Church leaders address the dual nature of technology in religion freedom
CHURCH LEADERS have discovered the paradoxical nature of technological advancements in religious freedom, which pose significant threats while creating new opportunities.
Churches facing empty pulpit crisis
At age 25, Andrew Walters spends his Sundays managing the demanding schedule of pastoring three churches in rural Westmoreland.
Bell tolls for traditional churches?
‘The church will not die,’ says clergyman, but anthropologist sounds death knell for quiet worship
Shaping minds for future ministry
A Nigerian-born pastor who has been here for the past seven years says he finds great pleasure in ministering to Jamaicans, especially his students at Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) School of Religion and Theology (SRT).
‘Religious discrimination has no face’
The faith community in Jamaica used the recent religious liberty summit to remind employers, educational institutions, politicians, and other stakeholders to respect and accommodate citizens’ spiritual beliefs in practise, not just in policy. “Religious discrimination has no face, no class or colour, no race or ethnicity… We have to work with governments, international organisations, and other partners to encourage religious freedom and tackle related challenges,” Nigel Coke, director of public affairs and religious liberty at Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, said in his remarks at the January 30 summit at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
Flexi-week legislation vital in safeguarding workers’ rights, says minister
As cultural and religious diversity flourishes in Jamaica, the need for workplaces to adapt and support the rights of all employees has never been more crucial, noted Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr.