Wow!: Dozens of houses of worship, one DC street, a nine-year photo project
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on a photographic project that has captured dozens of houses of worship along Washington DC’s “Avenue of Churches”…
Dolly Parton receives 50th Grammy nod for ‘There Was Jesus’
New YorkAP It’s been 51 years since Dolly Parton earned her first Grammy nomination, and this year the national treasure who has won nine Grammys throughout her career is competing for her 50th honour. Parton’s first Grammy nomination was at the 1970 show for Just Someone I Used to Know, a duet with Porter Wagoner. Nine years […]
Facing changing spirituality on campus, historic chaplain US groups merge
RNS Two august chaplain organisations that serve the spiritual, ethical and religious needs of college campus communities in the US have agreed to unite to form a single organisation, the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education or ACSLHE (pronounced ‘Axle’). The merger, between the 73-year-old National Association of College and University Chaplains […]
Scientists warn of rebound after record seven per cent fall in global emissions
London, UKReuters Coronavirus restrictions led to a record seven per cent fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are intensified, a study by scientists in the journal Nature Climate Change said. The study by scientists from institutions in Australia, Britain, France, Norway […]
Myanmar’s Christian refugees hold anti-coup protest in India
New Delhi, IndiaAP About 300 refugees from a Christian minority community from Myanmar held a demonstration in India’s capital on Wednesday against last month’s military takeover in their country and demanded the immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other Myanmar leaders. They chanted “Restore democracy in Burma” and “Shame on you dictator” and […]
Essay: Workers deserve a living wage, not just a minimum wage
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the current minimum wage in the US doesn’t come close to meeting requirements of a “living wage”…
Thirty-eight killed in Myanmar, says UN, as police fire to break up protests
Reuters Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month’s military coup first broke out. Police and soldiers opened fire with live rounds with little warning, witnesses said. Protesters cover with makeshift shields […]
Most in Japan “interested in Olympics” but don’t want them to happen – Yomiuri poll
Tokyo, JapanReuters An overwhelming majority of Japanese said they were “interested in the Olympics”, although 58 per cent said they did not want them to be held this year because of fears over COVID-19, a Yomiuri daily poll showed on Wednesday. In the survey, conducted between 18th January and 25th February, when much of the […]
After sermon criticising wives’ weight, pastor resigns as moderator of US General Baptist meeting
RNS Leaders of the General Baptist Council of Associations in the US have recommended an investigation of a minister who preached that “weight control” by wives is the solution for marital problems. Stewart-Allen Clark, pastor of the First General Baptist Church in Malden, Missouri, is seen in video clips of a Feb. 21 sermon questioning […]
StrangeSights: Baarack’s big fleece; ‘No Enry’; and, one gull’s long journey…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…