Indigenous leader’s killing exposes land threat in Brazil
Thomson Reuters Foundation An Indigenous leader has been found murdered in Brazil, exposing the growing threat to tribes fighting illegal logging in the Amazon, campaigners and authorities said. Jorginho Guajajara was found dead in the northern state of Maranhao with his neck broken, rights group Survival International said. Police in Maranhao confirmed on Thursday they were investigating […]
Mexican pastor survives assassination attempt
World Watch Monitor A Mexican pastor who survived an assassination attempt in the notorious border city of Juarez in June says he was targeted because his church’s work is seen to negatively impact upon the efforts of drug cartels. A hitman entered the pastor’s home on 12th June, making him kneel down on the floor […]
‘Call Me Priya’: film sparks debate about India textile industry abuses
Thomson Reuters Foundation A film about a young textile worker in southern India is sparking debate in rural communities at the heart of an industry that campaigners say is plagued by exploitation and abuse. Call Me Priya tells the story of a young woman in Tamil Nadu state, where about 400,000 people are employed in […]
ESSAY: THE INFANTILISATION OF WESTERN CULTURE
In an article first published on The Conversation, SIMON GOTTSCHALK, professor of sociology at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, looks at the rising infantilisation of Western culture…
OPEN BOOK: PROVERBS FOR A NEW COVENANT – LISTEN UP! WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
BRUCE C WEARNE continues his look at the Epistle of James with an examination of his words of warning to the wealthy at the start of chapter five…
New abuse report in hand, US Catholics and attorneys general map next moves
RNS When Pennsylvania officials unveiled a report this week detailing accusations that Catholic priests had sexually abused more than 1,000 children since the 1940s and that church officials shielded the abusers, the public outcry was swift. Some compared the document to The Boston Globe’s 2002 “Spotlight” investigation, which unearthed comparably horrifying allegations in Massachusetts. But two days […]