Brazil riots: Christians represented a significant faction of those who took part
EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports that at least four evangelical pastors were among those arrested in the aftermath of the attack…
Brazilian National Council of Churches says “will of the people” prevailed at recent election – but divisions remain
São Paulo, Brazil Brazil’s national council of churches has said the “sovereign will of the people prevailed” at the country’s recent presidential election and that it was ready to collaborate to build “the culture of peace and love” against the “culture of hatred” that had been fostered in the country over the past years. Incumbent Jair […]
Brazil’s National Council of Christian Churches combats intolerance during election campaign
Sao Paulo, Brazil The National Council of Christian Churches in Brazil has launched a campaign against the incentive to religious hatred and the systemic use of fake news by some evangelical leaders during the current electoral campaign in the South American country. Named I’m Evangelical and I believe in democracy, the council (known by the […]
In Brazil, evangelicals are (apparently) breaking up with Bolsonaro
São Paulo, Brazil Once a reliable part of President Jair Bolsonaro’s constituency, evangelical Christians in Brazil – especially Pentecostals and neo-Pentecostals – have been showing lately that they will not give him a blank cheque to do what he pleases, like staging a coup d’état. In fact, it seems to be quite the opposite. If, […]
Church leaders “shocked” at Brazilian Education Minister’s comments on disabled children
São Paulo, Brazil The head of Brazil’s National Council of Christian Churches has described as “shocking” Minister of Education Milton Ribeiro’s comments that children with a high degree of disability disturb other children’s learning and that in some cases “co-existence [in class]” with some of them is impossible. “Inclusive education is something new, a process […]