POSTCARDS: ME AND MY (PORN) SHADOW – ‘SPYCAM’ EPIDEMIC SEIZES SOUTH KOREA
BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Nigerian church leader calls for an end to “rumour mongering” in wake of violence in Kaduna state
World Watch Monitor A senior church leader in Nigeria has said that “rumour mongering” was at the heart of last week’s violence in north-western Kaduna state, which killed 55 people, reports Nigeria’s Daily Post. Following the violence a curfew was imposed. The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna, Rev Mathew Ndagoso, urged citizens to refrain from spreading rumours […]
Sudanese Christians beaten before release
World Watch Monitor Sudanese police released 10 Darfuri Christians on Sunday after they faced severe pressure for their faith and were beaten, a local source has told World Watch Monitor. The 10 were part of a group of 13 Christians who were taken by security officials from a home they shared in the city of Nyala, southwest […]
“Insurance gap” threatens disaster-vulnerable poor nations, says Lloyd’s
Thomson Reuters Foundation Disaster-prone developing nations, including Bangladesh and Indonesia, are exposed to crippling losses when storms, floods or earthquakes strike because they suffer from a dangerous lack of insurance, industry experts said on Monday. Globally, assets worth about $US163 billion are not insured against catastrophes, posing a “significant threat” to livelihoods and prosperity, London-based […]
BOOKS: RACHEL HELD EVANS’ “HONEST AND BRAVE” ACCOUNT OF HER WRESTLE WITH THE BIBLE
NILS VON KALM reads Rachel Held Evans’ latest book about her own personal wrestle with the truths of the Bible…
Vietnam frees Catholic blogger but upholds 20-year sentence for another activist
World Watch Monitor A Vietnamese Catholic blogger arrived in the United States last week after she was released from jail unexpectedly, reports the Catholic news site UCAN. Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, also known as “Mother Mushroom”, was sentenced in June last year to ten years in prison for posting what police described as anti-state reports. In November she failed […]
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD…’
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Museum of the Bible pulls Dead Sea Scroll fragments found to be forged
RNS Since its grand opening nearly a year ago, the Museum of the Bible has exhibited five fragments from the storied Dead Sea Scrolls, the ancient parchment fragments discovered 70 years ago in a desert cave. On Monday, the museum acknowledged that the five fragments it had on display were forgeries. They were taken down […]
Urging peace, faith leaders risk being caught up in Zimbabwe’s electoral dispute
Kampala, UgandaRNS As religious leaders urge the two warring sides in Zimbabwe to resolve their political impasse, many Zimbabweans suspect them of backing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and accuse the clergy of fueling the violence following the country’s disputed elections in July. Christians who support Mnangagwa’s opponent are avoiding churches that support Mnangagwa or any political party. […]
LOOKING FOR A TUNER?
I’ve got my guitar with me again today. PICTURE: Marcin Nowak/Unsplash Last time I said that guitars naturally go out of tune and, unless we put some effort in to stay in tune, discord is the result. It’s the same with our lives. But I just noticed something. A guitar cannot tune itself. A guitar might […]