New US Labor Department rule expands religious exemption for federal contractors
RNS The US Department of Labor has issued a new rule intended to foster “full and equal participation” of religious groups as federal contractors. “Religious organizations should not have to fear that acceptance of a federal contract or subcontract will require them to abandon their religious character or identity,” said US Secretary of Labor Eugene […]
White House relations: Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump’s good favour
ELANA SCHOR, of The Associated Press, reports on how some of Trump’s key backers among conservative evangelical Christians are approaching the election of Joe Biden as the next president with scepticism, but not antagonism…
Coronavirus slows safety reforms in Bangladesh’s ship-breaking industry
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to make safer the often hazardous job of dismantling old ships in Bangladesh, officials said, following the latest worker fatality. COVID-19 temporarily shuttered ship-breaking yards in Bangladesh, one of the world’s main destinations for end-of-life vessels, delaying safety reforms ahead of a 2023 deadline. Workers […]
Essay: Six white men shouldn’t decide Southern Baptist position on race
Southern Baptist MAINA MWAURA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, writes about why people of colour must be included in formulating the church’s positions on race…