Growing number of Christians throwing support behind abortion reform bill in Victoria
Inspired by the example of Christ as “humanity’s advocate”, Baptist pastor David Rock is among a growing number of Christians across Victoria who have thrown their support behind a new private member’s bill to reform the state’s abortion laws. “I believe our current abortion laws devalue not only women and pre-born children but our whole […]
CSW calls for full and impartial investigation, a year after two churches were bombed in Lahore, Pakistan
A year on from the bombings of two churches in Pakistan, religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide called for a full and impartial investigation into the incident and for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. Some 15 people were killed and 70 injured when the bombs exploded at St John’s Church and Christ Church […]
Pastor in North Khartoum, Sudan, arrested without charges
Morning Star News Sudanese authorities detained another church leader in the Khartoum area without charges on Monday, releasing him that night before arresting him again the next day, according to an area source. The whereabouts of pastor Philemon Hassan of Baptist Church Hai El Esbah-Khartoum North were unknown after personnel from Sudan’s National Intelligence and […]
ESSAY: US PRIMARIES 2016 – AN EXPERIMENT TOO FAR?
MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, ruminates on the ongoing primaries process in the lead-up to this year’s US presidential election – and expresses his hope that the “experiment” doesn’t go too far…
GREAT PRAYERS: THE PRAYER FOR PEACE
DAVID ADAMS finds all is not quite what it seems with the prayer known to many as the Prayer of St Francis…