Argentine election winner Milei greeted globally by mix of hostility and support
Reuters The victory of Argentina’s libertarian President-elect Javier Milei at the weekend has sparked mixed reactions worldwide – including hostility from some Latin American leftists, tentative support from others, and a pledge from China to work with him despite his critical comments. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, channeled voter anger over a deep economic crisis and […]
BOLIVIA: RELIGION PART OF POLITICAL THEATRE AMID CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT BUT NO THEOCRACY IN SIGHT
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA reports on the role religion has played in the recent political upheaval in the South American nation…
ESSAY: OLD RELIGIOUS TENSIONS RESURGE IN BOLIVIA AFTER OUSTER OF LONGTIME INDIGENOUS LEADER
In an article first published on The Conversation, MATTHEW PETER CASEY, of Arizona State University, looks at the role of religion in Bolivia’s recent change of regime…
ESSAY: URBAN UNREST PROPELS GLOBAL WAVE OF PROTESTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, political scientist HENRY F (CHIP) CAREY, of Georgia State University in the US, looks at the root causes of protests which have broken out in nations across the world…
BOLIVIA: CELEBRATING NEW RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAW, EVANGELICALS PUSH FOR MORE
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA, of Religion News Service, reports from South America…
Bolivian Christians can still evangelise…for now
World Watch Monitor After much criticism, Bolivian president Evo Morales announced earlier this week that his government would repeal a new law that seemed set to make evangelism a crime. The new penal code, adopted by Bolivia’s parliament in December, placed the “recruitment of persons for their participation in religious organisations or cults” alongside recruitment […]