Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear appeals from churches in British Columbia and Ontario that challenged pandemic-era restrictions on in-person worship. The churches had been fined thousands of dollars for violating gathering limits. "Truly a sad day for liberty and justice in Canada," Pastor Henry Hildebrandt of the Church of God in Aylmer, Ontario, tweeted of the decision. Read more.

Prayers of Jane Austen.

The little-known prayers written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) on engraving from  1873.  (Photo: Getty/iStock) It is now 250 years...