Sight-Seeing: The politics of this Easter season
PHYLLIS ZAGANO, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the Christian celebration of new life comes as the world is flooded with ideas of death…
Essay: US states are weakening their child labour restrictions nearly eight decades after the US Government took kids out of the workforce
US scholars of child labour, JOHN A FLITER and BETSY WOOD, canvas – in an article first published on The Conversation – what they say are efforts to weaken child labour laws…
Alberta wildfire fighters hope rain, cooling bring relief
Reuters Alberta authorities hope cooler temperatures and showers forecast for the coming week will help firefighters battling blazes in the oil-rich Canadian province, although storms could complicate efforts. Amid hot, dry conditions, forecasters were tracking a front likely to move into the province on Sunday that should bring much-needed relief, including humidity and even rain, […]
US state lawmakers push for priests to report abuse learned about in confessional
United StatesRNS Catholic leaders are pushing back against efforts to alter state laws that exempt clergy from reporting child abuse they hear about during the sacrament of confession, arguing the changes will force priests to choose between the law and their faith. Advocates for abuse survivors insist the changes are necessary, noting instances where abuse […]
Biden signs executive order on abortion, declares Supreme Court “out of control”
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden said the Supreme Court decision overturning the right to an abortion was an exercise in “raw political power” and signed an executive order on Friday to ease access to services to terminate pregnancies. Biden, a Democrat, has been under pressure from his own party to take action […]
Essay: Overturning Roe v Wade inches us back toward the arc of justice
In the wake of this week’s unprecedented US Supreme Court leak, KAREN SWALLOW PRIOR – in an article first published on Religion News Service, says overturning Roe v Wade will put abortion laws back at the state level, which only means that pro-life work is far from over…
US Supreme Court says states must allow prayer, touch in executions
Washington DCAP The US Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions. The court ruled in the case of a Texas inmate, John Henry Ramirez, who challenged state rules that would have forced his pastor […]
Abortion laws in the US: Conflict won’t abate if Roe v Wade falls
As the US Supreme Court considers challenges to the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling, DAVID CRARY, of the Associated Press, looks at how the fight is set to continue on a state-by-state basis…
Mississippi Governor signs law for flag without rebel emblem
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP Mississippi hoisted a new state flag without the Confederate battle emblem on Monday, just over six months after legislators retired the last state banner in the US that included the divisive rebel symbol. The new flag has a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust”. Voters approved the design in November, […]
US state of Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, “In God We Trust”
Jackson, Mississippi, USAP Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust”, with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers retired months ago as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. The magnolia flag was the only design on the general […]