A report
outlining some of the challenges and priorities for the Church of England in the next five years encountered mixed responses at the General Synod [February 8].
Hundreds of church leaders,
politicians, and charity workers gathered in Ethiopia [January 27] to pray for the African Union Summit [scheduled to start on January 31].
Christians in Egypt
are hoping that the protests in the country will lead to more freedom for them, according to George, a church pastor who partners with Open Doors in Egypt.
The Illinois State
Board of Education announced to school districts [January 14] that the US District Court has lifted its injunction on the Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act.
Walking down Kilmarnock Street
in the Fenway on Saturday night, Rebecca Nelson chuckled when she heard music and people spilling out of Church [a local nightclub near the baseball park].
It used to be
that Americans focused their religious lives around brick-and-mortar structures—churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples—for worship, study, and assembly.
