Pakistan expels South Korean for ‘illegal preaching’ after murder of Chinese ‘missionaries’
World Watch Monitor Pakistan has ordered a South Korean man to leave the country, accusing him of involvement in “illegal preaching activities”, after two of his students at an Urdu-language school were abducted and killed by the so-called Islamic State group, which claimed they had been secretly preaching Christianity. “Investigations have revealed that [Juan Won-seo] went […]
STRANGESIGHTS: OF BORING VEGETABLES; MOON POTATOES; AND, UGH, A LOST TOE…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Evangelical leaders push for criminal justice reform in the US
RNS Evangelical Christian leaders are spearheading a campaign for criminal justice reform, calling for equitable punishment, alternatives to incarceration and a different take on the “tough on crime” language of the Trump administration. “Our country’s overreliance on incarceration fails to make us safer or to restore people and communities who have been harmed,” said James Ackerman, CEO of […]
Peacemakers share their hopes for a better future in Israel and Palestine in new WCC campaign
The profiles of 12 people involved in working for peace for all people in Israel and Palestine have gone online as part of a new World Council of Churches campaign, Seek #JusticeAndPeace in the Holy Land. The 12 people include both Israelis and Palestinians of various faiths. Among them are Jean Zaru, a Quaker and Palestinian Christian […]
INDIA: CHRISTIAN LEADERS DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM RULING HINDU NATIONALISTS
ANTO AKKARA, of World Watch Monitor, reports on the response of India’s Christians to the policies of the ruling Hindu nationalist party, the BJP…
ESSAY: HOPE IS UNIVERSAL
PETER CADWALLADER, a council member at Opportunity International Australia, reflects on the meaning of hope in the context of the organisation’s work…
SIGHT-SEEING: RECENT VIOLENCE HIGHLIGHTS A LARGER ISSUE
NILS VON KALM reflects on what recent outbreaks of violence reveal about the state of the human heart…