2017 saw 20 per cent increase in “atrocities” against Christians in India, says lawyer
World Watch Monitor Amid growing extreme Hindu nationalism in India, dozens of speakers have called for concerted action to uphold the country’s constitution and fundamental rights, at a conference to mark four years of government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “There is a grave threat to plurality,” Professor Ganesh Narayan Devy, a scholar on […]
Drought threatens millions of Afghans with hunger, says UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of Afghans face hunger after a drought decimated crops in the war-ravaged country, UN officials said on Tuesday, calling for an extra $US115 million to help families buy food. Two thirds of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces have been hit by a lack of rain or snowfall since late last year, said a […]
CASTING THE NET: METHODIST HERITAGE
DAVID ADAMS looks at a website all about the history of Methodism…
More than a third of UK adults – and almost the same percentage of Christians – “don’t know” whether churches are making a positive difference, research finds
Thirty-six per cent of British adults “don’t know” whether Christian churches in the UK are making a positive difference in the world, according to new research from Barna Global. The study, which was conducted in partnership with World Vision UK, also found that just 49 per cent of British Christians agreed that the Christian churches […]
WESTERN EUROPE: SURVEY FINDS IT MAY NOT BE AS SECULAR AS YOU MIGHT THINK
TOM HENEGAN reports on the findings of a survey looking at the state of Christianity in Western Europe…
REFUGEES: BIBLE SOCIETIES LAUNCH LITERACY INITIATIVE IN SYRIAN CAMPS IN LEBANON
DAVID ADAMS reports on a new Bible Society initiative to address illiteracy concerns in Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon…
Uzbek pastor might face criminal charges after police repeat raids on his home
World Watch Monitor A Uzbek Baptist pastor, who is already serving a two-year sentence in his home for having religious books, might now be facing criminal charges. Police raided Pastor Stanislav Kim’s flat in Urgench, north-western Khorezm Region, twice last month, on Easter Sunday (8th April) and a week later (15th April), while the Baptist […]
ESSAY: WE ANALYSED 101 COMPANIES’ STATEMENTS ON MODERN SLAVERY – HERE’S WHAT WE FOUND
In an article first published on The Conversation, UK academics, ROSANNA COLE, of the University of Surrey, and MARK STEVENSON, Lancaster University, report on the findings of their examinatiion of how business is tackling the issue of modern slavery there…
Unmasked and unafraid: photos of abused Spanish women break domestic violence taboo
Thomson Reuters Foundation After enduring years of physical and psychological abuse at the hands of their partners, almost a dozen women in Barcelona have come out of the shadows to tell their stories in pictures with celebrated veteran Swedish photographer Maria Espeus. The women agreed to open up about what many regard as a shameful […]