There is increasing evidence that “widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease” are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths“ in Gaza, a group of United Nations and aid organizations have repeatedly warned.
Scandinavian Church’s Dark History Of Assimilating Indigenous People
Tapio Luoma, archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, delivered an apology to the Sámi, the only recognized Indigenous people in the European Union.
Three years after Standing Rock: another oil spill and reminders of indigenous peoples’ fight for justice
Ignoring indigenous voices has become the social norm in the United States, even among its faith communities.
American pastor in Canada doesn’t miss culture wars, church growth pressures
When U.S. pastor Justin Joplin accepted a call to a Baptist church in Canada, he found a Baptist identity free from anxiety over a decline from majority cultural status. That is liberating, he says.
Advocates for disabled, indigenous peoples, clash over Rio Paralympics
A human rights organization that advocates on behalf of indigenous people groups around the world criticized organizers of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games for depicting Brazilian tribal people as savages. Survival International took exception to a press release announcing participants…