Civilian recruitment: Ukraine launches military charm offensive as conscription flags
Biblical auction: Early Christian Scripture and ancient codices draw collectors’ eyes to Paris
“Big Brother”: Reboot of Buenos Aires facial recognition plan fuels privacy fears
Church partnerships: Near Chicago, a Lutheran church finds new life at the YMCA
Hiking, disc golf, flower arranging: United Methodist Church initiative connects people around non-church interests
Myanmar: In a rebel-held town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink
25th April, 2024
ANNOUNCED: Britain’s opposition Labour Party, that it planned to renationalise the country’s rail network within five years without paying compensation to private operators as it set out its plans to fix the troubled railway system.
CLOSED: Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, an investigation into whether former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro sought asylum at the Hungarian embassy in February, citing lack of evidence.
SENTENCED: By an Iranian revolutionary court, well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, to death for charges linked to Iran’s 2022-23 unrest, his lawyer told Iranian newspaper Sharq on Wednesday.
25th April, 2024
Estimated number of lives saved by immunisations in the past 50 years: 154 million
Source: The Lancet (via UN News)
Essay: Do homeless people have constitutional rights?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, author KEVIN NYE says that overwhelmingly, faith groups who filed briefs in the US Supreme Court case Johnson v Grants Pass did so against criminalising homelessness…
Essay: Sudan’s civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight
In an article first published on the Conversation, JAN POSPISIL, an associate professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in the UK, looks at the two-year-old conflict in Sudan and the challenges facing a peaceful resolution…
Essay: How clean water and faith go hand-in-hand
In an article first published on Religion News Service, SUSAN BARNETT, founder of Faiths for Safe Water, says clean water is a conduit of care and love…
25th April, 2024
“Rest assured – we aren’t going anywhere. The facts and the Constitution are on our side and we expect to prevail again.”
– TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video posted moments after Joe Biden signed a bill that gives China-based ByteDance 270 days to divest TikTok’s US assets or face a ban (as quoted on Reuters).
25th April, 2024
How has Anzac Day has been marked in the US for the past 100 years? Read YVES REES’ article on The Conversation…
Kingship (God): He is sovereign Lord over all.
Finding hope and a future
In an article marking International Women’s Day, SALLY BRUCE, of DFN (Dignity Freedom Network), looks at how the organisation is working to set women free…
Are you ready to study the Bible?
DENIS PLANT, principal of Vision Colleges in Australia, writes about the advantages of studying the Bible “at your pace from your place”…
Welcome to Sight’s new ‘Sponsored Articles’ feature
DAVID ADAMS, Sight editor and publisher, explains why Sight is now offering advertisers a sponsored articles option…
Wow!: “Pommie pilgrims” in a marathon walking effort to save their historic village church
ANGELA YOUNGMAN reports from the UK on the group’s attempt to walk to every Anglican cathedral in England…
StrangeSights: Seagull screeching champions; playing chess for 60 hours; and Russians give toads a helping hand…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
This Life: When the innocent pay the price
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on recent events in Sydney…
From the Field: Why an organisation founded to care for orphans no longer has a children’s home
VAUGHAN STANNARD, director of collaboration at Beautiful Gate South Africa, said the organisation’s aim now is to strengthen families to raise thriving children…
Lifestory: Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage in Lebanon
ALISTAIR BELL and DANIEL TROTTA, of Reuters, report on the life of Terry Anderson who has died at the age of 76…
Sight-Seeing: When working for justice can lead us away from Jesus
NILS VON KALM sounds a warning about doing works of justice while remaining “comfortably distant” from love…
On the Screen: The ghostbusters save the world (again) in a nostalgic re-run
DAVID ADAMS watches the next instalment in the resurrected film franchise…
On the Screen: ‘Madame Web’ a long way from Marvel’s best
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Madame Web’…
On the Screen: ‘One Life’, a polished retelling of the story of some real-life heroes
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘One Life’…
Great Works: The Black Jesus window
In an article first published on The Conversation, VIRGINIA RAGUIN looks at the history and significance of the window now in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art…
A Sustainable Life: If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $A700 extra a year to keep your house cool
Writing in the Australian context, SEBASTIAN PFAUTSCH and RICCARDO PAOLINI, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the impact dark rooves can have on power costs…
Helpdesk: Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles
DOUGLAS GOODWIN – in an article first published on The Conversation – provides some tips…
Snapshot: Volleyball, Carthage, Tunisia
See BECHIR KADDECH’s image…
Snapshot: Trinity Gergeti Church, Kazbegi, Georgia
See IMAM GOZAL’s image…
Snapshot: Taniguisson Beach, Guam
See PHILIP DAVIS’ image…
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