US seminary board fires Paige Patterson in dramatic turnabout
RNS Facing fresh evidence of an alleged rape cover-up by its former President Paige Patterson, the board of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary voted to strip Dr Patterson of the title and benefits it had granted him while ushering him out of the seminary’s leadership a week ago. In a statement posted to its website Wednesday, […]
SNAPSHOT: PYRAMID VALLEY TO LAKE SUMNER, NEW ZEALAND
See GEOFF BRYANT’s image…
MUSIC: REACHING THE WORLD WITH REGGAE RHYTHMS
MARCUS CHEONG listens to Christafari’s Original Love…
US bans imports of slave-picked cotton from Turkmenistan
Thomson Reuters Foundation The United States has banned cotton imported from Turkmenistan due to findings of state-enforced slave labour, a move celebrated by activists who said they hope other nations using enslaved workers will come under similar scrutiny. The US Customs and Border Protection will turn away any shipments of cotton originating in the Central […]
Music Soundbite – The TCM Update: Hillsong’s Billboard win and Young & Free’s new single…
Young & Free’s new single, Let Go. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…
ESSAY: WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS “HEMORRHAGING” PRIESTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, VERÓNICA GIMÉNEZ BÉLIVEAU, professor of religion and society at the University of Buenos Aires, gives her thoughts on how the Catholic Church can stem the dwindling numbers of priests…
US: NEWLY FAMOUS, BISHOP MICHAEL CURRY WALKS A FINE LINE IN POLITICAL FRAY
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports…
Hurricanes threaten Caribbean countries still recovering from 2017 storms – officials
Thomson Reuters Foundation The onset of hurricane season this week could prove disastrous for Caribbean nations that were slammed by storms last year and are still struggling to rebuild in the face of funding shortfalls, said regional leaders. Countries need to focus on preparing for increasingly ferocious storms rather than just reacting to them after […]
OPEN BOOK: PROVERBS FOR A NEW COVENANT – QUICK TO LISTEN; SLOW TO SPEAK
BRUCE C WEARNE on what James says about withstanding trials…
US Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of Churches
RNS The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine, is withdrawing from the Maine Council of Churches in a bid to distance itself from LGBT advocacy and other stances that the church says could compromise its public moral witness. The decision comes after a council decision to let its public positions be determined by a majority […]