(The Guardian) Global Christian leaders have joined forces to warn that the world is facing a critical moment as the climate crisis threatens the future of the planet. In an unprecedented joint declaration, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the Orthodox church, and the archbishop of … [Read more...] about Christian Leaders Unite to Issue Stark Warning Over Climate Crisis
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Hard-Line Hindus Beat Christian Unconscious in Tamil Nadu, India
HYDERABAD, India (Morning Star News) A Christian in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state is in hiding after hard-line Hindu neighbors beat him unconscious with iron rods last month, sources said. Santosh Kumar, 35, left his home on Aug. 1 shortly after a church elder visited him in Kamaraj Nagar, Karur District. A Hindu neighbor who saw the elder visit him intercepted Kumar on … [Read more...] about Hard-Line Hindus Beat Christian Unconscious in Tamil Nadu, India
China Bans Men It Sees as Not Masculine Enough From TV
BEIJING (AP) China’s government banned effeminate men on TV and told broadcasters Thursday to promote “revolutionary culture,” broadening a campaign to tighten control over business and society and enforce official morality. President Xi Jinping has called for a “national rejuvenation,” with tighter Communist Party control of business, education, culture and religion. … [Read more...] about China Bans Men It Sees as Not Masculine Enough From TV
Sexually Assaulted Christian Threatened with Blasphemy Charge, Rights Group Says
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) A Muslim supervisor is threatening to file blasphemy charges against a Christian sanitation worker in Pakistan if she refuses to withdraw her sexual assault accusation against him, a human rights leader said. Salima Rani Bibi, a 50-year-old Catholic sweeper in the sanitation branch of the Khanewal Municipal Committee in Punjab Province, … [Read more...] about Sexually Assaulted Christian Threatened with Blasphemy Charge, Rights Group Says
U.S. Faith Groups Unite To Help Afghanistan Refugees After War
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, PETER SMITH and MARIAM FAM Associated Press (AP) America’s major religions and denominations, often divided on other big issues, have united behind the effort to help receive an influx of refugees from Afghanistan following the end of the United States’ longest war and one of the largest airlifts in history. Among those gearing up to help are Jewish … [Read more...] about U.S. Faith Groups Unite To Help Afghanistan Refugees After War