Ravi Zacharias posthumously defrocked, ministry suspends fundraising after abuse report
RNS The Christian and Missionary Alliance has revoked the ordination of the late Ravi Zacharias, citing a “pattern of predatory behaviour”. “In recognition of this gross violation and its painful consequences to the victims and others who were impacted, the C&MA posthumously expels Mr Zacharias from licensed ministry in our denomination,” the alliance wrote in a statement. […]
It is official: US back in the Paris climate club
Washington DC, USReuters The United States officially rejoined the Paris climate agreement on Friday, reinvigorating the global fight against climate change as the Biden administration plans drastic emissions cuts over the next three decades. Scientists and foreign diplomats have welcomed the US return to the treaty, which became official, 30 days after President Joe Biden ordered […]
World’s tropical forests and people imperiled by legal rollbacks under COVID-19
Mexico CityThomson Reuters Foundation Threats against Indigenous people and rainforests have risen during the coronavirus pandemic as governments have rolled back social and environmental safeguards to boost economic growth, land rights activists said on Thursday. Governments in five countries with tropical forests have weakened legal safeguards to aid economic recovery, while expanding projects near native […]
Snapshot: Northern lights, Thórsmörk, Iceland
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In the US, Poor People’s Campaign meets with Joe Manchin, vows to protest for $15 minimum wage
Washington DC, USRNS Members of the Poor People’s campaign, a US faith-led anti-poverty initiative, expressed frustration after meeting with Senator Joe Manchin on Thursday, arguing the West Virginia Democrat’s suggestion of including an $US11 minimum wage in a forthcoming pandemic relief bill is inadequate. Rev William Barber, a co-chair of the campaign who also delivered the […]
Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to pay news outlets for content, saying he had received support from world leaders after the social media giant blacked out all media. Facebook stripped the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets for Australians and […]
Serbian Orthodox Church picks ally of president as Patriarch
Belgrade, SerbiaAP Serbian Orthodox Church bishops elected an ally of the country’s populist president Thursday as the new leader who is succeeding the church Patriarch who died after contracting the coronavirus. Bells tolled on the sprawling Saint Sava Temple in Belgrade where senior Serbian bishops met to announce Metropolitan Porfirije as the new patriarch of […]
Crowdfunding donations surge for homeless Texans in winter storm
Thomson Reuters Foundation Crowdfunding has led to a surge in donations to accommodate and feed homeless people in Austin, Texas, in the midst of a deadly storm that has left millions without power. Within less than a week, more than $US235,000 has poured in from across the United States and abroad on the fundraising platform […]
On the Screen: The story of one of the most remarkable archaeological finds of the 20th century – and its overlooked discoverer
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“Horrible”: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city
CARA ANNA, of Associated Press, reports on news of a massacre said to have taken place at the Church of St Mary of Zion in the city of Axum – within Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region – in late November…