Category: World

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By micoots
23/06/2016 0

British Doctors Vote to Maintain Opposition to Assisted Suicide

(Christian Institute) — Doctors have decisively voted to maintain their opposition to assisted suicide at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual meeting.

Delegates voted by 198 to 115 against a motion which called for the BMA to take a ‘neutral’ stance on the issue.

The move means the doctors’ union retains its stance of opposing assisted suicide and supporting the current law which “allows compassionate and ethical care for the dying.”

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By micoots
21/06/2016 0

Refugee Numbers Break Record of 60 Million

(Mission Network News) — The number of refugees has now officially broken the record of most internationally-displaced persons in recent history.

According to a report from the U.N.’s refugee agency, the number of refugees topped 65.3 million at the end of the 2015.

It’s the first time the UNHCR has seen that number breach 60 million. The report was released yesterday on World Refugee Day.

These numbers reveal some staggering new statistics. Each minute, 24 more people are forced to flee thei..

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By micoots
17/06/2016 0

Orthodox Will Hold Humbled Yet Historic Council in Crete

Patriarchs disagree over how many disputes—out of centuries' worth—to tackle in 10 days.

The last time the 14 separate branches of the Orthodox church met, in 787, they hadn’t yet split with the Roman Catholic church.

So pulling together a Holy and Great Council meeting of the global representatives of 300 million Orthodox Christians for next week hasn’t been easy—even with the event being discussed since 1961.

A number of issues have cropped up in the last 1,000-plus years. The short li..

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By micoots
15/06/2016 0

As SBC Backs Refugee Resettlement, World Relief Leader Resigns

Southern Baptists vote to encourage compassion, while Stephan Bauman reveals next move.

Southern Baptists adopted a resolution this morning encouraging fellow believers to offer “care, compassion, and the gospel” to refugees, while at the same time calling on the American government to “implement the strictest security measures possible in the refugee screening and selection process.”

While on the floor of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), Resolution 12 on “refugee m..