SIGHT-SEEING: “LET JUSTICE ROLL DOWN LIKE WATERS”
In light of the Seven Weeks of Water campaign taking place during this year’s Lenten season, Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, secretary general of the World Council of Churches, says, in a recent sermon given in Geneva, that it’s time for “water justice” around the world…
Australian Christian Lobby again urges state governments to adopt ‘Nordic approach’ to prostitution in light of Scottish support
The Australian Christian Lobby has again urged state governments around Australia to follow the example of Scotland’s ruling Scottish National Party and adopt the so-called “Nordic approach” to prostitution. The approach, which was backed by SNP members at their recent annual national conference, criminalises those that pay for sex and offers support for those wishing […]
Church of England says European Court of Justice ruling on religious symbols in the workplace raises “significant questions”
The Church of England has said last week’s European Court of Justice ruling – which allows employers to ban their workers from wearing religious or political symbols – raises “significant questions” about freedom of religion and its expression. In a statement, a spokesman said that in “preferencing ‘freedom to conduct a business’ above the free expression […]
ESSAY: HOW A CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT IS GROWING RAPIDLY IN THE MIDST OF RELIGIOUS DECLINE
Authors of the recent book, The Rise of Network Christianity, Brad Christerson, professor of sociology at Biola University, and Richard Flory, senior director of research and evaluation at the University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, write about the rise of the “Independent Network Charismatic” movement in the US…
Mexico drug cartels charging churches ‘taxes’ now ‘very common’
World Watch Monitor A Mexican church leader has provided fresh insight into the ways in which Christians in Latin America come under pressure in areas controlled by drug cartels. The pastor, who wished to remain anonymous, told World Watch Monitor about the “tax” churches can be charged to be allowed to remain open. “Charging this […]
THIS LIFE: FINDING BEAUTY IN THE ASHES OF LIFE
US columnist CAROL ROUND reflects on how God can bring beauty even when facing the trials of life…