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The oldest profession or the abuse of women? By Ebenezer Segatu Launched in September 2010, Tirzah seeks to prepare the Church and society to act to bring an end to human trafficking in Ireland and to restore the lives of the victims. It is an initiative of the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland. Here, Tirzah volunteer Ebenezer Segatu explores the issues…
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In Jesus' day, the Lepers were the outcasts. They were "unclean". Forced to leave the community and live in leper colonies, people who were already suffering physically had to come with the added pain of rejection and marginalisation. But has society really changed? Search up the word Travellers on Irish media websites and you'll soon see a host of abusive…
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Linked to this article is the second talk given by Dr Craig Blomberg at the Living Faith Conference in January. Here Craig faced up to the difficult question posed to him by the Irish organising team for the conference. Havin g dealt with the issue of God's attitude to Money and wealth (see the article "God, Your Money and You"…
New research raises serious questions about the impact of so-called lads’ magazines.
What should we do? Unemployment and recession are devastating Irish men, according to Finola Bruton. Speaking at The Iona Institute, she highlighted the unemployment rate for Irish men, which is 70% higher than for Irish women (17% versus 10%) and said the education system is failing young men.
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