With the release of a viral video months after the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a black jogger in Georgia, religious leaders have raised their voices to ask questions about how and why he died.
As pandemic persists, churches and insurance companies grapple with risk
Members of Beaumont Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, aren’t exactly keen on reopening their church for in-person worship anytime soon. Given the ongoing pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, the church’s pastor, the Rev. Stephen Fearing, said his congregation is…
Many Houses Of Worship Have Sought Government Aid, Surveys Show
Religious leaders in America who have had qualms in the past about taking money from the government may be relenting under financial stress. Surveys suggest that between a quarter and a half of all Christian churches in the country have…
Atlanta’s new archbishop to be installed — at a distance
Atlanta’s new archbishop will be installed Wednesday in a socially-distant Mass, adapting some Catholic traditions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
ERLC Shifts Staff as Three Longtime Leaders Move On
Three top leaders who served alongside Russell Moore at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) since the start of his presidency have left the Southern Baptist entity over the past six months.
GOP Lawmaker Opposes Coronavirus Face Masks Because They Cover ‘The Image Of God’
A Republican state lawmaker in Ohio says he won’t wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic because it covers the face, which is the “likeness of God.”
What would Rachel Held Evans do? Late author’s voice lives on through those she championed
What would Rachel Held Evans do? Late author’s voice lives on through those she championed
COVID-19 Shutdowns Are Shifting Seminary Education
Dropping enrollment. Students stressed about tuition. Professors moving classes online and offering more flexible schedules. Administrators tightening budgets and wondering how to adapt to a new paradigm for ministry.
Faith groups respond to rise in domestic violence amid global pandemic
When local and state governments across the nation began instituting shelter-in-place policies back in March, there was immediate concern for the risk staying at home would pose for survivors of domestic violence.
Pass the plate? Not yet, as churches rethink their routines
It’s almost unheard of to go into a Southern Baptist church and not have a plate passed for donations. Until now.
Black churches, via phones and Facebook, bridging digital divide amid COVID-19
When Pastor Florine Newberry of Mattie Richland Baptist Church in rural Pineview, Georgia, realized her congregation wouldn’t be able to meet in the church’s blue carpeted sanctuary due to the coronavirus pandemic, “I just saw the sheep scattering,” she said.
On LA’s Skid Row, Catholic Worker’s ‘Hippie Kitchen’ adjusts to COVID-19
By the middle of a typical month, the Catholic Worker’s soup kitchen on Los Angeles’ Skid Row would have served about 80 gallons of beans, to go with the salad and bread it hands out as part of every meal…