SIGHT-SEEING: PROPHETS ARE SOCIAL CRITICS, NOT FORTUNE-TELLERS
Jesuit priest and columnist THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the Biblical office of the prophet and the American context today…
Montenegro’s Prime Minister and Bishop discuss religious tensions
Podgorica, Montenegro/Budapest, HungaryBosNewsLife The Prime Minister of Montenegro has met with the top Serbian Orthodox Church bishop in the Balkan nation to defuse mounting tensions over a new law on religious rights. Their meeting follows widespread protests against the legislation. Montenegro’s Prime Minister Dusko Markovic and Bishop Amfilohije, who leads the Serbian Orthodox Church in […]
Facebook allows US political candidates to run sponsored content
Reuters Facebook Inc said on Friday it was allowing US-based political candidates to run branded content on its social networking platforms, but the content would not be catalogued in its advertising library. Political campaigns and groups can now use the social media company’s branded content tool, which allows influencers to more clearly tag in an […]
In the US, La Luz del Mundo minister says abuse allegations are false
Pomona, CaliforniaRNS A minister for La Luz Del Mundo, a Mexico-based Pentecostal movement that claims five million members, said new allegations of abuse against more than a dozen of its leaders are false and meant to disrespect their sacred celebration last week. “We find these accusations to be absolutely untrue and ridiculous,” said Jack Freeman, […]
For now, Southern Baptists stick by Hosanna Wong, spoken word artist and pastor
RNS Organisers of a major Southern Baptist pastors conference are standing by their choice to feature a spoken word artist and pastor named Hosanna Wong despite a growing controversy over whether Wong’s presence contradicts the Southern Baptist Convention’s doctrine on women pastors. Wong, who is scheduled to perform a spoken word selection at the June meeting of […]
Indian police use facial recognition app to reunite families with lost children
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Indian police have reunited thousands of missing and trafficked children with their families using a new facial recognition app that campaigners said was a “game changer” in tackling the problem. Tens of thousands of children go missing every year in India and many are trafficked to work in eateries, handicraft industries, […]
SPIRITUALITY ON THE LAND: AMISH FARMERS HAVE A “COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP” WITH NATURE, ARE SCEPTICAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ELIZABETH E EVANS, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reports from the US state of Pennsylvania…