BREVARD, N.C. (RNS) — Fred Bahnson’s first bit of advice when he started planning a church garden eight years ago came from an elderly tobacco farmer who grabbed a handful of soil, rolled it around in his fingers and shook…
Faith-based groups, including Baptists, emerge as leaders of Moral Monday protests in Raleigh
RALEIGH (RNS) — The throngs of demonstrators who flock to the grassy knoll outside the North Carolina Statehouse each Monday know the drill. They listen to a fiery speech denouncing the Republican majority’s legislative actions. They sing freedom songs and…
N.C. students ‘do interfaith’ through universal language of music
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Say the word “interfaith” and the next word to roll off the tongue is probably “dialogue.” It’s hard to think of one without the other. But college students know there are other ways to communicate, and…
‘Doing interfaith’ in a musical way
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Say the word “interfaith” and the next word to roll off the tongue is probably “dialogue.” It’s hard to think of one without the other. But college students know there are other ways to communicate, and…