Christians among thousands who rally in opposition to abortion bill in the Australian state of New South Wales
While the New South Wales Legislative Council was in session at 6pm on Tuesday, across the street a crowd of thousands overflowed Sydney’s Martin Place from Castlereagh Street beyond Phillip Street to express their anger with the abortion bill the legislators were debating. As the crowd waved their banners and chanted “Stand for Life” […]
HEALTH INSIGHT: FIVE TIPS TO HELP STUDENTS AVOID BURNOUT
US academic RYAN KORSTANGE, in an article first published on The Conversation, provides some tips to help students avoid running out of steam in their studies…
Heatwaves and heavy rain predicted to last longer with climate change
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation Countries in the northern hemisphere can expect longer summer heatwaves, as well as more consecutive days of heavy rain with harmful consequences, if internationally agreed goals to limit global warming are exceeded, scientists warned on Monday. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change said more hotter-than-average days would cluster together if […]
Churches share concern over slow progress in South Sudan’s peace
Rev Fidon Mwombeki, general secretary of the All Africa Conference of Churches, has expressed concern at the slow pace of the South Sudan peace process, while highlighting that the Africa-wide ecumenical body has accompanied the people in the world’s youngest nation for many years. His comments come amid growing fears that the September, 2018, Revitalised […]
End child marriage “hell” for Indonesian girls, lawmaker urges
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Indonesia must change its laws to end child marriage in the world’s most populous Muslim country where thousands of girls are trapped in a kind of “hell”, an Indonesian lawmaker said on Monday. Indonesia has one of the worst records for under-age marriage – its high number of child brides […]
After killing of clergyman, priest narrowly escapes death in south-eastern Nigeria
Jos, NigeriaMorning Star News Following the killing of a Roman Catholic priest and a parishioner in south-eastern Nigeria earlier this month, another clergyman on Thursday narrowly escaped an attack by Muslim Fulani herdsmen about 64 kilometres away, sources said. Armed Fulani herdsmen on 1st August killed Rev Paul Offu in Awgu town, south of Enugu […]
KIND
Even though I write kids books about cars, I have a confession to make. I’m not into cars. I loathe washing the car (I wish it was yearly – my wife makes me help her do it more often than that). Time for a clean? Paul Clark relates how the simple act of washing a […]
THE INTERVIEW: AT 89, BREAD FOR THE WORLD FOUNDER ART SIMON “NOT GIVING UP” ON THE GOAL OF ENDING HUNGER
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Art Simon, founder of US-based Christian advocacy group Bread for the World, about his new book and his passion for ending hunger around the world…
Schools deserted in Indian Kashmir as parents fear more unrest
Srinigar, IndiaReuters Schools reopened in Indian Kashmir’s main city on Monday but most classrooms were empty as parents kept their children home, fearing unrest over the government’s decision two weeks ago to revoke the region’s autonomy. About 200 primary schools were set to open in Srinagar in a sign of normality returning to Muslim majority […]
ESSAY: ‘CHRISTIAN LEFT’ IS REVIVING IN AMERICA, APPALLED BY TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, LAURA E ALEXANDER, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, looks at the recent growth of the Christian left in the US…