“Evangelicals sat on the sidelines in the civil rights discussions but we must not this time!”
Bill Hamel
The president of the Evangelical Free Church of America made a statement supporting an “immigration prayer challenge” to encourage Christians to support immigration reform. (RNS)
“Even with these recent changes the American religious commitments are incredibly stronger than in most other advanced countries in the world. The average American is slightly more religious than the average Iranian, so we are a very religious country even today.”
Robert Putman
The Harvard University professor was interviewed by NPR Morning Edition’s “Losing Our Religion” series about the rising number of Americans with no religious affiliation. (RNS)
“The challenge that we now must face is not only political; it is also spiritual. It is the challenge to hold before us the human face of Sandy Hook so that out of our national dialogue, we can enact the changes that ensure this will never happen again.”
David Saperstein and Julie Schonfeld
The two rabbis were writing in the Washington Post. (RNS)