In the US, jury convicts seven Catholic pacifists of breaking into nuclear submarine base
RNS A US federal jury on Thursday convicted seven Catholic peace activists of three felonies and a misdemeanor for breaking into a nuclear submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, last year. They now face up to 25 years in prison each for breaking into the US Navy base that houses six Trident submarines carrying hundreds […]
TobyMac’s 21-year-old son, aspiring rapper Truett Foster McKeehan, dies
USA Today Truett Foster McKeehan, the oldest son of Christian rapper TobyMac, died Wednesday in Nashville, a representative confirmed to the USA TODAY Network – Tennessee. He was 21. The Nashville Fire Department responded late Wednesday morning to a report of a person in cardiac arrest at a home in the city’s Radnor neighbourhood. McKeehan was pronounced […]
Australia’s Uluru opens to climbers for last time ahead of ban
Yulara, AustraliaReuters Hundreds of tourists clambered up Australia’s Uluru on Friday, the day before a permanent ban on climbing the sacred rock takes effect following a decades-long fight by Indigenous people to close the trek. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed 348 metre monolith, formerly known as Ayers Rock, is a top tourist draw in Australia despite […]
SNAPSHOT: DENALI NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA, US
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Chinese Christians “outraged” over church demolition, says advocacy group
Chinese Christians are reportedly “outraged” after officials demolished a state-registered megachurch in Anhui province late last week. US-based group ChinaAid reported that the demolition began last Friday during a worship service. The organisation said that during the demolition, Christians had knelt and begged authorities not to tear down the building, which had a reported capacity […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Resurgence of vinyl leads to opportunity for collectors of Christian music
An album now worth $A250. Listen to WES JAY with this week’s TCM Update…
‘Chaos map’ charts global deaths from water, food and fuel disruption
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation As the planet warms, deadly conflicts over water, food and fuel shortages and price hikes for those essentials are expected to start increasing dramatically, including in relatively stable parts of the world like Europe, researchers warned on Thursday. A new interactive “Chaos Map” from Britain’s Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) displays 1,300 […]
Doing good found to take its toll as more social entrepreneurs report burnout
San Francisco, US/Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThomson Reuters Foundation Passionate and dedicated to the cause, businesses leaders on a mission to help society and the environment are increasingly coming up against an unexpected hurdle – burnout. Globally social entrepreneurship is on the rise, with more businesses being set up with the aim of making a profit that […]
YOUNG AT HEART: THE SPANISH TOWN WHERE THE OLD STAY FIT WITH POKEMON GO
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US ‘Border Church’ and ‘Border Mosque’ team up for prayer service
San Diego, USRNS For more than a decade, the Rev. John Fanestil, a United Methodist minister, has held a Sunday service at Friendship Park, a historic meeting place on the US-Mexico border overlooking the Pacific Ocean between San Diego and Tijuana. While Communion is celebrated each week, Fanestil began the non-sectarian Christian ministry to help preserve […]