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Three church coalitions in the Deep South partner to urge racial reconciliation — and justice
(RNS) — An Alabama pastor said groups already meeting in ‘notorious slave-trading cities in the past’ decided to encourage churches in other cities to take actions toward unity.
Poll chaplains plan to bring a ‘prayerful presence’ to precincts this Election Day
Inside the church at the heart of the Louisville’s Breonna Taylor protests
Religious identity and Supreme Court justices — a brief history
(THE CONVERSATION) — Religion has always played a strong role in shaping the composition of the United States Supreme Court. The specific nature of that influence, however, has changed over time.
Stacey Abrams’ passion for voting began with her preacher parents
(RNS) — ‘The family is just a tight-knit cadre of people who understand that it is incumbent upon them to vote,’ said her Georgia pastor.
Maryland Episcopal diocese reparations fund gains $100,000 in community donations
(RNS) — Maryland Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton noted the development during a panel discussion on reparations at a National Council of Churches virtual meeting.
Episcopal men’s ministry loses board members, chapters over response to George Floyd’s death
(RNS) — The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has publicly apologized and said they realize they need to do more to combat systemic racism and white privilege in the organization and beyond. Others say it has a long way to go.
Unlike most Christian women’s conferences, the Ally Virtual Tour isn’t shying away from politics
(RNS) — The four-week Ally Tour kicked off Monday (Oct. 5) and brings together a number of female Christian leaders to discuss faith, gender, race and politics in the countdown to the 2020 presidential election.
New book links the decline of religious authority to the end of empathy
(RNS) — John Compton’s ‘The End of Empathy’ shows how the collapse of religious authority in the 1960s led Christians to evangelical megachurches that resist any efforts at social reform.
Biden campaign labels racism as religious issue at post-debate event
(RNS) — Christians, Jews and Muslims ‘better have an answer for why it’s not their essential issue in this election,’ said facilitator Jim Wallis.
Faith-based organizations express outrage over plan to cut refugee admissions to historic low — again
(RNS) — In recent weeks, several faith-based organizations involved in refugee resettlement had asked the Trump administration to raise that number to its historic average: 95,000.
Black church turnout effort mobilizes against alleged voter suppression
(RNS) — Some groups previously ‘never worked this tightly together because the stakes are higher,’ one Black church network leader said.
Lutherans ask Trump administration to admit more refugees as deadline looms
(RNS) — Clergy in the US largest Lutheran denomination are asking the administration to admit at least 95,000 in the 2021 fiscal year, which begins in October.
Churches hit home run with services in ballparks and stadiums as COVID-19 cancels sports
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (RNS) — With many sports canceled for the season, some churches — like South Bend City Church — have filled the stands at the empty stadiums and ballparks in their neighborhoods.
Texas United Methodists take up call to replace denomination’s logo over association with racist imagery
(RNS) — One of the United Methodist Church’s regional conferences has taken up the call to replace the denomination’s ‘Cross and Flame’ logo because of its association for many with the racist imagery of a burning cross.
