In the US, North Carolina judge dismisses lawsuit by 36 United Methodist churches
United States RNS A North Carolina Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed last year by 36 United Methodist churches demanding to sever their ties to the denomination. Superior Court Judge Richard L Doughton issued an oral ruling on Monday dismissing the suit brought against the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, […]
No pay: In Ethiopia’s Tigray region, workers count the cost of war
KATE MIGIRO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how health workers and civil servants in Tigray – who hoped a peace deal would mean their wages resumed – are are still waiting…
Orthodox Church accused by Kyiv of Moscow links faces eviction
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Eight bishops wearing robes and mitres went to the Ukrainian President’s offices this week to try to stop their historically Russian-aligned wing of the Orthodox Church being evicted from its Kyiv headquarters. They got only as far as a checkpoint, where they were turned back, and their request for a meeting on […]
Essay: Data literacy – fuel for a human future
In the first part of a two part article, MAL FLETCHER, social futurist and chairman of London-based thinktank 2030Plus, says the rise in the use of digital data in our work, rest, relationships and play means we urgently need to equip ourselves with enhanced skills to handle it…