American Bible Society to shutter $US60 million Faith and Liberty Discovery Center
United States RNS A $US60 million museum that showcased the Bible’s role in American history will shut down less than three years after it opened. The American Bible Society announced on Wednesday that it will close the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center in Philadelphia on 1st April. The 40,000-square-foot museum, which cost a reported $US60 […]
On King’s holiday in the US, daughter calls for bold action over words
Atlanta, US AP America has honoured Martin Luther King, Jr, with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. Rev Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta, said leaders – especially politicians – […]
Postcards: In Philadelphia, artwork brings Catholic Church’s synod to life
KYLE DESROSIERS, of Religion News Service, reports on how artwork reflecting the thoughts of young Catholics in Philadelphia points to the contentious issues swirling as the continental phase of the Synod on Synodality begins…
Addressing inequality: As pandemic bites, US cities use data to fight race and income gaps
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how US cities are using data to address inequality…
US Methodist anniversary: 250 years later, St George’s reflects on Francis Asbury’s mission, legacy
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on commemorations of the 250th anniversary of Methodist Francis Asbury’s arrival in the US…
Founding fathers: Methodist racial history recalled on 250th anniversary of Asbury’s US arrival
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, looks to remember the role Francis Asbury played in helping develop Methodism in America – and in the Black Christian experience in Philadelphia…
Gun violence: How Philadelphia’s reform DA is teaming with clergy to tackle rising tide of shootings
ELIZABETH E EVANS reports for Religion News Service on the role clergy are playing in tackling gun violence in the US city of Philadelphia…
US Supreme Court rules in favour of Catholic foster care agency, in narrow win for religious rights
RNS A city-funded foster and adoption agency that opposes same-sex marriage on religious grounds can be exempted from serving such couples, the US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. In a unanimous ruling, the justices once again showed they were receptive to claims by religious groups – in this case Catholic Social Services, which refuses to […]
Essay: How Philadelphia’s Black churches overcame disease, depression and civil strife
In an article first published on The Conversation, STEPHANIE CLINTONIA BODDIE, assistant professor of church and community ministries at the George W Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University, looks at how the example of Philadelphia’s Black churches speaks to current challenges…
In the US, Philadelphia shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign
Philadelphia, USAP The fatal shooting of another Black man on America’s streets by police – with subsequent unrest – has brought the fraught issues of policing and racism in the nation back to the fore of the presidential election in its closing days. Philadelphia police say Walter Wallace, Jr, 27, was shot earlier this week […]