Pope decries treatment of Rohingya Muslims
RNS Rohingya women wait in line with vouchers to collect relief distributed by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society at Kutupalang Unregistered Refugee Camp in Coxís Bazar, Bangladesh, earlier this month. PICTURE: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Pope Francis has called for prayers for the Rohingya, the Muslim minority group forced to flee violence and persecution in Myanmar. […]
BOOKS: A WELL-STRUCTURED EXPLORATION OF INNOVATION
DARREN CRONSHAW reads a book that goes “beyond the rhetoric” when it comes to innovation within the church – and beyond…
STRANGESIGHTS: WORST ‘SICKIE’ EXCUSES; DREAMS IN ICE; AND, ODD WORDS…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
UNICEF condemns shelling of schools in eastern Ukraine
UNICEF and its partners have condemned the indiscriminate shelling of schools in eastern Ukraine and called for all sides in the renewed conflict there to immediately recommit to the ceasefire signed in mid-2015. Noting that thousands of children have been forced out of school due to fighting last week, Giovanni Barberis, UNICEF‘s representative in Ukraine, […]
WHO DEFINES CULTURE?
When you boil it down, the current marriage debate is about two things: cultural normalisation – what we consider normal in our culture, and, who gets to define it. WHO DEFINES CULTURE?: Paul Clark says faith groups have a role in defining culture but must “win people’s hearts and minds through compassionate good deeds”. […]