Brazilian election: Politicians vie for evangelical vote ahead of October presidential poll
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA reports on how the political landscape in Brazil may be changing as some evangelicals move away from supporting incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro…
United Methodist bishops open spring meeting in US with message of unity amid schism
United StatesRNS Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, the outgoing president of the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, opened the bishops’ spring meeting on Monday with a recap of the historic events the denomination has faced since she took office in 2020: political turmoil in the United States and beyond; the war in Ukraine; a global […]
Essay: Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter could make its misinformation problems worse
In an article first published on The Conversation, ANJANA SUSARLA, a professor of information systems at Michigan State University in the US, says the billionaire’s purchase of the social media platform raises some important issues…
Human rights groups raise hate speech concerns after Musk’s takeover of Twitter
Washington DC, US Reuters Human rights groups on Monday raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the power that its takeover by Elon Musk would give the billionaire after the self-described “free speech absolutist” clinched a deal to take the social media platform private. Musk, who is also chief executive of electric car maker […]
Sight-Seeing: The difference is hope
MATTHEW SMEAL reflects on the importance of hope…
Greeks celebrate Easter without restrictions
Athens, Greece AP For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Orthodox Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. Beyond the obvious religious messages, in Greece, Easter signifies a return to the countryside, often to people’s ancestral homes, and a mass exodus from big cities. Police and port […]