In the US, faith leaders react to guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery murder
RNS Religious groups and faith leaders across the country said the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case – that found all three white men charged in his death guilty of murder – is a sign of progress, even as they mourned Arbery’s death and said the church must continue to work toward justice and racial […]
Sight-Seeing: Developing a stubborn faith
NILS VON KALM on why the ongoing surrender of ourselves – despite our circumstances – is part of a life more firmly established in Christ…
COVID cases break records in Europe, prompting booster shot expansion
Brussels, Belgium/Prague, Czech RepublicReuters Coronavirus infections broke records in parts of Europe on Wednesday, with the continent once again the epicentre of a pandemic that has prompted new curbs on movement and seen health experts push to widen the use of booster vaccination shots. Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Hungary all reported new […]
In the US, white supremacists found liable for violence at Charlottesville rally
RNS A jury has found that a group that helped organised the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is liable for injuries suffered by counter-protesters, awarding a total of $US26 million in damages. The jury was deadlocked on two federal conspiracy charges but found the defendants, including white nationalist activists Richard Spencer, Jason Kessler […]
Red Cross official warns of “serious problems” with remote Bangladesh island housing Rohingya refugees
Reuters A senior Red Cross official warned that “serious problems” remain with a remote island off southern Bangladesh housing Rohingya refugees, as officials prepared to ship thousands more people there this week. Since last December, Bangladesh has moved about 19,000 Rohingya refugees, members of a persecuted mostly Muslim minority from Myanmar, to the island of […]
Updated: Twenty-seven migrants perish trying to cross Channel to Britain
Updated: 7am, 26th November, 2021 (AEDT)Paris, FranceReuters British and French officials traded blame on Wednesday after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated as they made a perilous crossing of the English Channel. The accident was the worst disaster on record involving migrants in the narrow seaway separating the two countries. A life jacket is […]
Nigerian Government rejects ‘massacre’ report as error-strewn
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Nigeria’s government on Tuesday rejected a judicial report that described the killing of peaceful protesters in Lagos in October, 2020, as a massacre, saying it was strewn with errors and its conclusions were not backed up by evidence. The leaked report into the incident seen by Reuters said the Nigerian Army fired live […]
World churches head one of three religious leaders acknowledged for their role in building peace
The acting head of the World Council of Churches was among three international religious leaders who were this week honoured with a Bridge Builder Award for their role in building bridges of understanding between people, communities and nations. The award, which is given by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center, was […]
Australian Government to introduce religious discrimination legislation into federal parliament this week
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will introduce legislation into federal parliament on 25th November that makes discrimination on the grounds of religious belief unlawful across several areas of society, including employment. It’s expected a vote on the Bill could take place next week, with a Senate inquiry to consider the laws before they are enacted. […]
Iraqi baby buried as death toll in EU-Belarus crisis grows
Bohoniki, PolandAP A Polish imam recited prayers Tuesday over the tiny white casket of an unborn Iraqi boy, the latest life claimed as migrants from the Middle East have tried to slip into the European Union illegally and found their path blocked by soldiers in the forests of Poland and Belarus. After the first snow […]