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Thankful to gather: In the US, some Old Order Mennonites feel called to return to church

Thankful to gather: In the US, some Old Order Mennonites feel called to return to church

LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI, of Associated Press, report from Pennsylvania...

The Interview: Rev Efrem Smith on the death of George Floyd and what divides white and black Christians

The Interview: Rev Efrem Smith on the death of George Floyd and what divides white and black Christians

As protests and unrest broke out in the US in the wake of the death of George Floyd last week, BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, spoke with Sacramento pastor and author Rev Efrem Smith about his response...

Greek Orthodox Church: For some, communion remains unchanged despite virus

Greek Orthodox Church: For some, communion remains unchanged despite virus

ELENA BECATOROS and COSTAS KANTOURIS, of Associated Press, report...

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A "remarkable job": How Australian churches are adapting to changing COVID realities

CHRISTOPHER GILBERT reports on how Australian churches are adapting as coronavirus restrictions start to ease...

Minneapolis unrest: Faith groups rush to aid demonstrators as they decry racism

Minneapolis unrest: Faith groups rush to aid demonstrators as they decry racism

JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how some faith leaders in Minneapolis are responding to the calls for justice over the death of George Floyd and the unrest which has gripped the city in recent days...

The Statistic

4th June, 2020
Number of countries which have imposed border restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to stop the spread of the disease: More than 150
Source: UN

 

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Moments

4th June, 2020
RECESSION: In Australia, according to Treasurer John Frydenburg, after Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed the economy contracted 0.3 per cent in the three months to the end of March.
ADMITTED: Anders Tegnell, the man behind Sweden's controversial decision not to impose a strict lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that there have been too many deaths - now at more than 4,500 - in the nation.
IDENTIFIED: A new suspect - an unnamed German man who is currently in prison - in 2007 disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann, UK and German police have announced.

 

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In an article first published on The Conversation, SUMIT GANGULY, of Indiana University, says he's not surprised that India's Dalits are among those worst affected by the coronavirus crisis in India given the caste system which still operates in the nation...

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Former US police officer and now a visiting associate professor of sociology at Emmanuel College in Boston, TOM NOLAN looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, says police culture in the US appears to be stuck in an “us vs them” mentality...

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In an article first published on Religion News Service, ANDREW WHITEHEAD, co-author of 'Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States', looks at the idea of Christian nationalism against the backdrop of events in Washington this week... 

They Said It

"If China proceeds to justify their fears, then Britain could not in good conscience shrug our shoulders and walk away; instead we will honour our obligations and provide an alternative."
- UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, writing in The Times, in an article in which he says Britain will not walk away from the people of Hong Kong if China enacts a national security law that would interfere with the city's promised autonomy (as quoted on the ABC).

 

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This Week on the Web

4th June, 2020
Episcopalian and author DIANA BUTLER BASS says she was "mortified" and "shocked" when US President Donald Trump posed outside a Washington, DC, church, holding a Bible this week. Read her op-ed piece published on CNN, 'As a Christian and a human being, I was appalled by Trump's church photo op'...

 

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The Word Explained

1st June, 2020
Purgatory: Catholic belief that there is a half-way house, before Heaven, for some people whose sin still needs to be dealt with.

 

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  • GreenSight: 'Seorah' or barley

    GreenSight: 'Seorah' or barley

    ALVIN JOHNSON looks at Biblical mentions of barley, known as seorah...

  • Sight Helpdesk: Five tips to overcome 'Zoom fatigue'

    Sight Helpdesk: Five tips to overcome 'Zoom fatigue'

    Even as coronavirus lockdown and social distancing measures are easing, using technology to connect with others - whether for personal, religious or work-related reasons - remains a way of life for many for the forseeable future. ELISABETH CARTER looks at some ways to combat 'Zoom fatigue'...

  • Origins: The dirty history of soap

    Origins: The dirty history of soap

    With hand-washing a key component in the fight against coronavirus, JUDITH RIDNER, professor of history at Mississippi State University, writes, in an article first published on The Conversation, about the origins of soap...

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For June and July, 2020 - we're reading Oxford mathematics professor John Lennox's book Where is God in a Coronavirus World?

To register your group (and receive our discussion notes via email) and for more details about how the club works, head here...

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