OPEN BOOK: I THESSALONIANS – SHARING IN THE SAME COMMUNITY
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his look at I Thessalonians with a passage in which Paul likens the suffering of the Thessalonian church with that in Judea…
Church to thieves: Bell won’t toll for thee if you’ll give it back
RNS The St Paul’s Episcopal Church bell tower was recently destroyed and the bell was stolen near Norris, South Dakota. PICTURE: Lauren R Stanley Who would steal a 400-pound church bell? That’s the question baffling the parishioners of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church near Norris, South Dakota, where the hundred-year-old bell has chimed for news, services […]
CSW calls for convictions of three Iranian Christians to be overturned
Religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide has called for the convictions of three Iranian Christians to be overturned after they were found guilty of national security-related crimes last month. Mervyn Thomas, CEO of the UK-based organisation, said the eight year sentences handed down to Suroush Saraie and Eskandar Rezaie – both members of the Church of […]
TRENDSPOTTER: VIRTUAL HELP (IN AND OUT OF THE HOME)
DAVID ADAMS looks at the trend for virtual assistants…
Egypt’s human rights move dismissed as ploy to win back US aid
World Watch Monitor Efforts by the Egyptian government to improve its record on human rights are aimed primarily at persuading the US government to reinstate its generous aid package, Coptic activists have said. Last month Egypt announced it would set up 60 human-rights departments across the country to record complaints from citizens of rights violations. […]
ESSAY: WHAT THE AUSTRALIAN CHURCH CAN LEARN FROM THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
TIM REID, of persecuted church support and advocacy organisation Open Doors Australia & New Zealand, says Christians in countries like Australia have much to learn from their persecuted brethren…
Indonesian Catholic archbishop calls for ‘national unity’
World Watch Monitor There were mass protests during former Jakarta Governor Ahok’s trial, as Islamic hardliners called for his imprisonment. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. In his New Year’s message the Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta has called for “national unity” in Indonesia after a year that saw religious and political divisions deepen. In his letter, Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo […]