Legislation and Courts

21+ hour, 5+ min ago   (243+ words) JOHANNESBURG - The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic (CRL) Rights Commission is warning people against religious leaders who abuse the trust placed in them. The warning follows the alleged rape of a Diepsloot woman and the death of her four-month-old baby during…...

16+ hour, 40+ min ago   (686+ words) Some nonprofits seem to have lost sight of the difference between fair compensation and excessive compensation. Running a major nonprofit is difficult. Raising money, managing employees, overseeing complex operations and answering to a board and a myriad of donors are…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1502+ words) © 2026 The Christian Century. Civil court cases test United Methodist governance As a matter of church law, the season of disaffiliation in the United Methodist Church is over. However, legal disputes related to church property and other aspects of the UMC’s…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (537+ words) The National Law Review As Religion’s Decline Stalls, D.C. Church Examines the Difference Between Appearing Successful and Being Faithful 2027 Being the Church One-Day Conference "National faith leaders and scholars convene at Walker Memorial for "Being the Church 2027," built around the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (549+ words) (ANALYSIS) By count of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the famous evangelist preached to some 215 million people in 185 countries during mass revival meetings between 1947 and 2005. People have naturally discussed who his successor as leader of U.S. evangelical Protestantism might be. Well,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (405+ words) LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A proposed Ethiopian Orthodox church in a Spring Valley neighborhood is reducing the height of its planned dome from 112 feet to 68 feet after hearing concerns from nearby residents. The church is proposed on a 1.59-acre vacant property on…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (81+ words) Catholic Org. Funding Cut Wasn't About Faith, Mich. Says Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Catholic Org. Funding Cut Wasn't About Faith, Mich. Says Law360 is on it, so you are, too....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (225+ words) Suit was filed last month in a Virginia federal district court by two Christian student groups at Virginia State University challenging the school's new Campus Ministries Policy. The complaint (full text) in Women of Victory at Virginia State University v. Branch,…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (537+ words) Casey Council has recommended the State Government refuse the proposed $190 million BAPS Hindu Mahā-Mandir precinct in Cranbourne South. The Council stated on its website on 30 September that its position is based on a range of planning concerns, including impacts on…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (95+ words) R20 000 and no questions asked: DA ups ante in hunt for Bethelsdorp’s stolen church bell news24.com R20 000 and no questions asked: DA ups ante in hunt for Bethelsdorp’s stolen church bell - Discovery, Momentum announce steep hikes for 2027 – far above recommended rate - Sibiya…...