Some religious leaders have stood with police in news conferences to try to dissolve protests that resulted in looting and vandalism, while other clergy have gotten pepper-sprayed in confrontations with officers in protests nationwide. A rally in L.A. highlighted these divergent approaches.
For evangelical Christian leaders, crafting a response to Floyd's killing is complicated by their view of sin in individual, not societal, terms and their belief in the need for personal salvation above all.
A publicist for Amy Grant says the contemporary Christian singer had open heart surgery on Wednesday to fix a heart condition she has had since birth.
I took part in a racial justice protest in New York City. It was lively and joyous and passionate — until police ran up from behind, cornered a group of us and detained us, assaulting people in the process.
Evangelical Christians have been traditionally focused on their personal relationship with Jesus. But some are now seeing a need to expand their attention to address the issue of racial justice.
The billionaires won’t save us; that has been true. But it’s especially so now as the nation confronts a cascade of challenges crying out for a major philanthropic response that the wealthiest haven’t met.
Everyone knows you shouldn’t feed a troll. Whether you’re 16 or 60, spending a few seconds to follow some simple guidelines can help keep you from becoming a tool in someone else’s information war.
As the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll increases, many billionaires and their foundations are making very public efforts to pitch in.
Traditional services are ideal places for virus transmission: lots of people, close together. Dr. Atul Gawande, noted surgeon and author proposes four essential pillars for safe reentry into communal spaces: hygiene, distancing, screening, and mask use.
For the 13th consecutive year, the Southern Baptist Convention reported a drop in its membership. Total membership in the Southern Baptist Convention fell almost 2 percent to 14,525,579 from 2018 to 2019. The decline of 287,655 members is the largest single-year drop in more than