Screenshot/Twitter A suicide bombing at police headquarters in Surabaya, Indonesia, injured at least seven on Monday. The attack followed three suicide bombings targeting churches in Surabaya on Sunday that killed at least 13 and injured many more. The family of six who launched the suicide attacks reportedly tried to join Islamic State in Syria and were sent […]
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Ghana to order mosques, churches to hush up, issue call to prayer via WhatsApp instead
Authorities in the Ghanaian capital Accra have asked mosques and churches to use WhatsApp to transmit the daily calls to prayer rather than using loudspeakers in a bid to curb noise pollution in urban areas. The local government in Accra is clamping down on noise pollution, particularly at places of worship like churches and mosques, […]
Eerie, Beautiful Photos of Abandoned Churches
Photographer and artistic director Francis Meslet, who we discovered on Fubiz, roams Europe capturing photos of abandoned sites and sanctuaries. Meslet’s series of churches, chapels, and other religious spaces caught our attention for the stunning combination of stained glass, rotting wood, and historical elements. Also, there’s just something really spooky about a crumbling church. ’Tis […]
SCOTUS to decide if churches can receive taxpayer dollars
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, a 2012 case involving a Missouri preschool that was denied access to a funding program to improve their playground on the basis that they are part of a church. The program in question was meant to encourage schools to use recycled […]