Religion News Service A call for moral leadership Six divinity school deans and seminary presidents release a joint statement on the state of our national leadership. from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/06/23/a-call-for-moral-leadership/
Religion News Service Let’s stop pretending that virtual worship isn’t here to stay from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/07/24/lets-stop-pretending-that-virtual-worship-isnt-here-to-stay/
Jana Riess White evangelicals courted Trump’s toxic masculinity for decades by Jana Riess in Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/07/22/white-evangelicals-didnt-hold-their-noses-to-vote-for-trump-his-toxic-masculinity-is-what-theyve-been-defending-for-decades/ Jana speaks with Kristin Du Mez about her new book, “Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured…
Sojourners Rejecting symbols of hate is more than symbolic by Jim Wallis, through Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/07/20/rejecting-symbols-of-hate/
Religion News Service The Illusion of Religious Equality in America from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/07/16/khyati-y-joshi-argues-religious-freedom-equality-in-america-is-an-optical-illusion/
Religion News Service Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Calls Celebrities’ Anti-Semitism ‘So Disheartening’ “If we’re going to be outraged by injustice, let’s be outraged by injustice against anyone,” the six-time NBA champion wrote. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kareem-abdul-jabbar-antisemitism_n_5f0f36aac5b643a58ebc2ff0?guccounter=1
Religion News Service Trump unmasked his racist campaign strategy — and Christians have choices to make by Jim Wallis, through Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/07/13/trump-unmasked-his-racist-campaign-strategy-and-christians-have-choices-to-make/
Religion News Service The Price of White Evangelical Patriarchy from Religion & Politics https://religionandpolitics.org/2020/07/07/the-price-of-white-evangelical-patriarchy/
Religion News Service The preaching politician: ‘Good Trouble’ documentary follows John Lewis from fields of Alabama to halls of Congress from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/07/02/john-lewis-good-trouble-documentary-tells-tale-of-preaching-politician/
Jacqui Lewis Jacqui Lewis fills the virtual house to talk about anti-racism from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/06/22/jacqui-lewis-fills-the-virtual-house-to-talk-about-anti-racism/
Religion News Service Evangelicals perfected cancel culture. Now it’s coming for them. by Jonathan Merritt in Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/06/17/evangelicals-perfected-cancel-culture-now-its-coming-for-them/
Sojourners Prayer is essential. Protest is required. Policy is necessary. by Jim Wallis, in Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/06/05/prayer-is-essential-protest-is-required-policy-is-necessary/
Religion News Service Remembering the Christianity of Jesus, not empire by Amy Butler; from Religion News Service "The last week has stripped bare the fact that the message and teachings of Jesus have been co-opted by empire: hijacked and skewed…
Religion News Service How Americans’ ‘tell it like it is’ attitude renders us vulnerable to conspiracy theories Americans, distrustful of institutions that would prescribe knowledge for us, have been especially prone to believe what they see online, writes Tara Isabella Burton. https://religionnews.com/2020/05/19/how-americans-tell-it-like-it-is-attitude-renders-us-vulnerable-to-conspiracy-theories/
Otis Moss III Chicago preacher Otis Moss III uses film to honor Ahmaud Arbery, address racism from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/05/18/chicago-preacher-otis-moss-iii-uses-film-to-honor-ahmaud-arbery-address-racism/ You can also enjoy our own interview with Otis here:
Sojourners Voter suppression is a theological issue by Jim Wallis https://religionnews.com/2020/05/15/voter-suppression-is-a-theological-issue/
Shane Claiborne Gun control group starts faith-driven push ahead of election from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/05/12/gun-control-group-starts-faith-driven-push-ahead-of-election/
Religion News Service Christian leaders seek $4B for secure voting during pandemic from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/05/11/christian-leaders-seek-4b-for-secure-voting-during-pandemic/
Religion News Service Crowded into camps, refugees are sitting ducks for COVID-19 https://religionnews.com/2020/05/05/refugees-at-high-risk-of-covid-19/
Religion News Service Present tense: Worshipping and performing in the digital age from Religion News Service How we inhabit, explore and become vulnerable in spaces traditionally understood as ‘disembodied’ or ‘low stakes’ is among the most important artistic questions of our digital…
Religion News Service More than $400,000 so far raised for small churches at risk during COVID-19 from the Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/04/28/small-at-risk-churches-seek-funding-to-weather-pandemic/