OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY: GREETING
BRUCE C WEARNE kicks off his look at I Timothy with a study of the opening lines of greeting…
London church calls on people to donate cost of ‘Oyster’ cards for rough sleepers amid cold snap
A London church has launched a campaign asking people to buy ‘Oyster’ cards – used on public transport in the city – which are then distributed to “rough sleepers” amid a cold snap in the UK capital. Oasis Church Waterloo said it launched the appeal as “a last-ditch attempt to protect homeless people from the […]
Brazil’s fight against urban slavery is getting harder
Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThomson Reuters Foundation A surge in cases of urban slavery in Brazil brings new challenges for prosecutors and labor inspectors, top government officials said on Wednesday. Last year 523 workers were found in slavery-like conditions during labor inspections in Brazilian cities, about 225 more than in 2017, government data released Friday shows. […]
“Tough questions” will be asked in review of UK response to Christian persecution, says bishop
The Church of England bishop charged with conducting a UK Government instituted review into the persecution of Christians around the world has said he will be asking “tough questions” about the government’s response to the issue. Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen, the Bishop of Truro and chair of the independent review, said he was “determined” that, […]
From captivity to leaders: ex-bonded workers herald change in India
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation The election of three former bonded labourers to village councils on Wednesday is a game-changer for millions in India who are trafficked to work and pay off debts, experts said. One of the trailblazing winners was Kudumula Devamma, 40, who spent two decades fishing to repay loans taken by her father-in-law […]
Rising tensions as Colombia’s displaced converge with Venezuelan migrants
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation More than 1,300 Colombians were forced to flee their homes in January alone to escape fighting between armed factions despite a peace deal signed two years ago, aid groups said on Tuesday. Thousands of fighters from Colombia’s largest guerrilla group – the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – have demobilised […]
INSIDE JOB: HOW BOSNIAN POLICEWOMEN ARE TAKING ON ABUSIVE HUSBANDS
UMBERTO BACCHI reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation from Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Pelosi, DeVos address US Christian educators on policy and faith
Washington, DCRNS Hours before post-shutdown conversations began on immigration and border security on Capitol Hill, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a group of Christian educators gathering in the nation’s capital this week that she intends to uphold her responsibility to “act upon our beliefs in the dignity and worth of every person.” Those people […]