REFUGEES: HOW A JORDAN CHARITY IS “RESTORING DIGNITY” TO THOSE WHO HAVE FLED VIOLENCE IN IRAQ
World Watch Monitor reports from the Middle East on an initiative aimed at restoring the lives of those who have fled conflict in Iraq…
Germany marks 500 years since Martin Luther’s 95 theses sparked Reformation
Church and political leaders have marked the 500th anniversary of the Reformation at a service in Wittenberg’s Castle Church in Germany – the site where, on 31st October, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses denouncing church abuses to the door. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier were both at the service […]
At least eight dead in New York City after man drives down bike path in “act of terror”
At least eight people have died and dozens more have been injured after a man drove his ute into a bicycle path near the National Sept 11 Memorial in New York City. The rented ute struck cyclists and pedestrians on the bike path before it veered into traffic lanes and striking a number of vehicles […]
HIROSHIMA DOME
I recently had the privilege of visiting the Hiroshima dome in Japan, my first time overseas! PICTURE: Dariusz Jemielniak/licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 This museum tells the haunting story of the first city to experience the terror of the atomic age. It not only tells the global story of what led to the dropping of […]
Pakistan should be ‘country of particular concern’, say US senators
World Watch Monitor Pakistan should be designated a “country of particular concern” because of its violations of religious freedom, according to a group of influential US senators. Senators Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, Chris Coons, Todd Young, Jeff Merkley and James Lankford wrote to US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson ahead of the 13th November deadline […]
Australian Christian Lobby says Victorian Premier’s proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne breaks election promise
The Australian Christian Lobby has accused Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of breaking an election promise following the announcement that his government will move to establish a medically supervised drug injecting facility in Melbourne. Dan Flynn, the ACL’s Victorian director, said the government’s priority should be to help rehabilitate addicts, not maintain their addiction. “Monday’s decision […]