Christians targeted in killings in Mandera, Kenya, say sources
Morning Star News Islamic extremists targeted Christians in the shooting deaths of 12 non-local Kenyans at a guest-house in Kenya’s northeastern town of Mandera early this morning, sources said. Somali al-Shabaab rebels took responsibility for the pre-dawn attack on the guest-house, where a Kenyan theatre troupe from outside the area was staying, according to the militants’ […]
IRAQ: MORE TOWNS ‘FREED’ BUT NINEVEH CHRISTIANS NOT CONFIDENT ABOUT SAFE RETURN
As the so-called Islamic State is driven from towns and villages on the Nineveh Plain in north-eastern Iraq, the future for the many Christians who formerly lived there remains uncertain. World Watch Monitor reports…
Perception that refugees are more prone to radicalisation “must change”, says UN special rapporteur
The perception that refugees are more prone to radicalisation than others “must change”, according to a UN counter terrorism and human rights expert. Ben Emmerson, the UN special rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, told the UN General Assembly in New York this week that overly restrictive migration policies – introduced because of fears over […]
US ‘apostolic pioneer’ C Peter Wagner dies
US theologian and ‘apostolic pioneer’, C Peter Wagner, died at the age of 86 late last week. Dr Wagner, who served for nearly three decades as a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary’s School of World Mission and had previously spent 16 years as a missionary in Bolivia, died on 21st October after he was admitted to […]
THIS LIFE – AND HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS!
CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the importance of the Good News in our lives…
HUMOUR
I got a letter the other day. It read ‘Speeding Fine.’ I thought, “it’s really nice of the Department of Transport to send encouraging notes. That might reduce the road toll quicker than speeding tickets.” Comedy – yes, that was a joke, comedy is a wonderful thing. Comedy generally works on the basis of truth; […]