Wow!: As Kentucky makes urban camping a crime, ‘homeless court’ seeks to avoid punishment
DANIEL TROTTA, of Reuters, reports on hope’s Louisville’s Jefferson County District Court approach to homelessness can serve as a countrywide model…
Kentucky bourbon bottles signed by the Pope raise thousands for charity
Lexington, Kentucky, US AP It sounds like the opening line of a joke: What happens when the Pope gets his hands on two bottles of Kentucky bourbon? But it actually occurred and the punch line is heartwarming: the autographed bottles raised tens of thousands of dollars to help poor and sick people, as well as […]
New survey finds pockets of support for Christian nationalism across US
United States RNS A new report released on Wednesday found that roughly three in 10 Americans express some sympathy for Christian nationalism, with its greatest popularity concentrated in the south-east and upper mid-west. The findings appear in a study from the Public Religion Research Institute, which probed public support for Christian nationalism as part of […]
In the US, chaos erupts over SBC legal filing in Louisville abuse lawsuit
United States RNS Abuse survivors, along with some members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee and the SBC’s abuse reform taskforce, have denounced a Kentucky court filing by Southern Baptist entities aimed at limiting their liability for sexual abuse claims. A brief filed earlier this year by lawyers for the Executive Committee, Southern Baptist […]
Leaning on faith, Louisville mourns victims of mass shooting
Louisville, Kenticky, US AP They went to their churches on the evening after Easter – to cry, to light candles, to ask God why, on this holiday of rebirth, they must mourn so much death. Many in Louisville turned to their faith for impromptu services Monday night, hours after a gunman killed five of his co-workers at […]
Bank worker kills five co-workers in Louisville, Kentucky shooting
Updated: 12:30pm (AEST) United States Reuters A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle shot dead five colleagues and wounded nine other people at his workplace in Louisville on Monday while livestreaming the attack on social media, police said. The gunman was fatally shot at the scene, Louisville police said. It was unclear whether he […]
The Asbury revival in the US is over. What happens now?
Lexington, Kentucky, US RNS After more than two weeks and worldwide headlines, revival services at Asbury University in central Kentucky came to an end recently. But the revival goes on off-campus. People attend a revival event led by evangelist Nick Hall at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, on 26th February, 2023. PICTURE: Fiona Morgan On Sunday, […]
Citing disruptions to school and town, authorities in the US town of Asbury move to end 13 days of revival
Wilmore, Kentucky, US RNS After an estimated 50,000 Christian worshippers, celebrity pastors and onlookers flocked to a rolling revival meeting at Asbury University over the past 13 days, the school’s administration announced a new, limited schedule for prayer services in hopes of restoring order to the campus in this tiny central Kentucky town. Asbury University […]
Postcards: Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports that students have packed the chapel and overflow spaces at Asbury University for nearly a week, holding round-the-clock prayer and worship…
Tornado aftermath: For churches in Mayfield, US, rebuilding means rethinking
BOBBY ROSS, JR, of Associated Press, reports from Mayfield, Kentucky, in the aftermath of a deadly tornado which swept through the community in December…