The Interview: Kirk Franklin on supporting COVID aid, fighting racial injustice, boycotting TBN
Ahead of the “Unite to Fight Poverty” virtual concert in the US, ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with award-winning Gospel performer Kirk Franklin…
In the US, Liberty students, alumni split on Falwell’s scandalous exit
Richmond, Virginia and Hershey, Pennsylvania, USAP Some say he has sinned but should be forgiven. Others want an investigation. Jerry Falwell Jr.’s resignation as president of Liberty University following revelations of a sexual relationship between his wife and a business partner of the Falwell family has stirred conflicting emotions among those with close ties to […]
Essay: Hunger, lost income and increased anxiety – how coronavirus lockdowns put huge pressure on young people around the world
In an article first published on The Conversation, UK academics MARTA FAVARA, ALAN SÁNCHEZ, CATHERINE PORTER and DOUGLAS SCOTT report on the findings of a poll of 10,000 young people…
Wow!: Gardening in Katrina’s wake: growing food helps rebuild New Orleans
ELLEN WULFHORST, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how, 15 years after Hurricane Katrina, one woman is hoping to inspire other New Orleans residents to grow vegetables and flowers…
Citing Scripture, US Vice President Mike Pence switches out Jesus for the American flag in convention speech
Baltimore, USRNS US Vice President Mike Pence closed out his speech before the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening with a mashup of Bible references, into which he inserted American symbols and ideals. Speaking before a crowd at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Pence, a self-described “born-again, evangelical Catholic” known for infusing his political rhetoric […]