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Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:28
Nigeria: trauma-healing workshops
Nigerian Christians have experienced horrendous violence against their communities in recent years. Many have been killed, thousands have fled homes and land, and many live with the trauma of seeing loved ones killed or brutalised. Their…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:07
Afghanistan: executions will return
Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, the Taliban's notorious former head of religious police and now in charge of prisons, said that extreme punishments will resume but may not be meted out in public, as they were previously. Human…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:05
Code red for humanity
A panel of hundreds of international scientists has released a report on climate change. The UN secretary general described the report as ‘code red for humanity’ the alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable.’…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 21:51
Australia: is the PM attending COP26?
Australia is the most carbon-polluting nation in the world per capita, yet prime minister Scott Morrison may not attend the November landmark climate conference. He said he had not made any final decisions on attending, saying,…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 21:46
USA: disillusionment with Joe Biden
Numerous factors are pointing to a presidential meltdown. At home, Biden’s handling of the pandemic attracted growing criticism during a summer Covid surge. There has been continuing mistreatment of Mexico border migrants, which he promised to…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 21:54
Brazil: Christian growth
Brazil has one of the largest Christian populations in the world; 91% say they are a ‘Christian’ of some form. The Kingdom of God has exploded in Brazil since 1960 as the nation has been saturated…