St. John’s Episcopal Church
Dozens of houses of worship, one DC street, a 9-year photo project
By Adelle M. Banks — March 2, 2021
(RNS) — People at the first church ‘were so welcoming that it kind of got our project off to a happy start,’ said one photographer.
Khyati Y. Joshi argues equal religious freedom in America is an optical illusion
By Yonat Shimron — July 16, 2020
(RNS) — In her new book, she argues Christianity, especially of the white Protestant variety, undergirds the nation’s institutions and practices and establishes a normative baseline from which all other faiths are seen as abnormal.
New ad uses Bible, ‘Amazing Grace,’ Jesus to call Republican Christians to vote against Trump
By Jack Jenkins — July 14, 2020
(RNS) — ‘The moment that (Trump) held up that Bible, he revealed this president is using us,’ a man named Pat, identified as a Republican, says in the ad.
Black clergy testify to outrage and hope in demonstrations across Washington
By Jack Jenkins — June 15, 2020
(RNS) — Citing recent killings by police as well as the ravages of the pandemic, leaders of several faiths called on the government to take responsibility.
Four ways to tell a prophet from a political puppet
By Thomas Reese — June 11, 2020
(RNS) — Today, there are prophetic voices on almost every issue: pro-life prophets and feminist prophets. How can we judge true from false?
Weekend Plug-in: June 5, 2020
By Bobby Ross Jr. — June 6, 2020
(RNS) — Analysis, insights and top headlines from the world of faith this week.
After St. John’s, thinking differently about a president, a Bible and race
By Nick Hall — June 4, 2020
(RNS) — Be glad President Donald Trump is holding the Bible, not because he is the embodiment of its words, but because it offers the fruits of the Spirit that he, and all of us, need.
Faith leaders: Police used gas that caused tears, coughing when clearing DC park
By Jack Jenkins — June 3, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I saw people with tears pouring out of their eyes, their eyes red and swollen,’ said the Rev. Gini Gerbasi, who was at St. John's when police expelled them from the scene.
At St. John Paul II shrine, Trump’s use of religion goes from bad to ugly
By Jacob Lupfer — June 2, 2020
(RNS) — Disciples’ deliberate manipulation of religious settings, themes and objects revealed Trumpworld’s cynical and shameless approach to faith.
With Bibles and flash grenades, Trump walks the Christian nationalist walk
By Andrew Whitehead — June 2, 2020
(RNS) — It won’t be in spite of authoritarian bluster that many white Christians support Donald Trump. It will be because of it.
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John’s church near White House
By Jack Jenkins — June 2, 2020
WASHINGTON (RNS) — An Episcopal priest tells RNS she was driven from church grounds ahead of Trump’s staged photo with a Bible.
Trump continues inaugural prayer service tradition
By Adelle M. Banks — December 22, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The National Prayer Service, which will be held on Jan. 21, the day after the swearing-in, is the last of the official inaugural events announced by the Presidential Inaugural Committee.
You heard it here first: Episcopal priest Luis Leon to deliver inaugural benediction
By Kevin Eckstrom — January 16, 2013
HuffPo and CNN are reporting that the Presidential Inaugural Committee has selected the longtime rector of the "Church of the Presidents" to give the benediction at President Obama's inauguration next week. By Kevin Eckstrom.
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