It's never the same
Shirley Sherrod is a black public servant in Gorgia, America, who has worked for 40 years fighting injustices of all sorts. The inspiration for her life's work was witnessing her father, a Baptist deacon, being shot dead by a white farmer when she was 17, in what ostensibly was a dispute over a few cows. But an all-white jury decided not to bring charges against the killer..
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Compassion Australia is urging Australians to "use their vote; use their voice" for children in poverty
Just in case you\'ve missed the TV ads, radio debates, billboards and posters, there are just a few days left until Australia goes to the polls in the 2010 Federal Election! Now is the time to use your voice to speak up for the poor, without even saying a word-find out how.
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World Vision sends more Aussie staff to reinforce Pakistan floods response
World Vision Australia has deployed two more specialists to reinforce its Pakistan flood response.
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OM's response to Catastrophic monsoon flooding in Pakistan
Record heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan have caused one of the worst disasters in Asia's history, resulting in over 1,600 deaths and tens of thousands of villages under water.
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Federal Election: 'Wait and see' approach side steps real needs in the here and now
An overly cautious election campaign by the major parties continues to miss the point by not addressing pressing social policy needs in the here and now.
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The secular media endorses the 'old book'
Who could believe it, that the secular media endorses the \'old book\'? says Well-Being Australia chairman and Baptist minister Mark Tronson, that the secular media has reported on the Bible\'s positive advice and outcomes on \'life-long heterosexual monogamy\' providing the most satisfying and emotionally stable sex.
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Caritas welcomes increased Pakistan emergency funding from the Australian Government but urges donors to keep giving
Caritas Australia welcomes the additional funding for the Pakistan flood relief effort announced by the Australian Government today and urges donors not to underestimate the scale of this disaster.
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Out of our hands!
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald detailed how the little boy allegedly leant back over his armrest toward a 67-yr old passenger, Ms Barnard, and let out a scream so severe that blood erupted from her ears, leaving her \"stone cold deaf\".
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Accidental death is heart wrenching
All death is heart-wrenching for those left behind. The significance of death is that it is final. Regardless of the society or the religion, that is unmistakable, death is final.
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Wesley Uniting Employment receives maximum rating from DEEWR
Wesley Uniting Employment (WUE) has chalked up the highest possible rating in a recent national performance assessment by its funding body, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Estimated 20 million people affected in Pakistan floods: Situation worsening daily
Caritas Australia is urgently calling for support to respond to the escalating humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Pakistan with an estimated twenty million people affected, millions homeless and water borne diseases and illness spreading rapidly. The death toll is expected to rise dramatically with more flooding predicted.
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Jono Green of Youth Alpha speaks!
Jono Green Youth Alpha National Co-ordinator was interviewed by the Australian Missionary News IPTV young anchorman Jeremy Dover in Melbourne.
