Iranian rights groups decry treatment of Christians
World Watch Monitor Iranian and European human rights and religious rights organisations have urged the international community to use new opportunities for trade with Iran to hold the government there to account over its treatment of Christian converts. Nineteen NGOs, including Middle East Concern, Forum 18, Impact Iran and Justice for Iran, issued a joint […]
Web: Bridging the digital divide, US company gives churches free websites
ADELLE M BANKS reports for Religion News Service…
StrangeSights: Eatery’s passion for potato chips (crisps); waste in space; and, bullying robots…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
BOOKS: GAINING DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE “IMMIGRANT NEIGHBOURS AMONG US”
DARREN CRONSHAW finds Immigrant Neighbors Among Us valuable reading for anyone working with immigrants…
Mercy Ships’ ‘Africa Mercy’ stars in episode of Mighty Ships airing in Australia this weekend
The Africa Mercy. PICTURE: Supplied. The work of volunteers serving aboard the Africa Mercy, the flagship of the Christian charity Mercy Ships, will feature in an hour long episode of the show Mighty Ships which goes to air this Saturday. The Emmy Award-winning show, produced for the Discovery Channel Canada and acquired by Australia’s Seven […]
Slow down!
When you’re cruising St Kilda Rd in Melbourne on a horse and buggy, time slows down. You can’t be going anywhere in a hurry. Ahhhh [relaxed!] PICTURE: Michaela & Christa Robert/www.freeimages.com Imagine living when this was the best transport there was. Apart from noticing the scenery, you couldn’t fit a lot into your day, so […]
Essay: Raising voices for justice on behalf of those who can’t
Christians from across Australia and the Pacific gathered in Canberra this month to meet with MPs and discuss issues like climate change, refugees and global poverty at Micah Australia’s annual Voices for Justice event. Here, two Western Australians, KERRY POVEY and JAN THORPE, reflect on the event…