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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...
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...
How To Attract A Woman
It’s not that simple to attract a girl or a woman; lots of guys and men agree with that. But after all, they only choose partners who attract them with their appearance and inner world, those who can win their heart. The fact that men can’t sometimes take a chance to...
Good Gospel Playlist: Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome is the Princess of Loveworld
Loveworld Music and Arts Ministry (LMAM) has a brand-new star on the rise and her name is Sharon Carissa Oyakhilome. Carissa Sharon Oyakhilome, more popularly known as CSO is gospel royalty. The singing sensation who is behind the mega-hit 'Holy Spirit', has become a...
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United Methodists endorse change that could give regions more say on LGBTQ and other issues
United Methodist delegates have overwhelmingly endorsed a constitutional amendment seen by advocates as a way of defusing debates over the role of LGBTQ people in the church by giving rule-making autonomy to each region of the international church.Delegates voted...
United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church into four parts
(RNS) — The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday (April 25) to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater equity in tailoring church life to its own customs and traditions.The primary measure,...
Brandeis invites Jewish students to transfer in response to campus protests
(RNS) — As pro-Palestinian protests swamp universities around the country, from Columbia to MIT to UCLA, Brandeis University announced Monday (April 22) that it would be extending its deadline for transfer applications, specifically encouraging Jewish students feeling...
An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses
Pranay Somayajula, on screen, remotely addresses attendees during the “Holi against Hindutva” teach-in event at Oberlin College, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Oberlin, Ohio. (Photo by Sayanth Shajith)(RNS) — On Sunday (April 21), a group of about 40 students gathered at...
Church leaders in Kenya give qualified support for plan to close orphanages
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Amid a growing push among child welfare organizations to reunite families rather than keep children in institutional homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new national program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next...
With graduation near, colleges seek to balance safety and students’ right to protest Gaza war
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The University of Michigan is informing students of the rules for upcoming graduation ceremonies: Banners and flags are not allowed. Protests are OK but in designated areas away from the cap-and-gown festivities.The University of Southern...
United Methodists open first top-level conference since breakup over LGBTQ inclusion
(AP) – Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference.It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders delayed the 2020 gathering...
At ‘Seder in the Streets,’ protesters in Brooklyn denounce US support to Israel
NEW YORK (RNS) — On Tuesday (April 23), the second night of the weeklong Passover holiday, thousands of New Yorkers filled Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn for a mass Seder dinner organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow, and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice.The...
In ‘Rift,’ author Cait West talks breaking free from Christian patriarchy
(RNS) — When Cait West got on a plane and left behind the Christian patriarchy movement at age 25, she hoped for a clean break.But years of covering up her body, constantly fearing eternal damnation, being isolated from the outside world and being raised to take over...
Israeli settlers ‘expelled’ from Gaza in 2005 say it’s time to return
Chaya Ediger, center left, and husband Erez Ediger, center right, with their children at their home in the village of Yishi, Israel. (Photo by Reza Green)JERUSALEM (RNS) — As her five children crowd around her, demanding attention, Chaya Ediger, a 35-year-old primary...
A Russian priest who held Navalny’s memorial service is suspended by Moscow church
(AP) – A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days...
Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids across Sydney on Wednesday, as a judge extended a ban on social media platform X sharing video of a knife attack on a bishop that started the criminal...