Relief supplies from the U.S. Agency for International Development are loaded for transport to the country of Burma, May 12, 2008, at the Yangon International Airport. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Andres Alcaraz/Creative Commons)
Need to know: Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Blasting lawmakers, USAID official quits over alleged ‘anti-Christian sentiment’
Merritt Corrigan tweeted that she would not be ‘bullied into submission by radical anti-Christian leftists like Cory Booker.’
New York church to devote $200,000 to ‘reparations’ with housing help, anti-racism training
The Rev. Jacqueline Lewis said she is joining other clergy who have taken action on social justice in nontraditional ways.
Billy Graham statue to replace that of white supremacist in US Capitol
The 10-foot, 10-inch-tall statue of the renowned evangelist will replace a statue of Charles Aycock that both the state of North Carolina and the US House want removed.
Harvest Crusade, a staple event at Angel Stadium, is morphing into a cinematic experience
Instead of the in-person stadium event, Harvest ministries will stream a cinematic crusade titled ’A Rush of Hope,‘ a film that will be released on Labor Day weekend.
Reopening schools for all the wrong reasons
Just like he turned mask-wearing into a political litmus test, Donald Trump is using our children’s futures as a political tactic to try to put the pandemic behind us, get the economy going again and help him win reelection, writes Jim Wallis.
Trump, at risk of losing white evangelicals, attacks Biden on God
President Donald Trump has attacked rival Joe Biden and the Democrats on God as he moves to shore up support among the Christian voters that were integral to his 2016 victory.
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Work resumes on church destroyed on 9/11
NEW YORK (AP) — After a three year halt due to financial problems, work resumed Monday on a Greek Orthodox church being built to replace one destroyed in the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Notre Dame Cathedral’s organ getting 4-year-long cleaning
PARIS (AP) — Pipe by precious pipe, the organ that once thundered through Notre Dame Cathedral is being taken apart after last year's devastating fire. The restoration is expected to last nearly four years.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI ill after visit to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has fallen ill after his return from a trip to his native Bavaria to visit his brother, who died a month ago, a German newspaper reported Monday.
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What good is faith when your fertility treatments aren’t working?
(RNS) — Some of the biggest faith-based challenges of infertility may be existing in a family-centered community.
Patriotic, Catholic and queer: Rebecca Parson’s unorthodox run for Congress
Parson, who would be the first woman and the first LGBT person to represent the Seattle area, considers her faith an important aspect of her politics, writes Simran Jeet Singh.
Pastors and residents urge Cincinnati to drop charges against 500+ Black Lives Matter protesters
During the protests over George Floyd's death, more than 500 Black Lives Matter protesters were arrested in Cincinnati and excessively charged with misconduct, some pastors and other residents say, writes Jana Riess.
