Vaccine Campaign at Zimbabwe Churches Praises What’s Done in Secret

Christian health workers and pastors navigate stigma at Apostolic, evangelical, and Methodist congregations. Yvonne Binda stands in front of the congregation, all dressed in pristine white robes, and tells them not to believe what they’ve heard about COVID-19 vaccines. “The vaccine is not linked to Satanism,” she says. The worshipers, members of a Christian Apostolic church in Zimbabwe, are unmoved. But when Binda, a vaccine campaigner and member of an Apostolic church... Read More

Florida Supreme Court puts up a stop sign to company that helps drivers fight traffic tickets

“Here, the record contains no evidence that the public received any incompetent, unethical, or irresponsible representation due to TIKD’s business,” wrote Couriel, who was joined in the dissent by Justices Ricky Polston and Carlos Muniz. “The lawyers to whom TIKD introduced its users were all members of the Florida Bar, subject to its rules and to its (and our) discipline. We have been directed to no alleged malpractice, or even dissatisfaction, involving lawyers matched with their... Read More

Unvaccinated Floridians embrace COVID-19 antibody treatment but so do the vaccinated

Regeneron Clinic worker looks out the doorway of one of the buildings providing the monoclonal antibody treatment at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that the Florida Division of Emergency Management would begin providing monoclonal antibody treatment and would be able to treat 320 patients per day and will be open seven days per week. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel) (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel) ... Read More

Ronnie Floyd Resigns from SBC Executive Committee

The EC president and CEO says he “will not and cannot” lead after its vote to waive attorney-client privilege. Ronnie Floyd is the latest to leave the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee (EC) over its decision to hand over privileged documents in an upcoming abuse investigation. Floyd, the president and CEO of the EC, announced in an email Thursday night that he could no longer serve in the role, which he has held for two years. His resignation is effective October... Read More

Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo after being fired: ‘not the outcome that I wanted for myself’

Miami commissioners sealed Art Acevedo’s fate on Oct. 14 when they unanimously voted to fire him. Acevedo talked to the media after the vote and said this was “not the outcome that I wanted for myself’ after 35 years in the police force. … Click to Continue » ... Read More