Development in Case of American Missionary Held in Haiti, Part Three

On Thursday, May 13, the first day of court proceedings, Haitian prosecutor Sonel Jean-Francois requested a six-month prison sentence for Laura Silsby, the only remaining American missionary detained in Haiti on kidnapping charges. Ten Americans, most of them Baptists from Idaho, came to Haiti soon after the January 12 earthquake and maintained they were on … Continue reading →

NEWS: New Development in Case of American Baptists Held in Haiti, Part Two

On Thursday, March 18, Dominican authorities arrested Jorge Torres Puello, adviser to the detained Americans in Haiti who had been charged with kidnapping. Ten Americans, most of them Baptists from Idaho, came to Haiti soon after the January 12 earthquake and maintained they were on a charity mission. However, police arrested them as they attempted … Continue reading →

NEWS: Father Charged with Criminal Contempt for Having Daughter Baptized

Joseph Reyes, Catholic, converted to Judaism in 2004, joining the faith of his wife Rebecca, apparently, he claims, in order to appease his in-laws. Now in the midst of a bitter divorce, Reyes has returned to Catholicism, which has raised the question of which religion their daughter should be raised in. Reyes took the decision … Continue reading →

NEWS: New Development in Case of Americans Held in Haiti

There is a new development in the case of the detained Americans in Haiti charged with kidnapping. Ten Americans, most of them Baptists from Idaho, came to Haiti soon after the January 12 earthquake and maintain they were on a charity mission. However, police arrested them as they attempted to take 33 children out of … Continue reading →

NEWS: How Do We Raise Our Children to Be Spiritual?

In NPR’s Speaking of Faith, Krista Tippett interviews Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso in an interview piece titled “The Spirituality of Parenting.” When considering religious uncertainty and the pluralism of American culture, coupled with the importance of providing our children with a spiritual foundation, Rabbi Sasso asks the question “how do we teach their souls?” She … Continue reading →

NEWS: The True Meaning of Christmas

With Christmas almost upon us, two news stories have recently attempted to explore the festival’s relevance to modern life. The BBC looks to history to answer the question ‘Should we idealise Christmas past?’ Alternatively, the Guardian takes the opportunity to forecast the future of Christianity in the UK, reporting a Christian Research report which states … Continue reading →

NEWS: Nigeria’s HIV Weddings: An innovative response to a global epidemic?

Nigeria’s Bauchi state, has recently announced its promotion of marriage within the HIV-positive community. Such a step would seem to offer a compromise on both religious and medical grounds. Primarily, it is suggested that if affected couples were to voluntarily choose their partner from the community, the disease would be contained, thus inhibiting any further … Continue reading →