UK’s giant prayer wall given green light to start construction
An English council has granted planning permission for the construction of a giant “prayer wall” near the city of Birmingham in the Midlands. To be located near Coleshill on the outskirts of the city, the ‘Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer’ will stand 59 metres high – taller than the landmark statue, ‘Angel of the North’ […]
Church in US city of Birmingham planning virtual remembrance of ’63 bombing
AP Crowds gather every year at 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the anniversary of the horrific day when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klansmen went off just before worship, killing four Black girls. This year’s 57th observance will be virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. Al.com reported that the downtown church is asking people this […]
Southern Baptist president says racial insensitivity shows disregard for the Gospel
Birmingham, Alabama, USRNS Speaking at a black church Sunday in a city that is nearly 75 per cent African American, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, JD Greear, said white Christians who are racially insensitive are disregarding the Gospel. “I do not need to tell this church the church of the West has had […]
Rough sleeping falls in England – but “damning” rise in London
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of people sleeping rough in England fell in 2018 for the first time in a decade to 4,677, the British government said on Thursday, after pledging to end the problem by 2027. Yet numbers were up 16 per cent in England’s three largest cities – Birmingham, Manchester and London – […]
US: IN ALABAMA SENATE RACE, AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHRISTIANS MAY HOLD THE KEY
A Senate race in Alabama has made headlines around the world thanks to allegations about sexual misconduct against Republican candidate and former state Supreme Court judge, Roy Moore. But, as YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports, racial politics are also an issue in the election…