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Alliance Defending Freedom International Steps up to Defend Religious Freedom in Nepal
The conviction of Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya in Nepal for "outraging religious feelings" and "proselytizing" has prompted Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF) to take action. On January 23rd, Nepal's Supreme Court declined Pastor Keshab's appeal and upheld a...
Regina A. Johnson- Putting Her Talents To Use In Multiple Fields
Every person from their birth is gifted a special skill set, something they excel it. And for every person, it is different. While some people’s expertise lies in teaching, others are good at playing sports. For some people, painting is where they perform par...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
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Azerbaijan named among religious freedom violators by religious liberty watchdog
The virtual event for the release of the USCIRF 2024 annual report. (Video screen grab)(RNS) — An independent watchdog on religious liberty has recommended Azerbaijan be listed among the State Department’s “countries of particular concern” that have committed the most...
How a beloved worship song became the theme song of Christian nationalism
(RNS) — When “How Great Is Our God” first hit the worship charts in the fall of 2004, George W. Bush was in the White House, Barack Obama was a little-known Illinois lawmaker just elected to the U.S. Senate, Donald Trump was a would-be reality TV star and scholars...
United Methodists strike down ban on ordination of gay clergy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — United Methodists meeting for their top legislative assembly Wednesday (May 1) overwhelmingly overturned a measure that barred gay clergy from ordination in the denomination, a historic step for the nation’s second-largest Protestant body.With...
‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale brick Catholic church in the quiet Wisconsin neighborhood finally began to realize what was happening.The choir director, a fixture at St. Maria Goretti for...
75 Christian leaders urge president, Congress, churches to act on racism, poverty
(RNS) — Seventy-five leaders of national Christian organizations and prominent churches have sent a statement to the White House, Congress and congregational leaders calling for greater action to address racism and poverty.“People of color continue to suffer problems...
South Asian groups work to break cultural, religious stigmas around domestic violence
(RNS) — In a survey of nearly 500 South Asian immigrants in the U.S., nearly half (48%) reported experiencing physical domestic violence in their lifetime, according to a 2021 study published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence and cited by survivor advocacy...
Arizona pro-Palestinian protesters sue, argue authorities violated their religious freedom
(RNS) — A group of Arizona religious leaders and activists is taking the state to court, arguing authorities violated protesters’ religious rights in arresting them during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in November.In a motion filed last week, four defendants argued...
Abducted retired Catholic bishop who mediated between cartels in Mexico is located, hospitalized
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday.The church leadership in...
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan, opening fire and killing six people as they were praying, a Taliban official said Tuesday.Local media reports and a former president of Afghanistan said the mosque was targeted because it was a place...
United Methodist conference begins to drop contentious rules restricting LGBTQ clergy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — United Methodists meeting at their quadrennial General Conference began shedding some of the contentious rules restricting gays and lesbians that have torn apart the global denomination in recent years.In an orderly morning meeting Tuesday...
Why faith-based groups are prone to sexual abuse and how they can get ahead of it
(RNS) — Hollywood, the USA Gymnastics team, Penn State, the Boy Scouts: Sexual abuse has proved pervasive across institutions. And when it comes to faith groups, no creed, structure, value system or size has seemed immune.“We’ve got to stop saying that could never...
How unconditional support for Israel became a cornerstone of Jewish American identity
(RNS) — Mainstream American Jewish institutions have vociferously condemned the pro-Palestinian protests roiling student campuses, throwing their support behind Israel and labeling all critics, even Jewish ones, as antisemitic.On Thursday (April 25), the head of the...