Government restrictions upon and social hostilities toward religion down slightly in 2014, says latest Pew survey
Government restrictions upon and social hostilities involving religion decreased slightly from 2013 to 2014, according to figures from the Pew Research Center’s latest annual study on global restrictions on religion. The study, the seventh of its kind by the US-based centre, found that of 198 countries, almost a quarter – 24 per cent – had […]
KNOW IT ALL: HMS ENDEAVOUR
Archaeologists believe they are narrowing in on the remains of the HMS Endeavour which they believe is among five wrecks at the bottom of Newport Harbour. DAVID ADAMS takes a look at its history and significance…
SIGHT-SEEING: FIVE THINGS MUSLIMS CAN LOSE WHEN THEY BECOME A CHRISTIAN
TIM, of Open Doors Australia, looks at what hardships a Muslim can face when they decide to follow Jesus…
AUSTRALIA’S ELECTION RESULT HANGS IN THE BALANCE
The outcome of Australia’s federal election hangs in the balance with the result possibly not known until later in the week after a significant swing against the Government has raised the possibility of a hung parliament. Despite that, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said early on Sunday morning that, based on advice he had received from […]
THIS LIFE: BUT GOD, I WANT IT NOW!
CAROL ROUND, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, writes about our need for patience…
OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: THE SPIRIT PREPARES THE CHURCH FOR FAMINE
BRUCE C WEARNE examines the passage in Acts 11 where Agabus, moved by the Holy Spirit, foretells of a great famine…
BOOKS: COMING TO TERMS WITH “CULTURALLY DIVERSE” CONGREGATIONS
DARREN CRONSHAW finds Practical Theology for Church Diversity: A Guide for Clergy and Congregations a good introduction to the issues involved with a culturally diverse ministry…
CHILDREN: 67 MILLION MORE WILL DIE FROM MOSTLY PREVENTABLE CAUSES BY 2030 UNLESS WE ACT NOW, SAYS UNICEF
DAVID ADAMS reports…
SIGHT-SEEING: GETTING DOWN TO WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE CONCERNING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN QUEENSLAND
PAUL CLARK, spokesman for Queensland’s Christian Religious Instruction Network, looks at what’s really at issue in the debate over religious instruction in Queensland…
ESSAY: WHERE TO NOW FOR EUROPE AND THE EU?
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER, chairman of the UK-based thinktank 2020Plus, says European leaders should be concerned with the future of the union among the remaining continental nations…