Cardinal Peter Turkson delivers a message from Pope Francis to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. RNS photo by Claire Giangravé
Need to know: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Pope Francis tells the powerful at Davos to focus on humanity, not power, profit
'The overriding consideration, never to be forgotten, is that we are all members of the one human family,' the pope said in a message read to participants at the World Economic Forum.
Iowa pastor says running for office is a test of faith
'It's just a really good experience to know what it's like to be an outsider, to be a stranger, to be asking for people's welcome,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott said.
‘Hymn for the 81%’: A conversation with Daniel Deitrich
A lot of contemporary worship music doesn’t offer the best theology, but 'Hymn for the 81%,' by a South Bend, Indiana, worship leader, has gone viral with a cocktail of prophetic fire and Christ-like grace, writes Shane Claiborne.
Gwyneth Paltrow trolls the wellness industry
Unlike other companies that commodify our spiritual yearnings, Goop exists apart from the question of whether anyone has ever actually bought any of its products, writes Tara Isabella Burton.
United Methodist Schism and the ‘Protocol’ of 2020
One wonders if United Methodists, including those who signed the “protocol,” increasingly understand that “breaking up [really] is hard to do," writes William B. Lawrence.
Protesting women in India are uniting Muslims, Hindus and religious minorities
The Citizenship Amendment Act, passed on Dec. 12, grants citizenship to refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan but excludes Muslims. The law has triggered massive demonstrations across the country, many of them led by university students, but the protest in Shaheen Bagh has caught everyone’s attention because it has become a unifying rally led by women in a fragmented society.
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Multiracial churches growing, but challenging for clergy of color
'Pain is a part of the growth,' said the black pastor of a multiethnic Southern Baptist church in Utah.
Jack Van Impe, end-times preacher and televangelist, dies at 88
Jack Van Impe, a televangelist who for decades warned viewers about the end of the world, died at 88.
Precarious US-Iran relations have Muslim voters eyeing candidates’ records on war
Muslim voters who sit in the anti-war camp seem most drawn toward Sen. Bernie Sanders, the candidate who has long been a favorite among Muslim voters.
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We can protect prayer in schools without blessing Christian nationalism
(RNS) — Claiming to defend a constitutional right under attack, the Trump administration's announcement on school prayer neither identified the threat nor bolstered students' well-established freedom to pray.
Trump v. Jefferson on National Religious Freedom Day
A proposed Trump rule change would undermine religious freedom, writes Mark Silk.
The Mormons’ $100 billion fortune is not about the money, stupid
(RNS) — 'I’m not trying to excuse the church’s massive nest egg here, just point out a reality of what I see happening,' says guest blogger Mette Harrison. 'Which is that it’s not about the money, stupid. It’s about loyalty.'
