While North Korea’s global reputation is shaped by its repression and insularity, the eccentricity and absurdity of Kim Jong-Il may have distracted many of us from the true depth of the regime’s cruelty and brutality, which persists to this day under his son Kim Jong-un. A recent report by the United Nations highlights just how… Read More Spotlight on North Korea’s Brutal System of Repression
Ambassador Samantha Power: “A woman in a poor country is still fifteen times more likely to die giving birth than her wealthier counterpart. That is just wrong: for any mother anywhere, a bank account should never spell the difference between death and life.”
Cardinal Peter Turkson, criticizing Uganda’s anti-gay law and calling for the repeal of its severe penalties: “Homosexuals are not criminals.”
Check out these recent articles from around the web: Jesus and the Bullied by Brian Pinter: “Jesus, by his own example and preaching, empowers us to move beyond being bystanders, to embrace and shield, through bold but loving action, those suffering under the yoke of bullying and taunting.” New Philippines cardinal calls for church to… Read More Around the Web (Part 1)
Malala Yousafzai: “We do not want to lose this generation (of Syrian children).” “It’s our responsibility to protect these children.”
Millennial has been tracking the crisis in Central African Republic in our Around the Web posts since August, when we linked to an article that stated: “The landlocked former French colony – one of the poorest places on earth – has been plunged into chaos since the Seleka rebels seized power from President Francois Bozize… Read More Ethnic Cleansing in Central African Republic
South Sudan faces its sternest challenge yet, as a political struggle in the upper echelons of power threatens to engulf the world’s newest nation in a full-scale civil war with ethnic overtones. Fighting appears to have intensified even though rival factions recently signed a cease-fire, intended to suspend the five-week long hostilities, which has claimed… Read More South Sudan at a Crossroads: World’s Newest Nation at Risk
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