by Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON (RNS) The Society of Jesus has announced plans to raise $100 million for the descendants of enslaved people it once claimed to own, making the Roman Catholic order’s initiative one of the largest financial efforts by any group to try to atone for the institution of slavery and address racial injustice in the United States. The initiative, … [Read more...] about Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million for Descendants of People Their Order Enslaved
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Suspect in Atlanta Spa Killings ‘Big Into Religion’
by Roxanne Stone (RNS) A Woodstock, Georgia, resident has been arrested after a killing spree left eight dead in spas around the greater Atlanta area Tuesday (March 16). Robert Aaron Long, 21, has been arrested in connection with the killings of four women at a spa in Cherokee County, Georgia, and four additional women in two other spas in northeast Atlanta, according … [Read more...] about Suspect in Atlanta Spa Killings ‘Big Into Religion’
Pastor’s ‘The Funeral Is Cancelled’ Show Grips Hearts in Violence-Ridden Communities
Lafayette, Louisiana’s Freedom World Ministries‘ Pastor Lawrence Levy III brought his ‘The Funeral Is Cancelled‘ live display to the city of Shreveport after experiencing a violent week. Sunday’s event was hosted by Western Hills Baptist Church and was planned before Shreveport’s deadly week that recorded 10 shootings that resulted in six … [Read more...] about Pastor’s ‘The Funeral Is Cancelled’ Show Grips Hearts in Violence-Ridden Communities
Charlie Kirk Out at Liberty University’s Falkirk Center; Think Tank Renamed
(The Roys Report) Conservative firebrand, Charlie Kirk, is out as the head of Liberty University’s Falkirk Center—and Liberty is renaming the think tank the Standing for Freedom Center. Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, started the Falkirk Center three years ago with now-disgraced, former Liberty University President, Jerry Falwell, Jr. The think tank was a … [Read more...] about Charlie Kirk Out at Liberty University’s Falkirk Center; Think Tank Renamed
Dead Sea Scrolls Heroically Recovered Before Looming Theft
(ChurchLeaders) It sounds something like a thrilling plot for a new Indiana Jones movie, but it is a non-fiction story of archeological heroism coming out of Israel. A team of archeologists and young people participating in pre-military programs executed a highly technical cave expedition to rescue priceless artifacts—newly-discovered fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. In … [Read more...] about Dead Sea Scrolls Heroically Recovered Before Looming Theft