Donald Trump faces revised US indictment in election subversion case
Washington DC, US Reuters Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a US Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. US Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in […]
Film: In ‘Disciples in the Moonlight’, US Christians are persecuted and the Bible is banned
Mike Pence praised the Christian action film as a “cautionary tale” that should “inspire people of faith to do even more to protect religious freedom in America”. KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports…
More than 10,000 Southern Baptists gather for meeting that could bar churches with women pastors
Indianapolis, US AP More than 10,000 voting representatives gathered Tuesday for the opening of the Southern Baptist Convention’s two-day annual meeting, where they will vote on whether to ban churches with women pastors and deliberate yet again on how to respond to sexual abuse within churches. Some 10,553 messengers, as delegates are known, are meeting […]
The Southern Baptists are meeting in the US city of Indianapolis. Here’s why it matters.
Indianapolis, US RNS More than 11,000 Southern Baptist Church members, known as messengers, will gather in Indianapolis this week for one of the largest, and sometimes noisiest, religious meetings of the year. The Southern Baptist Convention’s annual gathering is part family reunion, part business meeting and part church service, mixing singing and sermons with business […]
The late Rev Billy Graham is immortalised in a statue unveiled at the US Capitol
United States AP A bronze sculpture of the late Rev Billy Graham was unveiled at the US Capitol on Thursday, with Christianity’s most prolific evangelist once known as “America’s Pastor” immortalised in the halls of Congress on behalf of his native North Carolina. Graham’s likeness, depicting the Charlotte-born minister with his archetypal gesture toward an […]
Trump launches 2024 US presidential run, getting jump on rivals
Palm Beach, Florida Reuters Donald Trump, who has mounted relentless attacks on the integrity of US voting since his 2020 election defeat, on Tuesday launched a bid to regain the presidency in 2024, aiming to pre-empt potential Republican rivals. Trump, seeking a potential rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden, made his announcement at his Mar-a-Lago […]
Trump, Pence speak at global forum held by South Korean church
Seoul, South Korea AP Former US President Donald Trump has criticised the Biden administration over its handling of North Korea, at a church-led event in South Korea that included as a guest speaker former Vice-President Mike Pence. Several former leaders and top officials participated virtually or in-person at the weekend event in Seoul organised by […]
In the US, Democrats barreling toward impeaching Trump in wake of Capitol siege
Washington DC, US Reuters Democrats in the US House of Representatives plan to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday unless he steps down or is removed before then, after drawing up charges accusing him of inciting insurrection ahead of last week’s siege of the Capitol. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told his fellow Democrats the chamber […]
US House Democrats to pursue impeachment if Trump not removed
Washington DC, US Reuters US House of Representatives Democrats plan a vote on Monday to urge Vice President Mike Pence to take steps to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters’ deadly storming of the Capitol, before attempting to impeach him again. The plan, spelled out by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a […]
Updated: In the US state of Georgia, final warnings about high-stakes Senate runoffs
Updated: 2:30pm (AEDT) Atlanta, Georgia, US AP President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation as President Donald Trump urged Republican voters to “swamp” the polls ahead of runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate. Trump made his final-hours pitch to […]