Essay: During Second Chance Month, let’s take a second look at who remains in prison
CHERYL BURKE, associate conference minister for the Michigan Conference United Church of Christ, says Second Look legislation aims to create a process for courts to reevaluate lengthy prison sentences, particularly for individuals who were incarcerated at a young age…
Trump recorded pressuring Michigan officials to toss Biden’s 2020 win – report
Washington DC, US Reuters Donald Trump urged two Michigan election officials not to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the state following the 2020 presidential election, personally calling them in a pressure campaign reminiscent of his Georgia tactics, the Detroit News reported. In a 17th November, 2020, phone call, the then-President told two fellow Republicans […]
In the US, Rev Al Sharpton delivers eulogy after police killing of Patrick Lyoya
RNS Rev Al Sharpton reminded mourners that Black people are created in God’s image at the funeral of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday. “We were created in the image of God,” Sharpton said in his eulogy on 22nd April. “When you see us, you are seeing what God put together. And […]
In US state of Michigan, settlement lets faith agencies deny LGBT adoptions
Lansing, MichiganAP Faith-based adoption agencies that contract with the US state of Michigan can refuse to place children with same-sex couples under a proposed settlement filed in federal court Tuesday, months after the US Supreme Court ruled for a Catholic charity in a similar case. The state Department of Health and Human Services said the high […]
Co-pastoring: At the other Mars Hill church, new pastors hope to build a faithful future
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, looks at how some churches – including Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville, Michigan, are adopting a co-pastoring model…
In the US, Michigan vigil prays for missionaries kidnapped in Haiti
Hart, Michigan, US AP/Report for America More than 100 people gathered Sunday in a small Michigan town in the US to pray for the safe release of a local family among 17 members of a missionary group kidnapped by a gang in Haiti more than a week ago. The vigil in the western Michigan community of Hart took […]
Antique crucifix back on display at historic US church after squirrel attack
RNS Sainte Ann Catholic Church on Mackinac Island, Michigan. PICTURE: RNS/Bob Smietana In a battle between a squirrel and the Son of God, the squirrel won. But Jesus, as always, made a comeback. A squirrel trapped at Ste Anne Catholic Church on Mackinac Island, Michigan, wrecked an antique crucifix this past week, according to MLive.com. The figure of […]
Nine retired nuns in US state of Michigan die of COVID-19 in January
Detroit, USAP Nine Roman Catholic nuns in southern Michigan have died in January due to a COVID-19 outbreak at their retirement home, which had gone for months without a single case, officials said Thursday. The women lived at the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters in Adrian, 120 kilometres south-west of Detroit. They had been […]
Lifestory: How a man named Crow joined the church of “outcasts”
LIZA VANDENBOOM, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, reports on how when biker and rocker Floyd “Crow” Brady’s life hit a crossroads, God steered him in a new direction…
Auction held at home of late US priest who lived like a prince
Williamston, Michigan, USAP An auction was held on Saturday at the Lansing-area mansion of a Catholic priest who was accused of embezzling millions of dollars before he died in March while awaiting trial. There were nearly 1,000 items for sale, including about 100 pieces of furniture from the six-bedroom home, the Lansing State Journal reported. “It’s about four […]