POSTCARDS: UNDERPAID AND ABUSED, GUINEA-BISSAU’S DOMESTIC WORKERS SEEK PROTECTION
NELLIE PEYTON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Release International urges re-elected Nigerian President to protect Christians
Persecuted church ministry Release International has urged Nigeria’s re-elected President, Muhammadu Buhari, to protect Christians in his country from the “twin menaces” of terror group Boko Haram and armed Fulani herdsmen. In a statement released as Nigeria’s electoral commission officially declared Buhari the winner of last weekend’s election, Paul Robinson, CEO of Release International, said Boko […]
Andrew Brunson case increased “hate speech” against Turkey’s Protestants, says church report
World Watch Monitor Turkey’s high-profile criminal case against Protestant pastor Andrew Brunson has triggered a significant increase in public hate speech against the nation’s small Protestant community, creating what its church leaders last week called a “climate of insecurity” for its congregations and individual members. According to the Turkish Association of Protestant Churches’ annual human rights […]
MUSIC: DEBORAH ROBERTSON’S “HONEST AND RAW” ‘ALL PRAISE TO YOU LORD’
MARCUS CHEONG listens to Deborah Robertson’s EP, ‘All Praise To You Lord’…
Catholic Cardinal George Pell behind bars in Australia after child sex conviction
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will spend his first night behind bars on Wednesday after he was remanded into custody pending sentencing for sexually abusing two choir boys in Australia two decades ago. Pell, a former top adviser to Pope Francis and the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted for child […]
STRANGESIGHTS: POWERFUL HAIRSTYLES; OF DRUGS…OR IS IT SUGAR?; AND, A $100 GOLD-ENCRUSTED DONUT…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
In the US, United Methodists pass Traditional Plan, keep ban on LGBTQ clergy, same-sex marriage
St Louis, USRNS Delegates to a special session of the United Methodist Church decided Tuesday to strengthen the denomination’s ban on the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ people. Delegates to the General Conference, the global denomination’s decision-making body, passed the Traditional Plan by a vote of 438 to 384. Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey announces the […]
Don’t overlook Africa’s “fragile” states for social businesses, urge industry experts
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation African nations such as Somalia may be perceived as conflict-ridden and risky for business but “fragile states” can be an untapped opportunity for social enterprises that are flexible and think out-of-the-box, said industry experts. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development lists 58 countries as “fragile states” – most of which are in […]
Quick facts: Yemenis “dying every day” as UN makes record appeal
Thomson Reuters Foundation Donor pledges of $US2.6 billion for Yemen fell “a long way” short of $US4.2 billion requested by the United Nations on Tuesday for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, aid agencies said. Aid agencies, including Save the Children and Oxfam, called for a ceasefire to help them reach more people in need in […]
US: IN BATTLE OVER PROTESTANT-ONLY FOSTER CARE AGENCY, LAWSUIT ASKS “WHO IS A CHRISTIAN”?
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…