STRANGESIGHTS: HOW MANY STARS ON THE US FLAG?; THINGS NOT TO DO WHILE DRIVING; AND, A POP-TART CAFE….
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Religious groups, leaders respond to new US immigration policies
RNS Religious organisations and leaders in the US were swift to react to new Trump administration policies that will widely expand deportations of undocumented immigrants. “These policies are destructive to families,” said Bishop Dwayne Royster, political director of the PICO National Network, an interfaith organisation that provides services to immigrants. “The president, with malicious intent, […]
BOOKS: FINDING MEANING IN LIFE
DARREN CRONSHAW reads Hugh Mackay’s The Good Life…
More than 65,000 children released by armed groups but still “tens of thousands” of child soldiers, says UNICEF
More than 65,000 children have been released from armed forces and groups but tens of thousands of boys and girls under the age of 18 continue to be used in conflicts around the world, says UNICEF. Marking 10 years since commitment to protect children from recruitment and use by armed forces or groups were adopted […]
PRAYER: AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING GOES REGIONAL
Australia’s annual National Day of Prayer and Fasting will see thousands of Australians join in prayer across the nation this weekend. DAVID ADAMS reports…
Special Criminal Court prosecutor appointed as killing continues in Central African Republic
World Watch Monitor Three top faith leaders in the Central African Republic (CAR), who’ve won international recognition for efforts to end conflict in their country, have welcomed the appointment of a prosecutor for a Special Criminal Court. CAR has been beset by religious and ethnic conflict between mainly Muslim Séléka rebels and mainly animist “anti-balaka“ […]