Europe

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  Turin Shroud could be 2,000 years old, new scientific research finds

  By Chris Eyte Europe 3 months ago

  Recently published scientific analysis of the Turin Shroud (TS) suggests the linen cloth bearing the image of a crucified man, whom some believe to be Jesus himself, is 2,000 years old – far older than previously thought.

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  Christian bio-ethicist laments online abuse of Olympic boxers, calls out lack of understanding of intersex individuals

  By Chris Eyte Asia Europe Middle East

  3 months ago

  Women athletes with differences in chromosomes must be treated with far more dignity in the sports world, according to a renowned Christian bio-ethicist, following controversial and unmerited criticism of two female boxers at the Paris Olympics 2024. In an Opinion Piece for Christian Daily International, Prof. Gareth Jones, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy at New Zealand’s University of Otago, gave his informed thoughts after the International Boxing Association (IBA) disqualified the women last ye

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  Christian professor of anatomy speaks out about Olympic female boxers: 'A non-binary reality'

  By Gareth Jones Asia Europe Middle East

  3 months ago

  The furore generated by two female boxers in the Olympics has illustrated two things: false information spreads very rapidly, and there is a considerable lack of understanding about the diversity of sexual expression. All too readily these two become conflated into a dubious and dangerous recipe for misinformation and hurt. Contrary to simplistic moral arguments, determining someone’s sex can on occasion be very complicated. Christians need to remain aware that there are people appearing in the

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  Christian lawyers representing father express relief after Spanish judge halts assisted suicide of 23 year old woman

  By Chris Eyte Europe

  3 months ago

  A judge has agreed to suspend the assisted killing of a young woman in Barcelona following the request of her father, represented by Christian lawyers in Spain. El Diario reported that the woman had a severe mental illness and a disability recognised in Oct. 2022 from a spinal cord injury after a self-harming incident. Yet, lawyers highlighted flaws in the womans’ request for euthanasia, according to El Diario, because she wrote a letter on July 29, expressing doubts that she wanted help to die.