Restorative Justice

In late July the Uniting Church Vic/Tas synod at it Commission for Mission annual gathering listened to the gracious tones of Elaine Enns from Bartimaeus Co-operative Ministries. Elainne lives in Los Angeles but hails from Canada. She is a practitioner of restorative justice. Here she explains nine points on how restorative justice works.
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World Orthodox leader says irrational use of resources is sinful

 More and more people know that the irrational use of natural resources and unchecked energy consumption contribute to climate change, and that this impacts on life and the survival of humanity created in the image of God. It is therefore tantamount to sin, says the man considered by many to be the leader of Orthodox [...]