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Germany to impose its harshest Covid-19 lockdown yet for Easter holiday as Merkel asks churches to hold online services only

Posted on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021By Editor

Germany is set to bring its tightest coronavirus lockdown yet, shuttering all but the most vital of services, including religious gatherings for Easter, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced following a meeting with regional leaders. … Read More >Germany to impose its harshest Covid-19 lockdown yet for Easter holiday as Merkel asks churches to hold online services only

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‘This can’t be real’: Democratic rep & pastor stirs up storm after he ends opening prayer in US House with ‘amen and AWOMAN’

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

Missouri Democrat and United Methodist pastor Emanuel Cleaver has come under fire after he wrapped up his prayer in the US House by saying “amen” and “awoman” in an apparent nod to gender equality. … Read More >‘This can’t be real’: Democratic rep & pastor stirs up storm after he ends opening prayer in US House with ‘amen and AWOMAN’

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Shooter Kills Gun-Toting Pastor and Injures At Least Two in Texas Methodist Church

Posted on January 4, 2021January 4, 2021By Editor

The preacher was shot dead with his own gun, which he had pulled to stop a church robber who had been hiding in the bathroom. The shooter fled the scene after grabbing the gun and killing the priest. … Read More >Shooter Kills Gun-Toting Pastor and Injures At Least Two in Texas Methodist Church

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GUNMAN opens fire outside St. John the Divine church in Manhattan after Christmas choir performance

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020By Editor

Police have neutralized a gunman outside St. John the Divine Church in Manhattan, after the suspect fired rounds into the air and at cops at the end of a Christmas choir show. The shooter died of his wounds in a hospital. … Read More >GUNMAN opens fire outside St. John the Divine church in Manhattan after Christmas choir performance

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South African chief justice defends public prayer linking Covid vaccine to the DEVIL and ‘corruption of DNA’

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020By Editor

South African chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has denied accusations that his public prayer linking Covid-19 vaccines to the devil and the number 666 has endangered the lives of the people in Africa’s worst coronavirus-hit country. … Read More >South African chief justice defends public prayer linking Covid vaccine to the DEVIL and ‘corruption of DNA’

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Video: 6-Alarm Fire in NYC Almost Burns Down 128-Year-Old Church in Manhattan

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020By Editor

The fire occured at 48 East 7th St., in Manhattan, New York City, in a building next to a local land mark, the Middle Collegiate church, built in 1891. The cause of the fire remains unknown, as firefighters continue to put out the flames while an investigation on its origins has been started by authorities. … Read More >Video: 6-Alarm Fire in NYC Almost Burns Down 128-Year-Old Church in Manhattan

Austrian government steps up protection of churches after Vienna attack in run-up to Christmas

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020By Editor

Austria has begun tightening security at its churches and other sites of religious worship, fearing copycat attacks after an Islamist gunman killed four people in a rampage earlier this month in the capital Vienna. … Read More >Austrian government steps up protection of churches after Vienna attack in run-up to Christmas

Police arrest Lyon church shooting suspect as mayor says motive ‘still unknown’

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020By Editor

French police have detained the alleged shooter who injured a Greek Orthodox priest using a hunting rifle in the city of Lyon on Saturday as he was locking the church. … Read More >Police arrest Lyon church shooting suspect as mayor says motive ‘still unknown’

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Church of England dumps all ExxonMobil stock

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020By Editor

The Church of England Pensions Board divested this week all its shares in ExxonMobil since the US supermajor has failed to set targets to cut Scope 3 emissions. … Read More >Church of England dumps all ExxonMobil stock

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Church sues pro-BLM DC mayor Bowser over ‘celebrating mass protests’ while keeping ban on 100+ OUTDOOR worships

Posted on September 25, 2020September 25, 2020By Editor

A Baptist church in Washington, DC, has sued Mayor Muriel Bowser, alleging she has discriminated against churchgoes by endorsing and attending mass protests while refusing to lift restrictions on outdoor religious services. … Read More >Church sues pro-BLM DC mayor Bowser over ‘celebrating mass protests’ while keeping ban on 100+ OUTDOOR worships