For Gambian Christians, there’s a lot to like – and one big worry – in the proposed constitution
World Watch Monitor The Gambia, a tiny nation on Africa’s North Atlantic coast, is considering a new constitution. Prominent Christian voices in the country say there is a lot to like in the draft, and one big thing to worry about: It does not explicitly define majority-Muslim Gambia as a secular state. A committee of […]
ESSAY: YES, RETAILERS EXPLOIT CHRISTMAS, BUT THEIR DECORATIONS STILL EVOKE RELIGIOUS SPIRIT
JOSHUA NEWTON, of Deakin University in Australia, looks at the findings of research showing that despite commercialism, the “true spirit” of Christmas remains…