“Stripped away”: Growing push on land justice for Black Americans
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how “surging” public discussions on reparations to atone for the effects of slavery and structural racism in the US are currently underway…
Death of pregnant woman ignites debate about abortion ban in Poland
Warsaw, PolandReuters The death of a pregnant Polish woman has reignited debate over abortion in one of Europe’s most devoutly Catholic countries, with activists saying she could still be alive if it were not for a near total ban on terminating pregnancies. Tens of thousands of Poles took to the streets to protest in January […]
Essay: United Methodist leaders on both sides need to rally the troops for schism
JACOB LUPFER, in an article published on Religion News Service, says that most laity and many clergy are not nearly so invested in moving the Methodist divorce along as those at the extremes…