THE BIG PICTURE: “I’M A GOOD PERSON”
For its February poster, Outreach Media looks at what it means to be a “good person”…
Christian Solidarity Worldwide “extremely disappointed” at UN decision to deny official accreditation
Religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide has expressed its disappointment at a UN decision to reject the organisation’s application for official accreditation. The UK-based organisation had applied for consultative status with the UN’s Economic and Social Council – which would give it access to key human rights advocacy platforms including the Human Rights Council and […]
More than 70 organisations and community groups call for an end to Australia’s offshore detention policy
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce, World Vision Australia and the Refugee Council of Australia are among more than 70 organisations and community groups which have signed an open letter calling upon the Australian Government to end it’s policy of offshore detention for asylum seekers and refugees. Released on the weekend, the letter says that that situation regarding […]
More than 4,400 people made child sexual abuse claims to Catholic Church over 35 years, Royal Commission told
More than 4,400 people alleged incidents of child sexual abuse to Catholic Church authorities in Australia between January, 1980, and February, 2015, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been told. Gail Furness, SC, senior counsel assisting the inquiry, told a Sydney hearing that data gathered by the Catholic Church and […]
THIS LIFE: IS SOMETHING SEPARATING YOU FROM GOD?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, looks at how we can be distracted from our walk with Christ…