“Too late to leave”: Bushfires out of control across south-east Australia
Sydney/Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Bushfires burned dangerously out of control on Australia’s east coast on Saturday, fuelled by soaring temperatures and strong winds that had firefighters battling to save lives and property, and authorities said the worst of conditions was yet to come. By late afternoon, Victoria had 17 fires rated at emergency or evacuate warning levels […]
Veganism is a belief protected under UK law, tribunal rules
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Choosing to be a vegan for ethical reasons is a “philosophical belief” that warrants protection by law, a tribunal in Britain has ruled in a landmark hearing. The case involves vegan zoologist Jordi Casamitjana who claims he was fired by animal welfare charity League Against Cruel Sports due to his ethical […]
Todd Bentley, “punching preacher” and Lakeland revivalist, deemed not fit for ministry
RNS Todd Bentley, a bearded, tattooed Canadian charismatic preacher who once claimed to heal people by punching and kicking them at a Florida revival, is no longer fit for ministry, a group of Charismatic ministers announced this week. “Based on our careful review of numerous first-hand reports, some of them dating back to 2004, we […]
US: TEXAS CHURCH GRIEVES, PRAYS AND SINGS AFTER DEADLY SHOOTING
BOBBY ROSS Jr, in an article which comes via Religion News Service, writes about the response of a Texas church where two people were fatally shot last weekend…
Faith leaders offer mixed response after missile strike kills Iranian commander
RNS Religious leaders were split along liberal and conservative lines in their responses to a US drone strike that killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani early Friday, although even President Trump’s staunchest evangelical Christian supporters appeared unsettled about the potential blowback from the attack. Prominent clergy of all stripes called on people of faith to […]