Articles
Iraq: protests swell
06 Feb 2020
When their tents were burned, Iraqi protesters replaced them with concrete structures. When influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr withdrew his support, even more protesters turned out despite fears of a crackdown by security forces. On 1 February…
Algeria: a church among Muslims
06 Feb 2020
A Muslim-majority country of 41 million, Algeria depends on fossil fuels for its export income. It struggles to provide jobs and homes for its people. Democracy and human rights exist on paper, less so in reality.…
Australia blessed by rain
30 Jan 2020
Human nature is more interested in bad news than good. Hence news media seemed to almost delight in Australia 'burning' with many phenomenal pictures, hysterical headlines and apocalyptic analyses. In recent days, though, there has been…
More non-evangelical Americans ‘born again’
30 Jan 2020
Just as more Americans are becoming religiously unaffiliated, there is another shift happening on the religious spectrum. More people today say they are ‘born again’ than at any point in the past three decades. While significant…
Bishops differ on sexual relationships
30 Jan 2020
The CofE's bishops appear to be at war after some distanced themselves from a statement reiterating a longstanding Christian teaching that sex is for male-female marriage only. The Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, said that she…
Salvation Army challenges Government
30 Jan 2020
Thousands of Salvation Army members, officers and supporters are joining forces to warn the Government that, unless urgent action is taken, it is on course to break a manifesto pledge on rough sleeping. The pledge was…