Five years after church massacre, Charleston officials to remove statue of slavery advocate
Updated: 5.15pm AESTColumbia, South CarolinaAP Despite a South Carolina law protecting monuments, officials in the historic city of Charleston announced Wednesday that they plan to remove a statue of slavery advocate John C Calhoun from a downtown square. Mayor John Tecklenburg announced he will send a resolution to the City Council to remove the statue […]
Essay: China and India’s deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.
In an article first published on The Conversation, IAN HALL, of Australia’s Griffith Asia Institute, looks at the background to this week’s fatal clash on the Indian-Chinese border…
Russian monk denying coronavirus takes control of monastery
Moscow, RussiaAP A rebellious Russian monk who has denied the coronavirus’ existence and urged believers to ignore the Kremlin’s lockdown orders has taken control of a monastery in the Ural Mountains. Fr Sergiy showed up Tuesday at the Sredneuralsk women’s monastery that he had founded years ago and took charge. Scores of volunteers, including battle-hardened […]
Dalit killings in Nepal spark outrage over caste discrimination
Kathmandu, NepalThomson Reuters Foundation Ever since the death of a young Dalit man killed along with five friends in what activists called a “caste-based massacre”, Nepalis have been taking to streets to demand an end to a form of discrimination that remains rife years after it was outlawed. The protesters have not turned out in […]
Sight-Seeing: As churches reopen, let’s not lose the sense of sanctity in our homes
In an article first published on Religion News Service, SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference in the US, says coronavirus lockdowns have served as a reminder that the church is not a building but a “vibrant, diverse community of people”…