ACL delivers 16,700 signature petition to Victorian Government in protest at ‘Safe Schools’ program
The Australian Christian Lobby‘s Victorian branch has delivered a petition containing more than 16,700 signatures protesting the State Government’s continued use of the controversial Safe Schools program. ACL’s Victorian director Dan Flynn and Melbourne mother Maria Hill delivered the petition – containing 16,675 signatures – to the office of Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews on Friday. They […]
Three new books analyse Trump’s faith and his faithful followers
RNS When three different publishers announced last year they would all produce books about US President Donald Trump’s faith, some wags took to social media to say, wow, those are going to be short books. But just because Mr Trump has not made a habit of spending much time in church doesn’t mean there isn’t […]
World must act faster to prevent pandemic diseases, says UN risk chief
Thomson Reuters Foundation The world must ramp up efforts to prevent huge infectious disease outbreaks – such as flu strains that can jump from animals to humans – which could kill millions of people, the chief of the UN’s disaster risk agency said on Saturday. The use of vaccine technologies and disease surveillance is very […]
Nigerian bishops accuse government of failing to protect citizens from ‘terrorist’ herdsmen
World Watch Monitor Nigeria’s Catholic bishops have told President Muhammadu Buhari that attacks attributed to members of the Fulani pastoralist tribe have been carried out by “terrorists masquerading as herdsmen” and accused the government of being “incapable or unwilling” to protect citizens from them. A delegation of 11 bishops delivered a strongly worded message on […]
ESSAY: WHAT DID JESUS WEAR?
UK-based academic JOAN TAYLOR, author of the book What did Jesus look like?, outlines her findings…
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: The ‘I Can Only Imagine’ story makes for a movie
Bart Millard (John Michael Finley) performs I Can Only Imagine in public for the first time in the film I Can Only Imagine. PICTURE: Courtesy Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…