Daily Archives: July 28, 2017
The nightmare of Sam Brownback
By Mark Silk — July 28, 2017
He shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the religious freedom ambassadorship.
Scientists, theologians ponder if latest biological findings are more compatible with religion
By Tom Heneghan — July 28, 2017
OXFORD, England (RNS) — Exciting progress in biology in recent decades may be building up a third new phase in the scientific explanation of life, according to thinkers gathered at a University of Oxford conference last week.
Charlie Gard dies after sparking a global debate on the ethics of life and death
By Catherine Pepinster — July 28, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — The baby died after his parents gave up a protracted legal battle with a London hospital over whether he could be successfully treated in the United States for a rare genetic condition.
Archaeologists find more evidence of Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem
By Michele Chabin — July 28, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The results of the excavation, carried out in Jerusalem’s Old City, come days before Tisha B’Av, a fast day commemorating the anniversary of the destruction the First Temple.
‘They kept us as slaves’: AP reveals claims against church
By Mitch Weiss — July 28, 2017
SPINDALE, N.C. (AP) — In a statement released late Wednesday (July 26), pastors of the Ministerio Evangelico Comunidade Rhema church in Franco da Rocha, Brazil, called the former members' accusations 'many lies and distorted facts.'
A battle for the souls of refugees
By Jenn Lindsay — July 28, 2017
LESBOS, Greece (RNS) — Muslim refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos in Greece don't seem interested in religion, but sometimes they are met by Christian evangelical groups.
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