Air strike on playground kills seven in Ethiopia’s Tigray region – hospital
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters An air strike on a children’s play area killed at least seven people in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Friday, medical officials there said, the first such attack after a four-month old ceasefire collapsed this week. The officials said three children were among the dead but a a Federal […]
Australian Christian Lobby calls for clarity in Queensland surrounding rights of children to talk about Jesus in schoolyards
The Australian Christian Lobby has called on Queensland Education Minister Kate Jones to clarify what they characterise as “confusion caused by departmental bureaucrats banning children from talking about Jesus in the playground”. Ms Jones said in a statement on Thursday that there had been no changes to religious instruction policy in Queensland and that “No […]
US Supreme Court rules for Missouri church in ‘playground’ case
RNS The US Supreme Court has ruled for a Missouri church that claimed religious discrimination after it was refused state funds to improve its playground. Ruling 7-2, the court on Monday determined that the state had unfairly treated Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia under the First Amendment’s free exercise clause. The state wrongly denied the […]