Joe Biden
Ahead of White House Hanukkah celebration, a wave of faith-led cease-fire demonstrations
By Jack Jenkins — December 11, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The demonstrators, who were later arrested, noted the ongoing Jewish holiday, shouting, 'No Hanukkah to celebrate, cease-fire cannot wait!'
Muslim Leaders from swing states vow to drop Biden support in 2024
By Fiona André — December 8, 2023
(RNS) — Through the #AbandonBiden campaign, Muslim leaders hope to send a strong signal to the Biden administration: Siding with Israel’s deadly strikes in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks comes with a high cost.
We need to hear from the presidential candidates about poverty
By David Beckmann — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — Our leadership should be responsive to those who come to mind in our Thanksgiving prayers.
Catholic leaders meet with White House on climate change
By Jack Jenkins — November 17, 2023
(RNS) — Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson said he told White House officials that the issue of climate change 'is a matter of ethics, spirituality and our faith.'
Protests suggest split among US Jews on war, but support for Israel is high
By Yonat Shimron — November 16, 2023
(RNS) — Younger Jews are less supportive of US policies toward Israel, but a majority still support Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Fired prelate appears near — but not at — bishops gathering
By Jack Jenkins — November 15, 2023
BALTIMORE (RNS) — ‘I’m a bishop without a diocese, which is a strange place to be. But that’s where I am,’ Strickland, the former bishop of Tyler, Texas, told reporters on Wednesday.
Jill Biden hosts tea for female faith leaders and others, including South Carolina prayer partner
By Darlene Superville — November 14, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first lady said she sought Robin Jackson's help assembling the group “so that I could learn what's on your minds, and what's on your hearts."
I am a child of Palestinians. I could’ve been killed in Gaza.
By Omar Suleiman — November 8, 2023
(RNS) — You claim to care about us here, but are OK with us being killed there.
The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical
By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, and Seung Min Kim — November 3, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new initiative is expected to take months to formalize, following a similar process to the plan to counter antisemitism.
Catholic groups protest at White House to call for Gaza cease-fire
By Jack Jenkins — November 2, 2023
(RNS) — Asked about Biden's proposal for ‘humanitarian pauses’ instead of a cease-fire, one demonstrator called it a ‘minimalist’ proposal.
Muslim and Arab Americans feel betrayed by Biden. Can he win back their votes?
By Kathryn Post — November 1, 2023
(RNS) — Recent polls report a swift and decisive drop in support for the president among Muslim and Arab American voters amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Advocates erect empty Shabbat tables in support of hostages taken by Hamas
By Jack Jenkins — October 28, 2023
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Speakers, who included family members of those believed to be kidnapped, led the crowd in chants of ‘Bring them home!’ as well as songs and prayers in Hebrew.
Nonviolence, rebellion and the Palestinian attack
By Andre Henry — October 13, 2023
(RNS) — In the famous words of John F. Kennedy, 'Those who make nonviolent revolutions impossible, make violent revolutions inevitable.'
AME Bishop Silvester Beaman named chair of White House council on African engagement
By Adelle M. Banks — September 27, 2023
(RNS) — ‘Bishop Beaman’s extensive experience and deep roots in Africa will enable him to lead the Council to achieve its full potential,’ the White House said.
Faith-based resettlement orgs celebrate moves to maintain refugee cap
By Jack Jenkins — September 26, 2023
(RNS) — The groups celebrated keeping the ceiling at 125,000 but noted the administration has yet to come close to meeting that ceiling.
