MEDICAL ETHICS: BRITISH BABY ON LIFE SUPPORT DRAWS IN POPE, TRUMP
The situation of terminally ill British child Charlie Gard has made headlines around the world. DANICA KIRKA and NICOLE WINFIELD, in an article which comes via Religion News Service, explain what the case is all about…
STRANGESIGHTS: AN 11 DAY ICE-HOCKEY MATCH; TREAT YOUR CAT; AND, INDIAN PM’S STAR WARS ANTHEM…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Lord’s Prayer has a “legitimate place” in Australia’s Parliament, says Australian Christian Lobby
The Lord’s Prayer has a legitimate place in Australia’s Parliament and should continue to be a part of the daily ceremonial opening, according to Lyle Shelton, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby. Mr Shelton said that the prayer has been recited at the start of each sitting day in the Senate and House of […]
ESSAY: TREATY TO BAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS NEARING COMPLETION
As negotiations continue at the UN in New York, JONATHAN FRERICHS, formerly programme executive for peace building and disarmament at the World Council of Churches, writes about the progress being made towards a treaty banning nuclear weapons…
SIGHT-SEEING: WHEN ‘TOLERANCE’ IS NOT OK
AMANDA JACKSON reflects on the dangers of the idea of ‘tolerance’…