US Supreme Court won’t hear Nevada church’s COVID-19 case
Reno, Nevada AP The US Supreme Court on Monday refused a rural Nevada church’s request to enter a legal battle over the government’s authority to limit the size of religious gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic – after the church won an appeals court ruling last month that found Nevada’s restrictions unconstitutional. Attorneys general from 19 […]
Australian stories: A mission to shed light on nation’s “invisible” stories of Christianity
CHRISTOPHER GILBERT, in a special long read, speaks with the “outback historian” Paul Roe about his passion for telling stories that shed light on little known aspects of the history of Christianity in some of the more remote parts of Australia…
Slavery survivors demand lead role in fight against trafficking
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Countries must enable victims of human trafficking to play a key role in programs and policies to tackle the crime, the first global alliance of survivors-turned-advocates said on Monday. The 21-member International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council aims to help governments improve their anti-trafficking efforts and ensure they are focused on […]
Essay: The nuclear weapons ban treaty is groundbreaking, even if the nuclear powers haven’t signed
In an article first published on The Conversation, TILMAN RUFF, of the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, says the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a “game-changer”…