Ethiopia’s holy town of Lalibela struggles to heal wounds of war
Lalibela, EthiopiaReuters The bedframes where sleepy pilgrims used to rest at the Cliff Edge Hotel lie twisted under the sky, blood spatters the hotel kitchen and a lone picture of a priest hangs on a crumbling wall. The 18-room hotel in the holy town of Lalibela, in the north of Ethiopia, used to welcome visitors […]
Postcards: Decades after war, Bosnian Jews who lost homes, synagogues still await restitution
KIMBERLY WINSTON, in an article published by Religion Unplugged, reports on how longer after World War II, Bosnian Jews are still awaiting restitution for these long-gone homes, commercial buildings, places of worship and burial sites…
US President Joe Biden calls for unity at National Prayer Breakfast
Washington DC, USRNS Appealing to a form of camaraderie increasingly rare on Capitol Hill, US President Joe Biden lauded the power of faith in his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, calling for unity at an unusually intimate iteration of the annual religious gathering. President Joe Biden speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast, […]
“We want justice”: Argentines vent anger after adulterated cocaine kills 22
Tres de Febrero, Argentina Reuters At least 22 people have died in Argentina and more than 80 others have been hospitalised, many on ventilators, after consuming cocaine suspected of being adulterated, local government officials said on Thursday. The cases are clustered around several towns in Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous and home to […]
US says Islamic State leader killed himself in Syria raid
Amman, Jordan/Washington DC, US Reuters The leader of Islamic State died when he blew himself and family members up during a US military raid in Syria, President Joe Biden said on Thursday, dealing a blow to the jihadist group’s efforts to reorganise as a guerrilla force after losing large swathes of territory. Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi […]
Health care provider pays $US75,000 in ‘scrub skirt’ religious bias suit
RNS A Tennessee-based health care provider will pay $US75,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit involving an Apostolic Pentecostal nurse who wanted to wear a “scrub skirt” to work. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said the company denied the nurse’s right to religious accommodation. Wellpath LLC hired Christian nurse Malinda Babineaux in 2019 to […]
In Australian state of Queensland, Christian school withdraws controversial contract seen as anti-gay and anti-gender diverse
Sydney, Australia Following widespread public condemnation, a Christian college in the Australian state of Queensland has withdrawn a controversial parental contract perceived as anti-gay and anti-gender diverse, and the headmaster has apologised. Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane on Friday asked parents to sign a contract agreeing to a range of conditions canvassing a range of […]
Podcasts: ‘Soul-talk’ at its deepest
NILS VON KALM listens to New Zealander Barry Pearman’s podcast, Turning The Page…
Please look after this bear: Paddington inspires animal shelter in Bolivia
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaReuters In the Andean valleys of deepest, darkest Bolivia (not Peru this time), a “Paddington” bear has inspired a shelter for almost a thousand wild animals rescued from poachers. The type of Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus), the only one native to South America, is the inspiration behind beloved fictional bear Paddington, who travels […]
A Sustainable Life: Volunteer on a dig for the thrill of digging up the past (you’ll also learn to hate buckets)
In an article first published on The Conversation, GIL DAVIS, associate professor and director of the ancient Israel program at Australian Catholic University, loos at what’s involved in taking part in an archaeological dig – and the benefits of doing so…