Abortion in the US: In Kansas vote, a blow to Catholic bishops’ political strategy
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on suggestions that this week’s rejection of moves against abortion in Kansas was also a rejection of the Catholic Church hierarchy and may hint hint at a mounting backlash against the church’s involvement in the abortion debate…
Southern Baptists approve amendments dealing with sexual abuse, racism
Birmingham, Alabama, USRNS Southern Baptists, faced in recent months with hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse in its ranks, have overwhelmingly adopted changes to governing documents that will bring greater visibility to their desire to disaffiliate with churches that do not handle instances of abuse properly. A new standing “credentials committee” also will consider whether […]
ESSAY: BLASPHEMY LAW IS REPEALED IN IRELAND BUT REMAINS A PROBLEM FOR CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS
US academic STEVEN PINKERTON, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the ongoing evolution of blasphemy laws around the world…