ESSAY: IT’S TIME AUSTRALIA’S CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS OF WORLD WAR I WERE REMEMBERED, TOO
In an article first published on The Convversation, RICK SARRE of the University of South Australia, says it’s time we paid tribute to the thousands of Australia’s “largely forgotten” conscientious objectors…
“Push it hard” – US ambassador for religious freedom addresses religious freedom on law’s 20th anniversary
Washington DC, USRNS The US ambassador for religious freedom called for renewed activism on protecting faiths around the globe on Friday as religious liberty advocates gathered in the nation’s capital to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act. “We should push and we should push it hard,” said Sam Brownback at the […]
US: LUTHERAN SCHOOL IN THOUSAND OAKS LEARNS HOW TO GRIEVE AFTER LOSING ONE OF ITS OWN
CATHLEEN FALSANI, of Religion News Service, reports in the wake of this week’s mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California…
US faith leaders denounce Trump proclamation denying asylum outside border crossings
RNS US President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday barring anyone who enters the United States outside of official border crossings from applying for asylum in the country. Trump hinted at such plans before the midterms, while discussing a caravan of would-be asylum seekers traveling through Central America toward the United States. Members of a US-bound migrant caravan […]
ESSAY: 100 YEARS SINCE THE WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE, REMEMBRANCE DAY REMAINS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE COST OF WAR
As the world marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Flinders University’s ROMAIN FATHI, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the history of Armistice Day…
UK Government commits £12 million to championing religious freedom
World Watch Monitor The UK Government has committed £12 million to championing freedom of religion of belief worldwide. The UK’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Lord Tariq Ahmad, said the money “will go a long way in bolstering the work of civil society and NGOs to promote respect, and the value of religious diversity […]