Explainer – Who are the Mennonites in a Texas community where measles is spreading?
AP The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures – and with sometimes strained or distant relations with health officials and other public authorities. Who are the Mennonites? Mennonites are part of the wider Anabaptist […]
A “nuanced” celebration: Anabaptists commemorate 500 years with new study Bible and more
ALEJA HERTZLER-MCCAIN, of Religion News Service, reports on plans to commemorate the anniversary in North America and beyond…
“Iron sharpens iron”: As Pennsylvania’s ‘Bible belt’ evolves, clergy look to one another for mutual support
ELIZABETH E EVANS, of Religion News Service, reports that after the difficulties of the pandemic and amid a widening gap between people of different political persuasions, the clergy of one small town in this historically religious region have found mutual support in a ‘ministerium’ dedicated to community unity…
Bruxy Cavey, pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches, accused of sexual misconduct
RNS A pastor at one of Canada’s largest churches has been accused of sexual misconduct and has been placed on leave while the church undertakes an external investigation. Bruxy Cavey, who grew The Meeting House into a megachurch with some 5,000 people attending 19 campuses in the larger Toronto metropolitan area, was accused of sexual misconduct by […]
Haiti missionary abductions: Prayer for kidnappers deeply rooted in mission group’s faith
PETER SMITH, of Associated Press, looks at the group at the centre of the Haiti missionary kidnappings…
SPIRITUALITY ON THE LAND: AMISH FARMERS HAVE A “COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP” WITH NATURE, ARE SCEPTICAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ELIZABETH E EVANS, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reports from the US state of Pennsylvania…
BOOKS: THE STORY OF A REFORMATION TRAGEDY
DAVID ADAMS reads Paul Ham’s account of the incredible and tragic tale of Melchiorites, ‘New Jerusalem’…