Alabama Governor apologises to ’63 church bombing survivor
AP Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has apologised to a survivor of a racist 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls, calling the blast an “egregious injustice”, but declining Wednesday to pay restitution without legislative involvement. Ivey, responding to a request submitted by an attorney for Sarah Collins Rudolph, said the bombing of the 16th […]
Pompeo urges Vatican to condemn human rights abuses in China
Rome, ItalyAP US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the Vatican on Wednesday to join the US in denouncing violations of religious freedom in China, saying the Catholic Church should be at the forefront in the fight to insist on basic human rights there. Pompeo made the appeal at a conference on religious freedom organised […]
Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, sues former president Thom Rainer
RNS LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has sued its former president and CEO, accusing him of violating a noncompete clause in his contract. Thom Rainer, who announced his plan to retire as president and CEO in 2018, still serves as chief advisory officer for LifeWay. Under terms of a […]
Books: When suffering with others becomes personal – and tricky
JO KADLECEK review Tim Costello’s latest book, ‘The Cost of Compassion’…
In the US, Virginians about evenly divided on Confederate statues – poll
Falls Church, VirginiaAP In a state where Confederate monuments have stood for more than a century and have recently become a flashpoint in the national debate over racial injustice, Virginians remain about evenly divided on whether the statues should stay or go, according to a new poll. The poll conducted this month by Hampton University […]
StrangeSights: Rat wins gold medal; pet comedy awards; and, melting statues…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $US500 billion a year to protect nature
London, UKReuters British broadcaster David Attenborough led a call from conservation groups on Wednesday for the world to invest $500 billion a year to halt the destruction of nature, warning that the future of the planet was in “grave jeopardy”. Attenborough, whose new film A Life on Our Planet documents the dangers posed by climate […]
US election – Trump and Biden go on the attack in fiery, chaotic first presidential debate
Cleveland, USReuters Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden battled fiercely over Trump’s leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and taxes in a fiery first debate on Tuesday marked by Trump’s repeated interruptions. With moderator Chris Wallace trying in vain at times to control the debate, the two White House contenders talked […]
World Bank seeks board approval for $US12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan
Washington DC, USReuters World Bank President David Malpass said on Tuesday he is seeking board approval for a $US12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan to help poor and developing countries secure a sufficient share of vaccine doses when they become available in the coming months. Malpass told Reuters in an exclusive interview that the initiative, […]
US election: Black church turnout effort mobilises against alleged voter suppression
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, on how Black churches in the US are encouraging congregations to vote in the US election…