A young adult novel about a dramatic journey that transforms an East Coast boy has taken out this year’s New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards tonight. Ted Dawe’s
Into the River named top read at awards
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Commentary: Christian bookstore’s shameful actions
In the 19 years that Teresa Hairston has published her magazine, GospelToday, she has never faced a major situation with Christian bookstores across the country that carry the publication. (CNN) — In the 19 years that Teresa Hairston has published her magazine, GospelToday, she has never faced a major situation with Christian bookstores across the country that carry the publication
Bishop dogged by abuse allegations dies
Bishop Earl Paulk, a charismatic preacher brought down by a series of sex scandals, has died. He was 81.
Pope admits mistakes over Holocaust-denying bishop
The Pope has admitted making mistakes over the lifting of the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop. In a letter to church leaders, parts of which have been published on a popular Catholic blog, Pope Benedict XVI says the church should have been aware of the views of Bishop Richard Williamson. Williamson, an Englishman, hit the headlines partly because the pope lifted his long-standing excommunication, along with that of three other members of the ultra-conservative Society of St
Holocaust-denying bishop loses court battle
A German court Monday refused to intervene in the case of Bishop Richard Williamson, who is facing prosecution for denying the Holocaust — a crime in Germany. Williamson asked the court to order Swedish Public Television to restrict broadcast of an interview in which he doubts the existence of Nazi gas chambers and a systematic Nazi plan to annihilate European Jewry