‘Gay cake’ dispute referred to top European Court
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A case involving a Northern Irish bakery that refused to make a cake with a pro-gay message for a customer has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights. Ashers Baking in Belfast was found guilty of discrimination in 2015 for refusing to make a cake for Gareth Lee iced with […]
GREENSIGHT: ‘MEROR’ OR BITTER HERBS
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at what the ‘bitter herbs’ used in the Passover meal are…
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Climbers must be trained to tackle Everest, panel says after deaths
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Nepal must make training and experience in high altitude climbing mandatory for all climbers on Mount Everest and other high peaks, a government panel said on Wednesday, following the deadliest climbing season in four years. Eleven climbers were killed or went missing on the 8,850 metre mountain in May – nine on the […]
Australian court to rule on ex-Vatican treasurer Pell’s child sex offence appeal next week
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters An Australian court will rule on the appeal of jailed former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell’s child sex convictions next week, the court said on Thursday. The decision by three judges will be delivered in Melbourne at 9:30am on 21st August. Supreme Court of Victoria Chief Justice Anne Ferguson will read out a […]
FEEDING THE HUNGRY: A TEXAN RESTAURANT’S “MISSION TO SERVE”
SARAH ANGLE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on how Taste Community Restaurant in Fort Worth is taking a different “pay what you can” approach…
With banana leaf lamps, H&M backs firms promising social change
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation With lampshades made by Indian women and trays from East Africa, H&M said this week that it had become the latest retail giant to back businesses with a mission to do good, as pressure mounts to end throwaway consumerism. The world’s second-biggest fashion retailer said it will sell homewares made by two […]
ESSAY: CAN US CATHOLICS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US commentator JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life Action, looks at what factors US Catholics should consider when weighing up whether to vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming US election…
SIGHT-SEEING: PRAYER, THE WORD AND THE GREAT COMMISSION
In an article first published by ASSIST News Service, JERRY WILES, North American director of the International Orality Network, looks at the importance of prayer in the Christian life…
“We will become homeless”: US residents fear housing rule change could force them out of home
Washington, DCThomson Reuters Foundation Fears are mounting across the United States over a proposal by President Donald Trump’s administration that would force tens of thousands of families to choose between splitting up or being homeless together. The proposed rule change, on which a national public comment period ended in July, would deny public housing assistance […]