OPEN BOOK: PAUL’S FIRST LETTER TO TIMOTHY – INSTRUCTIONS
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at the instructions Paul gives to Timothy in the opening verses of I Timothy…
Forced out of Angola, Congolese migrant workers left with no food or shelter
Thomson Reuters Foundation More than 300,000 Congolese forced out of Angola have flooded into a conflict-prone region where they have no food or shelter, aid agencies said on Wednesday, warning of an emerging crisis. Angola this month launched a crackdown on illegal diamond mining, expelling hundreds of thousands of migrant workers back to neighbouring Democratic […]
Cameroon clergy condemn killing of American missionary
Nairobi, KenyaRNS Church leaders in Cameroon have condemned the killing of an American missionary in the southwest of this West African nation, where the government is battling secessionist rebels. Charles Trumann Wesco, 44, a clergyman from Indiana, died on Tuesday, barely two weeks after arriving in the region, allegedly caught in crossfire between rebels and […]
“FAMILIES FOR LIFE”: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CHURCHES AND CHILDREN IN CARE
In an interview which took place on the sidelines of the recent Justice Conference in Melbourne, DAVID ADAMS speaks with Krish Kandiah, founder of UK charity Home for Good, about his passion for bringing together Christians and children in need…
Australian Christian Lobby calls for Australian Government to offer asylum to Asia Bibi
The Australian Christian Lobby has called on the Australian Government to offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman acquitted this week of blasphemy charges after spending eight years on death row. Martyn Iles, managing director of the ACL, noted that Christians are the most persecuted people in the world and said Pakistan was […]
Global lawmakers battle over junk food warning labels
Thomson Reuters Foundation Are taxes and bans on advertising unhealthy foods or education more effective in tackling an emerging global obesity crisis? Some 200 lawmakers from 80 countries were sharply divided over how to stem spiralling healthcare costs caused by poor diets at the first global parliamentary summit against hunger and malnutrition, which ended on […]
New religious education bill in Indonesia requires registration of Sunday schools
World Watch Monitor Christians in Indonesia are opposing a new religious education bill that will require them to obtain government approval for holding Sunday schools or confirmation classes, reports the Catholic news site UCAN. The draft bill prescribes that these classes can only be offered if there are at least 15 participants and the organiser has […]
ORTHODOX CHURCH: RISKING A SPLIT OVER INDEPENDENCE FOR UKRAINE’S CHURCH
TOM HENEGAN, of Religion News Service, reports from Paris on the divisions in the Orthodox Church…
Christian rock band retells story of Reformation in ‘Luther: The Rock Opera’
Matteson, Illinois, USRNS The Protestant Reformation was a little bit like social media, featuring charismatic influencers, cutting-edge technology and viral content, according to Michael Bridges. It started when a man decided to stay up late and update his status, posting 95 things on his wall. He hoped his friends would like, comment on or share them. Michael […]
ESSAY: THE AMISH LIVE SIMPLY, BUT DON’T CONFUSE THEM WITH ENVIRONMENTALISTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, DAVID MCCONNELL and MARILYN LOVELESS, of The College of Wooster in the US, look at the interaction between the Amish and the natural world…