US pastor says Easter Bible burning a sign that Christianity is under attack in America
United States RNS A Tennessee pastor known for burning books, casting out demons and creating outrage says someone burned 200 Bibles outside his church on Easter Sunday. Greg Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mt Juliet, Tennessee, said the church’s security cameras recorded a “polite crook” stopping their vehicle in the middle of […]
Children and Scripture: New Bibles rethink how Christians share old, old story with young readers
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on a string of new children’s story Bibles to be released in the US…
China crackdown on Apple store hits holy book apps, Audible
AP Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the holy books of Islam and Christianity have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China, the latest examples of the impact of the country’s tightened rules for internet firms. Audible said Friday that it removed its app from the Apple store in mainland China […]
Essay: Five ways COVID-19 has impacted Bible translation
TIM NEU, interim president and CEO of Bible translation organisation Wycliffe Associates, looks at how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the work of those involved in translating the Bible around the world…
Marketing ploy or sacred art?: Bible publishers appeal to millennials with focus on design
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on the current trend for – and long history of – “premium” Bibles…
Biden’s Bible puts him in line with inaugural tradition
Washington DC, US AP Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took their oaths of office on Wednesday using Bibles that are laden with personal meaning, writing new chapters in a long-running American tradition – and one that appears nowhere in the law. The Constitution does not require the use of a specific text for swearing-in ceremonies […]
SCRIPTURE: REIMAGINING THE BIBLE FOR A VISUAL GENERATION
CAITLIN YOSHIKO KANDIL reports for Religion News Service on a new Scripture initiative taps into the trend for visual design…
Sudan releases shipment of Bibles held in port for six years
World Watch Monitor The Sudanese government has cleared a shipment of Bibles believed to have been held in Port Sudan for six years. The Arabic-language Bibles were released two weeks ago and transported to the capital, Khartoum, after years of appeals by church leaders, a local source told World Watch Monitor. Since 2011, customs officials […]
Thousands of new Bibles go into Marriott hotels
The world’s largest hotelier, Marriott, is reportedly putting Bibles and copies of the Book of Mormon in at least 300,000 additional hotel rooms. The American headquartered company, which has reportedly stocked its hotel rooms with religious texts since the 1950s, has made the move after taking over Starwood two years ago. It’s now having them […]
Sudan court rules in favour of church in governance dispute
World Watch Monitor A Sudanese court has surprisingly ruled against the government in a case against the Sudanese Church of Christ after a long-standing dispute over ownership of the church’s property. Five church leaders, including the SCOC president Ayouba Telyan, appeared in court on Wednesday, 8th August, expecting to have to defend the legitimacy of their case […]