Racially charged vandalism at Episcopal congregations in Maryland and Indiana have left some wondering if Nov. 8’s presidential election set loose a new wave of old hatred in America. On Nov. 12 someone scrawled “Trump Nation” and “Whites Only” on a sign advertising a Spanish-language Eucharist at Church of Our Saviour in Silver Spring, Maryland. A wall in the parish’s … [Read more...] about Vandals Target Churches
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Abp. Welby: Eschew ‘Bonkers’
The Archbishop of Canterbury has bewailed an ignorance about religion that lumps jihadists and Anglican Christians together and dismisses them as “bonkers.” Speaking to head teachers of Church of England schools, Archbishop Justin Welby singled out the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Defense. He said it is “desperately trying to catch up, to understand a world in which … [Read more...] about Abp. Welby: Eschew ‘Bonkers’