Category: Protest

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Black Christians call for investigation into racism over treatment of Child Q

The leading black Christian body in the UK has expressed its “shock and deeply felt outrage” over the treatment of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was strip searched by police. Child Q was removed from an exam and searched by officers after she was wrongly suspected by teachers of possessing cannabis. The search of Child Q was undertaken by officers […]

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A Call for the Church to Maintain Prophetic Distance in Political and Social Issues

A Call for the Church to Maintain Prophetic Distance in Political and Social Issues

A Call for the Church to Maintain Prophetic Distance in Political and Social Issues Political and social issues can be a precarious sphere to navigate, especially in a country in which political and social issues are increasingly being viewed from the extremes of the two dominant political persuasions, far-left and far-right wings. It could be easy for a person or […]

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State police returning to Portland following deadly shooting

State police returning to Portland following deadly shooting

Oregon State Police will return to Portland to help local authorities after the fatal shooting of a man following clashes between U.S. President Donald Trump supporters and counter-protesters that led to an argument between the president and the city’s mayor over who was to blame for the violence. Protesters were back on the streets for a demonstration Sunday night outside […]

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