Posts tagged Pentecost
Nothing Was Usual About That Pentecost Massacre In Nigeria
Nothing Was Usual About That Pentecost Massacre In Nigeria

(OPINION) A massacre occurred during a Sunday mass, but it wasn’t an ordinary Sunday — this was the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season. What’s more, the gunmen didn’t strike in tense northern Nigeria, where Christian communities are isolated in a majority-Muslim region. This 30-minute attack was inside St. Francis Catholic Church, located in the safer southwestern state of Ondo.

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Opinion, AfricaTerry MattinglyTerry Mattingly, Tmatt, On Religion, Christian persecution, Nigerian Christians, Massacre of Christians, PentecostComment
As violence jolts Minneapolis, George Floyd recalled as man of peace, faith
As violence jolts Minneapolis, George Floyd recalled as man of peace, faith

Weekend Plug-in looks at the faith of George Floyd, houses of worship reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic and other top headlines from the religious world.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, The State of Journalism, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., George Floyd, Minneapolis, police, police brutality, Black Lives Matter, Pentecost, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Ian Lovett, The Wall Street Journal, water gun baptism, Christianity, Baptism