Man sought in alleged misuse of over $US30 million intended for Christian ministry in China
Dublin, Georgia, US AP Federal prosecutors are seeking a man charged in the misuse of more than $US30 million donated by religious groups and individuals for Christian ministry in China, including an Ohio-based group receiving donations from Amish and Mennonite communities. Jason Gerald Shenk, 45, formerly of Dublin, Georgia, is charged in a recently unsealed […]
Religious rights: US Supreme Court to deliver answer in mailman’s case
JESSICA GRESKO, of Associated Press, reports on the case of Gerald Groff…
What they wore: Amish Country exhibit spotlights sex abuse
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, reports on how exhibitions aim to shed light on sex abuse among members of the Amish, Mennonite and similar groups in the US…
FAITH AND SPORT: THE FRIAR’S BRIAR – CANADA’S CLERGY CURLING TOURNAMENT – PUTS FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP ON ICE
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports from Ontario…
US presidential candidates visits woman taking sanctuary in a church; other Democratic candidates voice support
RNS An undocumented woman living in an Ohio church to avoid deportation met with Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Tuesday , one of several Democratic White House hopefuls now signaling support for her cause and the New Sanctuary Movement. Castro visited Columbus Mennonite Church in Columbus, Ohio, to meet undocumented Mexican immigrant Edith Espinal ahead of […]
Syria: Damascus churches damaged as Christian neighbourhoods hit
World Watch Monitor Two churches have been damaged in a fresh escalation of fighting in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Dozens of shells were fired from the rebel-held enclave of Goutha East last Tuesday, in the space of just a few hours, “at random” and without a specific goal, witnesses told AsiaNews. The attacks were concentrated on majority-Christian areas […]
Largest group of Mennonite churches in US leaves denomination
RNS Buggies head toward home after a Mennonite service. PICTURE: Creative Commons The Lancaster Mennonite Conference, the largest group of Mennonite congregations in the US, has officially separated from the broader Mennonite community after a long-term disagreement over sexuality and the church. The LMC, with 179 churches in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, voted to […]