US faith groups condemn citizenship question on census
RNS Citing both moral imperatives and concerns about accuracy, religious groups are speaking out against a new citizenship question slated to be included in the 2020 US census. The US Department of Commerce, which oversees the census, announced Monday it would accept a request made in December by the Department of Justice to include a question about […]
OPEN BOOK SPECIAL: “HE HAS RISEN, JUST AS HE SAID”
In an Easter special, BRUCE C WEARNE looks at what Matthew records in chapter 28 – in the final passage of his Gospel – about the resurrection and its implications for then and now…
Dozens killed in Central African Republic attack, including priest who planned to move
World Watch Monitor Dozens, including a Catholic priest, were killed last week as fighting erupted between armed groups in several villages in southern Central African Republic. Father Joseph Désiré Angbabata, 49, the parish priest of Séko village, near Bambari, lost his life when armed men stormed his village parish of Saint Charles LWANGA on 21st […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘PAUL: APOSTLE OF CHRIST’ A POWERFUL TALE OF THE COST – AND WITNESS – OF FAITH
DAVID ADAMS is impressed by Paul: Apostle of Christ…
Christians call for change to name of Canadian ice-cream firm, Sweet Jesus
Christians have launched at least two petitions protesting against the name of Canadian-based ice cream chain Sweet Jesus, calling for a boycott of the company until it changes its name. The Toronto-based company, which has almost 20 locations in Canada, was founded in 2015 and has recently expanded into the US. One petition, signed by more […]
Campaigners call for plastics-free aisles in giant US grocery chain
Thomson Reuters Foundation US campaigners are calling on the nation’s largest supermarket chain to introduce a plastics-free aisle, giving shoppers the option of buying products without pollution-making packaging. An online petition has drawn some 75,000 signatures in less than a week asking Kroger Co to provide a plastics-free option in its 2,800 stores. The petition […]
More than half of US churchgoers don’t know the term the Great Commission, study finds
More than half of US church-goers don’t know about the ‘Great Commission’ – a command of Jesus contained in the Gospel of Matthew in which tells His followers to “go and make disciples of all nations”, according to new research. The study, conducted by the Barna Group in partnership with Seed Company, found that 51 […]
EASTER: WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM, A PASSION PLAY APPROACHES THE CENTURY MARK
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, reports from the US…
‘Black Panther’ inspires Kenyan church leaders’ march for Pan-African unity
RNS A network of progressive churches in the United States, inspired by the success of the movie Black Panther, has joined with more than 100 Kenyan church leaders in a march to promote a global movement on Pan-African peace, power and prosperity. The procession in Nairobi on Tuesday was part of the activities indicating a growing […]