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Sister Megan Rice sabotage charges overturned

May 11, 2015 3 Comments

Getty Images An appeals court has overturned charges of sabotage against Sister Megan Rice, 85 years old, and two men who broke into a nuclear

Asylum seekers evade police in German churches

May 11, 2015 No Comments

People seeking asylum are living under virtual house arrest in Germany, sheltered by churches from deportation to the war-torn nations they’ve fled. The practice of granting asylum in churches to people fleeing persecution is an old custom which German churches have followed since the 1980s.

Liberia’s churches struggle post-Ebola

May 11, 2015 2 Comments

Churches in Liberia were as unprepared for Ebola as other institutions, and even after most gathering places closed, congregants kept meeting in churches, sometimes bringing people stricken with Ebola to show hospitality. How do they heal and resume their mission?

Short NPR segment featuring advice from a 19th century clergyman

May 4, 2015 1 Comment

What advice helps when you’re struggling with melancholia or loneliness?

How do you talk to someone who has been hurt by church?

May 4, 2015 14 Comments

Do people spend more time defending the church than hearing the story of someone who has been abused by it?

Emily Nussbaum on Wolf Hall

April 27, 2015 5 Comments

In a review full of quotable passages, Nussbaum raves about the intricate and uncompromising adaption, acknowledging that it might be too much for viewers, while rejoicing in the director’s refusal to use boring voice-overs or other expository tricks.