Black clergy leaders are joining forces with the United Way of New York City for a new initiative designed to combat the coronavirus’ outsized toll on African Americans through ramped-up testing, contact tracing and treatment management.
Stay home, evangelical medical organization tells churches as COVID spreads
For months, the leaders of the Christian Medical and Dental Associations have urged churches to social distance, wear masks and do their part to slow the spread of COVID-19. Unfortunately, says the association of 20,000 evangelical health care professionals, those…
Pastors Launch Church-Planting Network for ‘Black and Brown Neighborhoods’
A team of pastors including Thabiti Anyabwile and John Onwuchekwa have launched a new network—The Crete Collective—to support church planters focused on black, Hispanic, and Asian American communities.
Adam Taylor succeeds Jim Wallis as Sojourners president
The Rev. Adam Taylor has been named the new president of Sojourners, the national Christian social justice advocacy organization founded and led by the Rev. Jim Wallis since the 1970s.
Tennessee lawmakers take aim at COVID-19 vaccination with bill to allow religious and conscience exemption
A bill introduced in the Tennessee legislature would remove provisions in state law that limit the application of religious exemptions from vaccination requirements in the case of an epidemic or where immunization is necessary to protect the health of others….
In Georgia runoff, GOP attacks Warnock by tying him to controversial Chicago preacher
As the fight for U.S. Senate majority turns to the runoff election for Georgia’s two Senate seats, Republicans are ramping up attacks on one of the Democratic candidates, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, by sharing short clips of his sermons and…
Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance
Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect’s support for abortion rights presents…
Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’
Former President Barack Obama’s new book, “A Promised Land,” only mentions four pages in its index under the category “faith and.”
Emboldened religious left leaders vow to keep up pressure under Biden
For nearly four years, President Trump has inspired a cadre of liberal-leaning religious activists to organize, mobilize, protest and pray in opposition to his policies regarding refugees and asylum-seekers, Muslims, white supremacy and health care.