ESSAY: SOCIALISM NOT THE ANSWER STUDENTS NEED
Writing from London, MAL FLETCHER says despite the faults of capitalism, embracing a path to Marxism is not the answer…
SIGHT-SEEING: SPENDING LENT WITH ALEXA
Catholic priest THOMAS REESE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, on why he’s not giving up “Alexa” for Lent…
Australian Catholic bishops call for four days of “fasting and reparation” in sorrow for child sexual abuse
Australian Catholic bishops have called upon Catholics to fast and pray during the first four days of Lent “in sorrow for child sexual abuse and the healing of victims”. In a message to the Catholic community for the beginning of Lent, the bishops said that with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse […]
At least 75 killed in renewed Fulani attacks on Christian community in Nigeria’s Plateau state
World Watch Monitor Up to 3,000 villagers have sought refuge with their relatives in the neighbouring communities. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor No fewer than 75 corpses have been recovered following a string of attacks by Fulani herdsmen on the predominantly Christian community of Miango, in the Bassa local government area of Plateau state, central Nigeria. […]
Former ACL managing director Lyle Shelton joins Australian Conservatives
Lyle Shelton, former Australian Christian Lobby managing director, has joined Senator Cory Bernardi’s Australian Conservatives as federal director of communications and party spokesman. Senator Bernardi said the party was delighted to have “someone with Lyle’s passion and skills to help take our movement to the next level.” “Lyle will play a key role in the […]
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘OH LORD, WON’T YOU BUY ME A MERCEDES BENZ’
See OUTREACH MEDIA’s February poster…
Portraits challenge Britain to see refugees as family
Thomson Reuters Foundation Ingrid Van Loo Plowman and her youngest son Ross, who host three refugees in their home in Epsom, near London, pose in this portrait exhibited in February 2018 as part of Great British Welcome, an exposition at London’s St Martin-in-the-Fields church. PICTURE: Aubrey Wade/UNHCR When Syrian teenager Abdulaziz Alkhaleed first arrived […]
EVANGELISM: HOW A CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRAYER INITIATIVE IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD TO REACH OUT TO THEIR NEIGHBOURS
DAVID ADAMS reports on how the Church of England’s Thy Kingdom Come initiative has become a global, cross-denominational prayer movement…
China’s new religion regulations expected to increase pressure on Christians
World Watch Monitor All religious establishments in China are bound by the new Regulations for Religious Affairs that came into force on 1st February. The regulations, which define the administrative framework around religious activities, have the stated aim of “protect[ing] citizens’ freedom of religious belief”. Detailed criteria are given for religious organisations to meet in order to […]