US pastor Andrew Brunson to be moved from prison to house arrest, but can’t leave Turkey
World Watch Monitor The US pastor Andrew Brunson is being moved from Kiriklar prison to house arrest in Turkey after a court ruling on Wednesday, a leader of the Turkish Protestant Church has confirmed direct to World Watch Monitor. The same source confirmed that Brunson’s wife is on her way to the prison to meet […]
Three quarters of American churchgoers agree US is a “better country than most”, survey finds
Three quarters of American churchgoers agree that the US is a “better country than most other countries” but the same percentage say there are some things about the US today which make them feel ashamed of it. Those are among the findings of new research based on several surveys conducted last year by Barna in partnership […]
STRANGESIGHTS: GOOGLE TRANSLATE GETS RELIGIOUS; SIMPSON’S SPRINGFIELD MYSTERY SOLVED; AND, “EVERYBODY CUTS FOOTLOOSE”…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Ebola outbreak in DRC officially declared over
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been officially declared over after 29 people died and dozens more were infected. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, hailed the work of local teams charged with combatting the fatal disease. “The outbreak was contained due to the tireless efforts of local […]
Disabled women and girls are ‘doubly vulnerable’, aid groups warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Women and girls with disabilities are doubly vulnerable in conflict or crisis situations, aid groups warned on Tuesday at a global conference on disability in London. An estimated one billion people around the world have a disability according to Britain’s Department for International Development, which hosted the event, and 800 million of […]
Almost four land activists killed per week in deadliest year on record – campaigners
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nearly four land and environmental activists were killed each week last year, murdered for opposing large-scale agriculture and mining projects in the deadliest year on record, a campaign group said on Tuesday. In 22 countries surveyed by UK-based Global Witness, at least 207 activists were killed, making 2017 the deadliest year since […]
ESSAY: STOP THE ‘WEAPONISATION’ OF RELIGION IN PAKISTANI POLITICS
As Pakistanis head to the polls, Rev JOHNNIE MOORE and GAYLE MANCHIN – who both serve on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom – call for “unrelenting pressure” for the nation’s government to stop the harassment of the country’s religious minorities…
CONVERSATIONS: JO HOOD, FOUNDER OF ‘MAINLY MUSIC’
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Jo Hood, founder of ministries mainly music and the more recently launched mainly play…
US religious freedom summit opens with plea to fight persecution
RNS US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback opened a summit at the State Department this week by urging leaders from a range of faiths to work together to help the persecuted across the globe. “We need your faith in action to move the world to not just tolerance of differences – although that’s […]