explains why churches, including the Uniting Church, have decided to offer 267 asylum seekers “sanctuary”…