Tag: church
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Unification Church in Japan offers $67 million in victim compensation as court mulls tax-exempt status
[ad_1] Tokyo — Seeking to fend off existential threats to its operations in the country, the branch of the Unification Church in Japan offered up to $67 million Tuesday to compensate victims of the group’s high-pressure and allegedly fraudulent donation tactics. Speaking to reporters at the Tokyo headquarters of the group formally known as the Family…
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An architect spent $16 million transforming this Toronto church into townhomes
[ad_1] One apartment is a seven-storey tower unit with timeless artifacts and sweeping views of the city (Photographs courtesy of Open House Media) For years, the neo-Gothic St. Mary the Virgin church stood empty on Toronto’s Westmoreland Avenue. But where most people saw a derelict building, developer and architect Asen Vitko saw a multi-million-dollar opportunity.…
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Unofficial Vietnamese church members languish in detention — Radio Free Asia
[ad_1] Four members of an unofficial church in southern Vietnam’s Dak Lak province who invited the country’s newly appointed president to attend their services remained in custody Thursday, in violation of a law that requires detainees be released within three days, said a religious watchdog group. Protestant Christians Y Phuc Nie, Y Nuer Buon Dap,…
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At least seven dead after Mexico church roof collapses during Mass
[ad_1] At least seven people were killed in northeast Mexico on Sunday after the roof of a church came crashing down during a Mass, local officials said. “Seven people are confirmed dead, and 10 injured people have been rescued” in the town of Ciudad Madero, a spokesperson for the Tamaulipas state government said in a…
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North York church evacuated after reports of bomb inside: Cops
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Leah Remini slaps Church of Scientology with harassment, defamation lawsuit – National
[ad_1] Actor Leah Remini is suing the Church of Scientology and its leader David Miscavige for harassment, stalking, defamation and myriad other alleged illegal activities. Remini, a former Scientologist and vocal critic of the organization, has accused the church of using “mob-style operations and attacks” to harass her and other ex-members. Miscavige is named specifically…
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Vancouver church holds Pride service ahead of popular Pride Week – BC
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size A church in Vancouver held a special service Sunday in honour of Pride Week. Canadian Memorial United Church, on West 15th Avenue, was lit up with rainbow colours during the morning service. Rev. Gary Paterson was the guest preacher for the event. As an openly gay…
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Florida family convicted of selling bleach as fake cure for Covid-19 via online church
[ad_1] Sign up to our free US news bulletin sent straight to your inbox each weekday morning Sign up to our free morning US email news bulletin A Florida family has been found guilty of selling toxic industrial bleach as a fake cure for Covid-19 via their online church. Four members of the family were…
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Emotional Ronan Keating’s final tribute to his brother: Star sings This Is Your Song at older sibling’s funeral after carrying his brother’s coffin into church following tragic car crash
[ad_1] Grieving Boyzone star Ronan Keating has performed a heartbreaking rendition of one of his songs at his older brother Ciaran’s funeral today – after carrying his coffin into church. Ronan, 46, sang his hit This is Your Song in front of loved-ones at St Patrick’s Church in Louisburgh, County Mayo, as they gathered to…
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The United Church Of Christ Just Got Its First Black Woman President
[ad_1] In a spectacular development, Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson has been elected as the first woman to lead the United Church of Christ. Replacing Rev. John Dorhauer, who held office starting in 2015, Thompson hopes to usher in a new era of beginnings. An immigrant hailing from Jamaica, Thompson is unparalleled in her achievements. In…
