Begging is not a crime, a New Delhi court rules
Thomson Reuters Foundation A court in New Delhi has struck down a law that made begging in the Indian capital a crime, a major victory for campaigners who have long argued that the legislation was being used to harass and intimidate the homeless and the poor. In an order on Wednesday, the Delhi High Court […]
NEW! A SUSTAINABLE LIFE: HERE’S HOW MANY TIMES YOU ACTUALLY NEED TO REUSE YOUR SHOPPING BAGS
As bans on single-use plastic bags become more commonplace, TREVOR THORNTON, lecturer in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Australia’s Deakin University, looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at how many times shoppers need to use reusable bags to compensate for their larger environmental impact…
British business helping women prisoners rebuild lives
Thomson Reuters Foundation As Rita neared the end of a 10-year jail sentence for money laundering, her first thought was getting back her four children – and finding a way to support them. Enter Shine, an innovative business in northern England that provides job opportunities for female offenders, starting while they are still serving their […]
ON THE SCREEN: AI WEIWEI’S ‘HUMAN FLOW’ AN INSIGHTFUL EXPOSÉ OF A STILL UNFOLDING TRAGEDY
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Human Flow’, artist Ai Weiwei’s impacting documentary on the world’s forced migration crisis…
More than 5,500 UK churches have converted to renewable energy, says charity
More than 5,500 UK churches have converted to renewable energy sources, according to figures from charity Christian Aid. The organisation said that Church of England cathedrals at Salisbury, Bristol, Sheffield and York are among the churches that are now using 100 per cent green electricity. Other churches which have done so come from across the […]
AFRICA: AT WORLD’S LARGEST REFUGEE CAMP, TRAUMA VICTIMS SEEK HEALING IN GOD
TONNY ONYULO reports for Religion News Service from the Bidi Bidi refugee camp in Uganda…
Film shows art of survival in Central African Republic airport’s ‘tent city’
Yaounde, CameroonThomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of people who fled murderous gangs and set up their own “tent city” inside Central African Republic’s main airport are the unlikely stars of an award-winning new film. Zone III – selected as the best short documentary at the African Film Festival in the United States in July and now […]
ESSAY: WHY RELIGION WON’T HELP REPUBLICANS IN US MIDTERM ELECTIONS
US professor of religion MARK SILK, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at what role religion will play in the upcoming US midterm elections…
MY MISSION: TAYLOR BRANT, SNOWBOARDERS AND SKIERS FOR CHRIST
American Taylor “Swifty” Brant recently spent three years serving with Snowboarders and Skiers for Christ based in Jindabyne, Australia. Back in his home state of Colorado, he’s now looking forward to a new role with the organisation…
Billboard depicting evangelist Greg Laurie holding a Bible removed from California mall
Billboards depicting US evangelist Greg Laurie holding up a Bible – used to advertise an upcoming SoCal Harvest outreach event – have been removed from a shopping mall in southern California. CBN News reports that the ads, which featured an image of Laurie holding up the Bible – which has no words or a cross […]