Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’ For decades, winning an Olympic medal has been described as the Holy Grail of sports. The Conversation · Aug 12, 2024
Catholic devotees honor St Jude's relic with watery procession through Mexico's Xochimilco canals It was no ordinary Sunday on Mexico City’s famed Xochimilco canals The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024
After all these days of hate and violence in the UK, we must find a way to live together well Fairness, equality, ties that bind – that is what we seek now, says Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2024
Claims that Olympic opening ceremony ‘mocked Christianity’ ignore the long-standing connection between Jesus and Dionysus Paris’s Olympic opening ceremony on July 26 was the cause of much online discussion. No moment more so, perhaps, than when several drag queens were shown seated at a long table. The Conversation · Aug 7, 2024
Deputy who shot Sonya Massey thought her rebuke 'in the name of Jesus' indicated intent to kill him The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that when she unexpectedly said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she intended to kill him The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024
Simon Armitage: ‘You’re not going to get me to say anything bad about any bird’ As part of Australian Poetry Month, the UK’s poet laureate shares his least favourite word and his most controversial pop culture opinion The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2024
Dallas pastor removed for ‘inappropriate’ conduct as replacement’s ties to disgraced Gateway church are revealed “Josiah has been in a prolonged and sustained season of struggle with his emotional and mental health which has been very painful for him and those around him,” a church elder told parishioners. The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2024
Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United: Gabriel Martinelli seals win after Rasmus Hojlund and Leny Yoro injuries The young striker and defender were both forced off in the first half Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2024
“We found out Robert Fripp listened to our music while soaking in the bath, so we asked him to play”: Dave Bainbridge on the life and times of Iona Guitarist, keyboardist, Strawbs and Lifesigns member on splitting with Troy Donockley, guilty pleasures with a Minimoog, and why ‘Christian rock’ label was inaccurate Louder · Jul 26, 2024
She 'Came at Me With Boiling Water,' a Cop Charged With Murder Claims, Contradicting What Video Shows An Illinois sheriff's deputy with a spotty employment history shot Sonya Massey in the face after responding to her report of a prowler. Reason · Jul 25, 2024
Elon Musk says he’s a ‘cultural Christian’ – why some leading thinkers are embracing Christianity The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, just announced that he’s a “big believer in the principles of Christianity” and “a cultural Christian”. Musk’s reasons are moral and political – he believes Christianity can boost both happiness and birthrates. The Conversation · Jul 25, 2024
Watch Ghost’s new video for megahit Mary On A Cross, taken from movie Rite Here Rite Now Ghost’s standout 2019 song finally has its own animated music video Metal Hammer · Jul 25, 2024
Body camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy's fatal shooting of Sonya Massey A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff’s deputy in Illinois fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 for assistance, in her home The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024
Video shows police killing Sonya Massey Body-camera footage shows police shooting the 36-year-old Black woman while she was holding a pot of steaming water Salon · Jul 24, 2024
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024 Shocking body-cam video shows Illinois police officer shooting Black woman dead in her home after she rang 911 Sonya Massey was shot in her kitchen by a sheriff’s deputy who has since been charged with first-degree murder
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2024 Body-cam video shows Illinois officer fatally shooting Black woman in face A white deputy, Sean Grayson, shot Sonya Massey, who called police in fear of a home intruder, after boiling water dispute
Reason · Jul 20, 2024 "It Is Their Care That the Gear Engages; It Is Their Care That the Switches Lock" "It is their care in all the ages to take the buffet and cushion the shock."
The Texas Tribune · Jul 19, 2024 Texas’ Christian-influenced curriculum spurs worries about bullying, church-state separation Some secular groups and members of other faiths say the curriculum could give schools too much control over how children are taught religion.
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024 For Catholic pilgrims, all roads lead to Indy for an old-style devotion in modern stadium setting Catholics from across the U.S. have converged for five days of traditional devotions at the Indianapolis Colts’ football stadium in what they’re calling the National Eucharistic Congress
Salon · Jul 18, 2024 Democrats become RNC's surprise booster Who can pay attention to the GOP clown show as Democrats cannibalize themselves?
Reason · Jul 16, 2024 The Defiant Trump Image That Made Critics Join the Cult How a single photograph transformed Trump into a mythical leader for some critics and supporters alike.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024 John Lennon wasn’t joking about Jesus Brief letters: Lennon and Christianity | Pepys loses it | Two-child cap | Guardian delivery | Gareth and Gove | MPs and buses
The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024 ‘Is this what a second Trump presidency will be like?’ – our art critic on the chilling shooting image In the heat of the assassination attempt, the bloodied ex-president’s defiance created a picture that echoes works of frontier heroism and religious resurrection. Could it be a warning of what is to come?
The Conversation · Jul 15, 2024 Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering Sixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital in New York. The 44-year-old singer arrived after being turned away from a nearby charity hospital on evidence of drug use, then lay for hours on a stretcher in the hallway, unrecognized and unattended. Her estate amounted…
The Guardian - US · Jul 10, 2024 Stephen Colbert on Biden: ‘One day older, but determined to stay in the race’ Late-night hosts discuss Biden’s efforts to reassure leading Democrats and Trump’s lies about Project 2025