Willow Creek elders preach reconciliation after allegations against Hybels
South Barrington, Illinois, USRNS Battered. Weary. Divided. That’s how elder Shoji Boldt described Willow Creek Community Church at a service of worship and reflection on Tuesday night on the church’s main campus in suburban South Barrington. “We are a house divided on whether we need to dig in and why can’t we just move on?” Boldt said. […]
STRANGESIGHTS: T-REX RACING; “STORMING” AREA 51; AND STREET ART (UNDER TAR)…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Churches invited to join in Sunday of prayer for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula
The World Council of Churches has invited “all people of good will” to join in a Sunday of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula on 11th August. The day is held annually on the Sunday before 15th August – a date, celebrated as Liberation Day in South and North Korea, which commemorates the […]
After Libyan bombing, Bangladeshis wait for injured migrants’ return
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Six months ago, Sajjad Hossain left Bangladesh hoping to build a new life in Europe, but he is now waiting to be sent home after being injured by an air strike in Libya. Hossain, 19, was hit when the detention centre where he was staying in the capital, Tripoli, was bombed […]
Explainer – India’s top court to rule on eviction of millions from forests
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation India’s top court on Wednesday resumes hearing a case against millions of forest dwellers and indigenous people who face eviction under a federal law that conservationists say hurts wildlife and causes deforestation. The Supreme Court issued an order in February to remove forest-dwellers in 21 states where nearly two million land […]
“THIS IS OUR LAND”: UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR UGANDANS FACING EVICTION FROM WILDLIFE RESERVE
LIAM TAYLOR, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a sometimes violent dispute over land in an area designated a wildlife reserve in Uganda…
Most Americans can define atheists, Easter; don’t know US share of Muslims, Jews
Washington, DCRNS Most Americans know what an atheist is and why Christians celebrate Easter. Three in 10 overestimate the percentage of US adults who are Jewish or Muslim. But few could state that the Vedas are prominent Hindu scriptures. A new report on American religious literacy released on Tuesday by Pew Research Center reveals some of what […]
ESSAY: IT’S TIME TO REVIVE RELIGIOUS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US commentator JOHN GEHRING, author and Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life, calls for a “revival of religious civil disobedience”…
WOW!: PLASTIC FROM BURLAP? BANGLADESH INVENTS A GREEN THROWAWAY BAG
RAFIQUL ISLAM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, talks to Bangladeshi scientist Mubarak Ahmad Khan about his invention of a “plastic-like” bag made from jute…
Indonesians hope “milestone” ruling will dampen haze-fire risks
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Green groups have urged the Indonesian government to step up help for hundreds of thousands of people made sick by forest fires and the haze they cause each year, after the nation’s top court ruled Jakarta must do more to stem the problem. The Supreme Court last week upheld rulings […]