Tornadoes, heavy rains rip across central, southern US
Reuters Tornadoes ripped across a wide swath of the central and southern United States on Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses and bringing down power lines and trees. The National Weather Service said there had been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in at least four states by late Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of […]
Nashville school shooting leaves two dead, including shooter
Reuters A teenage boy on Wednesday opened fire inside a Tennessee high school, killing one student and wounding another before taking his own life, police said. Nashville police said in a statement on social media that a 17-year-old male student fired multiple shots using a pistol inside the cafeteria at Antioch High School. A girl, […]
After the election: In Tennessee’s evangelical heartland, pastors say Trump’s win won’t solve America’s woes
For some Tennessee pastors, US evangelical support was mostly about the economy – and they hope Trump will lead to lower gas and food prices, but not a revival of Christian power. BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports…
Hundreds still missing in devastated North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Reuters Western North Carolina residents faced a “post-apocalyptic” landscape on Monday in the wake of hurricane Helene, with hundreds of people still missing and residents struggling amid flooded roads and a lack of basic services. More than 100 deaths across a half-dozen states have been attributed to the powerful storm that slammed into Florida’s Big […]
Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in US; homes and memories washed away
Flat Rock, North Carolina Reuters The south-eastern US began a huge cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday and the death toll climbed towards 100 after Hurricane Helene knocked out power for millions, destroyed roads and bridges and caused dramatic flooding from Florida to Virginia. The storm’s winds, rain and storm surge killed at least 90 […]
Helene, now a major hurricane, menaces Florida with “unsurvivable” storm surge
Reuters Driving rain flooded roadways and closed down airports in Florida as an intensifying Hurricane Helene marched toward the state’s panhandle region, bringing the threat of a potentially deadly storm surge to much of the coastline. The storm became a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday afternoon with sustained winds near 193 kph, the National […]
US pastor says Easter Bible burning a sign that Christianity is under attack in America
United States RNS A Tennessee pastor known for burning books, casting out demons and creating outrage says someone burned 200 Bibles outside his church on Easter Sunday. Greg Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Mt Juliet, Tennessee, said the church’s security cameras recorded a “polite crook” stopping their vehicle in the middle of […]
After tragedy: A year after deadly Nashville shooting, Christian school relies on faith – and adopted dogs
TRAVIS LOLLER, of Associated Press, reports on the tight bonds that have developed after the shared suffering of a Christian school in Tennessee…
Welcome to The Cove: No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it’s still a party at this Christian nightclub
LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI, of Associated Press, report from Nashville, Tennessee…
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 […]