US: IN ALABAMA SENATE RACE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISTIANS MAY HOLD THE KEY
A Senate race in Alabama has made headlines around the world thanks to allegations about sexual misconduct against Republican candidate and former state Supreme Court judge, Roy Moore. But, as YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports, racial politics are also an issue in the election…
OPEN BOOK: I THESSALONIANS – A LETTER OF RESPECT CARRYING “GOOD NEWS”
BRUCE C WEARNE kicks off his look at the New Testament book of I Thessalonians…
Australia urged to follow UK’s lead in adopting tough anti-slavery laws
Thomson Reuters Foundation Taking inspiration from Britain’s lead, Australia should introduce tough laws to root out forced labour from supply chains, compensate victims of slavery and appoint an anti-slavery commissioner, a parliamentary inquiry said on Thursday. Australia must also tackle so-called orphanage tourism – whereby children are abused or trafficked for profit – and better […]
Updated: Australian Parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
Last updated 11am, 8th December, 2017 The Australian Parliament has passed a bill legalising same-sex marriage. The bill passed through the Lower House for the second time with just four members voting against it and some abstaining. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the ABC that he was “proud” the law had been changed while he […]
ORIGINS: THE TEXT MESSAGE TURNS 25
As the world marks 25 years since the first text was sent, DAVID ADAMS takes a look back at how it all began…
Mental health number one issue for young people, says Mission Australia report
Mental health is the number one issue for young people in Australia, according to the latest Mission Australia Youth Survey. With the survey now in its 16th year, the issue has topped concerns for the first time with around a third of the 24,000 young people polled – more than double the proportion that did […]
ESSAY: HOW A GROUP OF NUNS CHANGED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
US academic DIANE WINSTON, in an article first published by The Conversation, writes about the “spiritual journey” of the Immaculate Heart Sisters during the 1960s in the US…