By Melissa Wuske Businesses Helping Homeless The Le Carillon project in Paris’s 11th arrondissement neighborhood aims to connect people who are homeless with businesses offering goods and services. Through the program, willing business owners can place stickers in their windows allowing people in need to see what help they can receive from that business. The […]
By Melissa Wuske Religious Restrictions Around the World Pew Research released its annual study on global religious restrictions, covering 2014. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) of the 198 countries examined had high or very high levels of government control over religion. That number is down from the recent high of 29 percent in 2012. The […]
By Melissa Wuske Persecution Does Not Stop Chinese Churches A Chinese church member told China Aid, a Christian human rights group, that despite persecution, churches are growing. Hundreds of believers and ministers in the region of Guizhou have been arrested by the communist government, but he still sees people’s lives changing as the church grows. […]
By Melissa Wuske New Version of the Bible Want a different glimpse of the Scriptures? Try Bible Emoji: Scripture 4 Millenials [sic]. It replaces words in the King James Version with smiley faces and other icons used in text messages and social media. For example this verse from Exodus: “I think it can be fun […]
By Melissa Wuske Overtime Pay for Ministers According to a new Department of Labor decision, all employers must pay overtime for hours beyond 40 to full-time, salaried employees who earn less than $47,476. The ruling could affect local churches financially. “With no specific exemption for nonprofits that employ millions of Americans, the new rules will […]
