Britons reject creationism but some find evolutionary theory lacking, too
RNS The Bible says God created the world in six days and on the seventh day He rested. But less than 10 per cent of people in the UK, including those with religious beliefs, now accept the Biblical account of Creation. According to a new survey published this week, the majority of Britons, including adherents […]
STRANGESIGHTS: KING ARTHUR’S SWORD?; PALMERSTON’S 27 MOUSE HAUL; AND, LA’S ANGELS FLIGHT BACK ON TRACK…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Catholic priest in Nigeria kidnapped and then killed
Morning Star News A Catholic priest who was kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria last Friday, was found dead on Saturday, sources said. Gunmen dragged Rev Cyriacus Onunkwo, of the diocese of Orlu, Imo state, from his car in the town of Orlu, Imo state, and the next day police found his body in the wilds near […]
US: ALL THE PRESIDENT’S CLERGYMEN – A CLOSE LOOK AT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ TIES WITH EVANGELICALS
In a special long-form report, ADELLE M BANKS, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, YONAT SHIMRON and JEROME SOCOLOSKY, of Religion News Service, take an in-depth look at the ties between US President Donald Trump’s administration and evangelical Christians…
First cathedral for Mother Teresa is consecrated in Kosovo
RNS View of the Mother Teresa Cathedral in downtown Pristina, the tallest building in Kosovo, also known as the Sanctuary of Mother Teresa. PICTURE: Valerie Plesch Twenty years after the death of St Teresa of Calcutta, thousands of Christians and Muslims came together to celebrate the consecration, in her name, of this nation’s first Roman Catholic […]
POSTCARDS: CATHOLIC FAITH MOVES HOUSTON’S ‘MATTRESS MACK’ TO SHELTER HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, reports on how Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ was motivated by his faith to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey…