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Alliance Defending Freedom International Steps up to Defend Religious Freedom in Nepal
The conviction of Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya in Nepal for "outraging religious feelings" and "proselytizing" has prompted Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF) to take action. On January 23rd, Nepal's Supreme Court declined Pastor Keshab's appeal and upheld a...
Regina A. Johnson- Putting Her Talents To Use In Multiple Fields
Every person from their birth is gifted a special skill set, something they excel it. And for every person, it is different. While some people’s expertise lies in teaching, others are good at playing sports. For some people, painting is where they perform par...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
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A Hindu-inspired eco-village reimagines sustainable, spiritual life in North Carolina
(RNS) — Businessman Prakash Buchireddy grew up in small villages near Tirupati, India, a hillside pilgrimage site surrounded by lush green mountains and a Hindu temple once known to give potted plants as prasad, or sacred offerings. These self-sustaining villages of...
In Monaco, Pope Leo to reflect on peace, faith and ecology in a land of vast wealth
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV will travel on Saturday (March 28) from Vatican City, the world’s smallest country, to Monaco, the second smallest — linking two Catholic states whose global influence far exceeds their size. In a one-day trip totaling nine hours, Leo...
Cancer nurse turned archbishop celebrates election as first woman to lead Church of England
CANTERBURY, England (AP) — The new archbishop of Canterbury knocked three times on the doors of the city’s great cathedral on Wednesday, ceremonially demanding to be allowed inside in a tradition laid down over centuries by each new leader of the Church of England....
Survey: Support for Trump’s immigration agenda craters with all faith groups, especially mainline Protestants
(RNS) — Support for President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration has dropped across all religious groups over the past year, with approval plummeting among white nonevangelicals or mainline Protestants, according to a new survey by the Public Religion Research...
‘We’re not strangers’: How a Baltimore masjid’s relatable videos led to Instagram fame
(RNS) — When Hasan Hammad created a Facebook page for his Baltimore-area mosque in 2011, his goal was to expand the ways community members could learn about its programming — not to one day attract millions of views. But over the last few years, the Islamic Society of...
Iranian Duke scholar: War will increase religious fundamentalism around the world
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Mohsen Kadivar follows the war in Iran with a growing sense of déjà vu. A research professor of Islamic studies at Duke University, he has been living in exile from his native Iran for 18 years. A staunch critic of the regime in Tehran and an...
What are starseeds? The alien subculture offering a conspiratorial spiritual escape
(RNS) — “Are you a starseed? Do you feel like you’re an old soul?” asked influencer Elizabeth April, smiling with understanding in an Instagram video on Feb. 13, 2020. “Well, you’re definitely not alone, because there are many of us out there, and we’re all...
An arson attack leaves Britain’s Jewish community feeling vulnerable
LONDON (AP) — British police hunted three suspects on Tuesday over an arson attack on a Jewish charity’s ambulances and pledged to step up security around a community that feels increasingly at risk. The blaze in Golders Green, a London neighborhood with a large...
Where can I watch Sarah Mullally’s installation as Archbishop of Canterbury?
LONDON (RNS) — When The Rt. Rev. Dame Sarah Mullally is installed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday (March 25), she will become the first woman ever to lead the Church of England and serve as convener of the Anglican Communion. She is a former chief...
Meet the African women bishops attending the archbishop of Canterbury’s installation
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Five African Anglican women bishops said they will attend the historic installation of the first female archbishop of Canterbury, even as GAFCON, an alliance of conservative primates strongly represented in Africa, has urged a “principled...
For Doug Wilson’s neighbors, CNN documentary a reminder Moscow is Christian nationalism’s ground zero
MOSCOW, Idaho (FāVS News) — Joann Muneta expected to be angry, as she usually is when a major news outlet turns its cameras on pastor Doug Wilson and the Christian nationalist movement growing in her backyard. But after watching CNN’s latest documentary air Sunday...
For the first time, the Anglican Communion will be led by a woman. Here’s how women are celebrating
LOS ANGELES (NPR) — On a bright morning in Hermosa Beach, Calif., sunlight enters St. Cross Episcopal Church at a slant, catching a bit of church history in the colored panes of a stained-glass window. For the Rev. Rachel Nyback, the church’s rector, it is something...