Faith in Public Life
Abortion vote in Ohio pushes ‘pro-life pro-choice’ Black clergy to take a side
By Kathryn Post — November 6, 2023
(RNS) — For some clergy, the fall of Roe v. Wade has motivated them to speak out on abortion for the first time.
Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized
By Jack Jenkins — August 11, 2023
(RNS) — Faith groups are teaming up with liberal secular organizations to combat the ideology, which they say is a threat to democracy — and, for many, their religion.
Interfaith rally supports Ketanji Brown Jackson in front of Supreme Court
By Adelle M. Banks — March 30, 2022
(RNS) — While Jackson has generally been private about her faith, speakers in her favor prayed for Senate action and tied their support for her to their religions.
Faith groups among those granted money from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
By Alejandra Molina — June 16, 2021
(RNS) — Faith in Action, Faith in Public Life, HIAS, Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Muslim Advocates, Pillars Fund and Repairers of the Breach were listed as receiving funding.
Georgia faith leaders to leave water bottles around Capitol in protest of new voter laws
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — March 30, 2021
(RNS) — Faith leaders also joined in a lawsuit charging that provisions of Georgia's new law are unconstitutional and violate the Voting Rights Act.
Faith leaders push back against proposed ‘Souls to the Polls’ voting restrictions
By Adelle M. Banks — March 12, 2021
(RNS) — 'They’re trying, with the voter suppression laws, to create a system of apartheid where they who have the power will retain the power,' one minister said.
Bethany Christian Services’ decision on gay adoption makes the church shine brighter
By Jennifer Butler — March 4, 2021
(RNS) — The country’s largest evangelical Christian adoption agency abandoned a discriminatory policy that the religious right puts major capital into defending.
‘Faith Vote’ 20-minute ad aims to cement liberal believers for Biden
By Jack Jenkins — October 15, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Every moral issue is at stake in this election,’ Muslim civil rights advocate Linda Sarsour says in the ad.
Nuns, other Catholics arrested protesting treatment of immigrant children
By Jack Jenkins — July 18, 2019
(RNS) — A campaigner for Faith in Public life said the group was there to denounce the detention of children at the border as well as other immigration policies.
Christian leaders to Trump: We’re praying for you, but . . .
By Kimberly Winston — February 1, 2017
(RNS) On the eve of what will be Donald Trump's first National Prayer Breakfast as president, 800 Christian leaders petitioned the president to "remember refugees and immigrants have sacred worth in God's eyes."
Veteran religion reporter looks for the Bible in public life
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 7, 2016
(RNS) Even with a reported 5 billion copies in print, veteran religion reporter Kenneth A. Briggs says the Bible has all but disappeared from public life. Briggs documents his journey across America to find the Bible -- and the “Bible-less Christianity” its disappearance has created -- in his new book, "The Invisible Bestseller."
Look for a ‘Francis effect’ at the voting booth, not in the pews
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 16, 2015
(RNS) Catholic voters appear to be taking the pope into consideration in their political decisions, a new survey finds.
Christian leaders call on candidates to address climate change, inequality
By Sara Weissman — August 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) More than 70 evangelical, Protestant and Catholic leaders signed the statement, organized by the group Faith in Public Life.
Religious groups feel the pinch of government shutdown
By Kevin Eckstrom — October 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As the government shutdown enters its second week, some religious groups are starting to feel the pinch, and they're also finding ways to reach out.
Donations recover at controversial Catholic charity
By David Gibson — June 28, 2013
(RNS) Fundraising for the flagship anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic bishops, which has come under intense fire from conservatives and anti-abortion groups, is slowly recovering and even growing slightly after being battered by the recession and sharp attacks on its mission.
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