Nationwide Strike Clogs Brazil's Big Cities, Grinding Daily Activity To A Halt

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A protester harangues a line of military police in riot gear in front of a Rio de Janeiro bus terminal during the nationwide strike Friday.

Unions called for the 24-hour work stoppage to protest President Michel Temer’s attempts to roll back pensions and labor laws. Temer says these changes are necessary to save Brazil from recession.

(Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)


Methodist Top Court Rules Against Lesbian Bishop

United Methodist Top Court Declines to Immediately Remove Lesbian Activist Bishop, but Makes Clear: “Openly Homosexual and Partnered” People Cannot be Clergy, Bishops Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion & Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ — Today the Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church issued a complex, highly anticipated decision provoked by openly partnered lesbian activist Karen Oliveto Source: Institute on Religion & Democracy

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