(RNS) — The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee has appointed Willie McLaurin to serve as interim president and CEO, marking the first time that any entity of the predominantly white denomination has been headed by a Black person. McLaurin was named just over two years ago as the committee’s vice president for Great Commission relations…Continue Reading
(RNS) — For a small church, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, has a surprising reach. Most church members live in and around Downingtown, a small town about an hour west of Philadelphia. Some live as far away as Bermuda. “But that’s one of the beauties that has come out of the pandemic,”…Continue Reading
(RNS) — The day in early 2001 when Danny Awad picked up his fiancee from Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport to take her home to meet his family in Bethlehem, he got a call from his father. Take your time, his father told him. The situation here isn’t safe. Danny made up an excuse to stop…Continue Reading
(RNS) — One of my members at Middle Church is a mother in Idaho who came seeking theology that affirmed how wondrously her trans daughter is made. Another is a Black man who lives in Louisiana but joins worship online because the white churches around him preach a racist gospel. They sing in our virtual pews…Continue Reading
DuoMe users can meet matches based on their fundamental communication and compatibility needs Press Release – Feb 1, 2022 19:59 EST NEW YORK, February 1, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Don’t leave love to chance is the advice offered by DuoMe, a recently launched dating app that lets users make matches based on official Myers-Briggs personality type…Continue Reading
Press Release – Feb 1, 2022 18:00 EST BRYN MAWR, Pa., February 1, 2022 (Newswire.com) – The Vegetus Foundation is excited to announce the launch of its new open-access healthy lifestyle website, Nutrition Health Review (www.nutritionhealthreview.com), featuring content from the popular healthy lifestyle magazine Nutrition Health Review, the Consumer’s Medical Journal© (published six times annually).…Continue Reading
Using Earth’s finest ingredients to make quality products. Press Release – Feb 1, 2022 17:58 EST LOOMIS, Calif., February 1, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Best friend duo and company owners, Bobby Uppal and Karina Almanza, are redefining the meaning of beauty and personal care. While many companies sell natural and vegan skincare, Ellaquor’s products go far…Continue Reading
A convenient solution that allows businesses to accept payments via text messaging Press Release – Feb 1, 2022 16:41 EST ASHBURN, Va., February 1, 2022 (Newswire.com) – Revolution Payments, a credit card processor specializing in the B2B and B2G payments arena, announced today that text payments for its gateway customers are now available in the…Continue Reading
Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHOA sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was…Continue Reading
The Indian government announced plans Tuesday to tax cryptocurrency income, making India the latest major country to move swiftly toward legalizing and regulating the digital asset.At the same time, the country will roll out its own blockchain-based currency, a digital rupee controlled by the Indian central bank, before April 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said…Continue Reading