African wars killed five million sick children in 20 years – study
Thomson Reuters Foundation Five million children in Africa have died from preventable diseases over the last 20 years because armed conflict deprived them of access to basic healthcare or clean water, scientists said on Thursday. A study published in The Lancet medical journal showed conflict in countries such as Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo had contributed […]
ESSAY: TRUMP’S EVANGELICAL PANDER – A SIN OR VIOLATION OF THE LAW?
US religion and politics commentator JACOB LUPFER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says US President Donald Trump’s focus on evangelical Protestants – and especially those who support him unconditionally – is problematic in many ways…
Evangelicals’ White House meetings illegal, church-state watchdog says
RNS A church-state watchdog is demanding a halt to meetings between the Trump administration and an informal group of evangelical advisers who have proved to be among the President’s staunchest supporters. Americans United for Separation of Church and State said the group is violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act, a 1972 law that provides transparency […]
Soundbite – The Week That Was…
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