SAINTS OF PAST AGES: DOROTHY DAY
In an article first published on The Conversation, US scholar SANDRA YOCUM looks at the life of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker Movement…
Religious leaders in Congo urge the country to go to the polls to replace Kabila
RNS Congo is preparing for a crucial vote to elect a successor for President Joseph Kabila, who has been in power since 2001. A successful election would mean the first peaceful transition of power for a country whose rule by dictators has been broken only by coups and civil wars. But church leaders have put […]
STRANGESIGHTS: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL – RENT A REINDEER; ODD CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS; AND A GIANT PANETTONE…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
Vanuatu baby vaccinated in world’s first commercial drone delivery
Thomson Reuters Foundation A one-month-old baby in Vanuatu has become the first person in the world to be immunised using vaccines delivered by a commercial drone, the United Nations said, raising hopes that the method could save lives in other far-flung areas. The drone flew for 25 minutes across 40 kilometres of mountainous terrain to […]
BOOKS: HOW DIFFERENT FLAVOURS OF CHRISTENDOM SEE THE BIBLE
DAVID ADAMS reads a joint United Bible Societies/World Council of Churches book looking at how 10 different Christian traditions view the Bible…
Labour abuses a “risk worth taking” for fashion firms, UK lawmakers say
Thomson Reuters Foundation Fashion workers in Britain are being cheated of fair wages as lack of tough action make abuses “a risk worth taking” for factory owners, lawmakers said on Tuesday. Ministers were accused of failing to act following reports of some workers being paid as little as £3.50 per hour, less than half the […]
Algerian court orders reopening of bookshop managed by Christian
World Watch Monitor A bookshop owned by a Christian in Algeria can reopen its doors following a court order, reports Christian advocacy group Middle East Concern. The court’s decision on 13th December annulled an earlier order by the Governor of Oran to close the bookshop in Ain Turk, 30 kilometres west of Oran, on charges of […]
BRAZIL: PRESIDENT’S WIN LEAVES HIM IN DEBT TO EVANGELICAL BLOC
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the role evangelicals played in the election of Jair Bolsonaro…
Canada reverses abortion rights proviso to summer jobs program
RNS Faith-based organisations in Canada are welcoming changes to the Federal Government’s summer jobs program that remove language interpreted by many to require support for abortion. “It’s encouraging to see that the government has heard and responded to our concerns,” said Julia Beazley, director of policy for the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Canoes await campers. […]
ESSAY: GENOCIDE – 70 YEARS ON, THREE REASONS WHY THE UN CONVENTION IS STILL FAILING
In an article first published on The Conversation, RACHAEL BURNS, of the University of York in the UK, looks at why a UN Convention on genocide isn’t as effective as it should be…