Australian Christian Lobby warned new access to abortion pill in ACT will “cause more harm than good”
The Australian Christian Lobby have warned that legislation allowing women in the Australian Capital Territory to access abortion drugs like RU486 from a general practitioner will “cause more harm than good”. The legislation was passed in the ACT’s Legislative Assembly earlier this week in a move which reportedly brings the territory into line with other […]
Gender equality index highlights big data gaps ahead of 2030 deadline
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation World leaders who have pledged to end gender inequality by 2030 will miss the ambitious target if they do not accelerate efforts to plug “profound” data gaps, experts said ahead of launching a new gender index on Wednesday. Global partnership Equal Measures 2030, which is overseeing the index, said data had […]
Christians urged to pray and walk with refugees and support victims of human trafficking
Christians have been urged to walk and pray with refugees and migrants and, in particular, to support those who fall into the hands of human traffickers. Speaking to World Council of Churches representatives this week, Fr Fabio Baggio, undersecretary of migrants and refugees in the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, said that migrants, […]
Lives of hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children hang in balance – charity
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni children could die if renewed attacks damage or temporarily close the key port of Hodeidah, Save the Children said on Wednesday, after heavy fighting in the area resumed. A new report by the charity said families were already struggling to afford food and transportation to health […]
US: AS CATHOLIC SEX ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS BEGIN, QUESTIONS REMAIN
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Hillsong to establish its own denomination as it leaves Australian Christian Churches
Hillsong Church has announced its intention to establish its own “international denomination” to credential pastors rather than remain under the umbrella of the Australian Christian Churches. In a letter published on the church’s website released this week, Brian Houston, global senior pastor of Hillsong Church, said the decision followed “almost two years of prayerful discussion” with […]
ESSAY: BUSINESS AS USUAL? THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS APPLY TO AUSTRALIAN CITIES TOO
In an article first published on The Conversation, WENDY STEELE, LAUREN RICKARDS and LIBBY PORTER, of Melbourne’s RMIT University, say that addressing the Sustainable Development Goals must involve looking within Australia as well as overseas…
SIGHT-SEEING: THE BEATITUDES OF MISTER ROGERS
Self-confessed “Mister Rogers junkie” BRIAN NIXON writes about how the iconic US TV show helped him through tough times and lessons he learned from it…
Global goal to end poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met, World Bank says
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The number of people living on less than $US1.90 a day has fallen to record low of about 655 million – or nine per cent of the world’s population – but a global target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met, the World Bank said on Wednesday. […]