Kidnapped Philippines priest ‘alive’ but Marawi situation still ‘dire’
World Watch Monitor The Catholic priest abducted by the Maute terrorist group last month – in the early stages of its ongoing assault on the city of Marawi in the southern Philippines – is believed to be still alive, after his release was reportedly offered in exchange for the parents of the Maute group’s leader. […]
STRANGESIGHTS: OF HOT DOG-SHAPED VEHICLES; PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETING POETRY; AND, UGLY (AND POLITICAL) DOGS…
DAVID ADAMS reports on the odder side of life…
Christian leaders unsurprised by latest Australian Census data on religion
Christian leaders have reacted without surprise to the latest Australian Census figures which show significant declines in the number of people saying they are Christian and a rise in the number of people who say they are of ‘no religion’. Census data released this week shows that the proportion of people affiliated to a Christian […]
Chinese authorities accused of torturing detained pastor
The daughter of a Chinese pastor currently serving a 12 year sentence in prison in China has accused authorities of torturing her father. Esther Zhang Huixin, who lives in the US, says her father Pastor Zhang Shaojie, of Nanle County Christian Church, Henan Province, is “barely alive” and suffering mentally and physically as a result of meagre […]
CENSUS: ALMOST A THIRD OF AUSTRALIANS TICK ‘NO RELIGION’ BUT MORE THAN HALF IDENTIFY AS CHRISTIANS
DAVID ADAMS reports on what the 2016 Census reveals about Australia’s religious landscape…