Social Issues

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Girl in an abandoned building

What If Your Neighbor is a Prostitute?

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A few scantily-dressed women flirt with passers-by in a dimly lit alley. Some of them strike up conversations and bargain with potential customers, while others wait around for customers to offer them a price.
Man side-eye looking at the girl next to him

“Me Before You”: Is Dying Ever Justified?

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Some time ago, one movie caught my attention. It was the romantic film, “Me Before You”. I first saw the trailer on Facebook, and was particularly intrigued by the scene where the male lead tells the female lead,
Girl standing in front of a prison cell

The Day I Spent in Prison

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I braced myself for the encounter, wondering how I should talk and act around them. I was excited and nervous at the same time since I had never interacted with inmates before. And I was thoroughly surprised when I finally met them.
Van parked on the street in front of a home

Real-world problems? Sometimes, they start at home

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Peter*, 13, has a growth in his brain that will cause major problems if it is not removed. Already, it causes him some discomfort; the young boy keeps rubbing his forehead. Doctors fear that it will start to press on his brain, causing complications, or even result in a fatal stroke if it cuts off blood supply to his brain.
Coffee spilled on magazines

Me and My First World Problems

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I was leading the high life in one of the world’s coolest cities. Serving a three-month internship as a copy-editor in Beijing, China, in the online arm of a national newspaper, I enjoyed a life of luxury.
Villagers circling together with their hands in the air

Should Christians Get Involved in Causes?

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Everybody loves a good cause. We all want to fight for something, champion it, believe in it, and convince people of it. You need only to surf the web for a few minutes to stumble across somebody ranting about something or wanting to change how something is being done.
Group of refugee boys together

Jesus and the Rohingya Refugees

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Imagine being stranded at sea for more than a month without food and water. Packed into boats with hundreds of others, and with dwindling supplies, you have to drink urine in order to survive. The dead are thrown overboard. That is exactly what some 2,000 refugees are facing in the Bay of Bengal now.
Two friends taking a selfie together

What the Selfie Reveals About Us

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Written by Karen Kwek, Singapore Here I am in Peru—see the…
Person staring into the distance

What are you searching for?

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The recent media attention on Robin Williams’ suicide started me thinking about how having a seemingly unquenchable void or desire in one’s life can be so devastating.