In the US, search for top Southern Baptist leader fails amid dispute
United StatesAP A powerful Southern Baptist committee was looking to appoint a new leader Monday who could navigate controversies over its handling of sexual-abuse reforms and the ousting of churches with women serving as pastors. Instead, the Executive Committee found itself tangled in yet another dispute, voting down a recommendation to make its own former chairman its president in […]
Freedom – and anxiety
Most of us champion freedom – it’s something we value above most things. But we don’t see the relationship between freedom and anxiety. Anxiety is something we all avoid! With freedom comes responsibility – and anxiety, as Paul Clark learned when he became a camp coordinator. PICTURE: Kevin Erdvig/Unsplash Freedom means becoming responsible. If I am […]
Argentine election: As politicians look to woo evangelicals, experts say their votes may have little impact on results
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA reports that while all sides are making efforts to engage with evangelical voters ahead of the country’s October election, the impact of such efforts – even if successful – remains uncertain…
Missio Alliance hosts hopeful conversation for disruptive times
Evanston, Illinois, US RNS The last time the Missio Alliance held a conference, organisers invited expert speakers to help church leaders deal with a changing culture. Then came COVID-19. And the whirlwind of other changes in the past few years. “There are no experts anymore,” said Rev Wayne Faison. People attend the “Awakenings” conference, organised […]
Essay: Deadly heatwaves threaten to reverse India’s progress on poverty and inequality – new research
In an article first published on The Conversation, AMIT DEBNATH and RONITA BARDHAN, of the University of Cambridge, say pesent procedures for assessing the sensitivity of India to climate change need to be upgraded to help people resist the exceptional heat seen in recent years…
‘Eco-friendly’ King Charles III to reuse historic garments for coronation
London, UKReuters Britain’s King Charles III, who has spent a lifetime campaigning for sustainability and against a throwaway economy, will wear clothing previously worn by his predecessors, including his mother and grandfather, for his coronation next week. Charles, 74, will be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey on 6th May, during a grand ceremony at which […]
Sight-Seeing: Why I am still a Christian
NILS VON KALM reflects on his long walk with Jesus…
Iran, 27 other countries critiqued by US watchdog for religious freedom violations
United StatesRNS A watchdog for global religious freedom has used its new annual report to call out the Iranian Government for targeting women’s rights protesters during demonstrations last year. The report also points out the country’s “decades-long campaign” against religious minorities. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom criticised Iran for repressing the religious rights […]