Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during the Women’s March Alliance, on Jan. 19, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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Bread for the World ‘deeply concerned’ by board member Yoho’s attack on Ocasio-Cortez
‘Bread for the World is deeply concerned about Rep. Ted Yoho’s verbal attack on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and what we and others perceive to be his non-apology.'
In emerging role, chaplains are providing spiritual care for activists in movements across the nation
Movement chaplains are providing spiritual and emotional care to activists before, during and after a protest or demonstration.
In Portland, this rabbi leads the clergy resistance
The Portland Interfaith Clergy Resistance, lead by Rabbi Ariel Stone, has been downtown since the protests began 55 days ago, supporting the people on the street and providing a daily witness.
Fired from Wheaton, former chaplain Tim Blackmon speaks out on allegations, what’s next
The Rev. Tim Blackmon describes what he believes to be a clash of cultures between his ‘Dutch upbringing’ and the ‘deeply religious and very Midwestern culture of Wheaton College.’
Vatican official criticizes ‘senseless politics’ in US and UK surrounding pandemic response
‘These small battles, these seemingly important skirmishes, risk losing the war,’ Vatican official Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia said. ‘We are either all saved, or no one is.’
How American Christianity became white
Because it’s enshrined in the First Amendment, we presume religious equality is manifest in our society as well. A new book by Khyati Joshi examines white Christianity’s role in upholding whiteness, writes SImran Jeet Singh.
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Campers test positive for COVID-19 after attending evangelical youth camp in Texas
(RNS) — One parent whose daughter tested positive after attending the Christian camp in early July said she’d heard of at least 80 other campers who tested positive for the virus.
A Christian writer joined the Wall of Moms to protest in Portland. Then they were tear-gassed.
'Within seconds, there’s flash-bangs at my feet, and we’re surrounded by tear gas. It was really disconcerting to realize how fast it happened, with no warning and no real reason.'
Separated Muslim families, civil rights groups welcome House passage of No Ban Act
The bill would repeal Trump’s travel bans against several African and Muslim-majority countries and restrict the president’s authority to enact such blanket immigration restrictions.
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Four reasons we decided to resume church in person
(RNS) — Part of being a body is coming together. We are wired for purpose, for meaning, for belonging, for a mission that is beyond ourselves.
What does a Mormon Pioneer Day look like in the context of Black Lives Matter?
(RNS) — Instead of congratulating ourselves about how we're no longer actively racist, how about spending this Pioneer Day thinking of changes we can make to be anti-racist in the future?
White evangelicals courted Trump’s toxic masculinity for decades
Historian Kristin Du Mez says white evangelicals see in Trump the authoritarian leader who can conquer the threats to their dominance, writes Jana Riess.
