A Window Into the Hearts and Minds of Billionaire Donors
As the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic toll increases, many billionaires and their foundations are making very public efforts to pitch in.
How to Be as Safe as Possible in Your House of Worship
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.
Trump Tries Religious Gestures to Hike Support Amid Protests
Cloaking himself in religion for the second day in a row, President Donald Trump sought to seize the moral authority to justify his hard line against demonstrators protesting the killing of another black man in police custody and at the same time mobilize his religious conservative base.
Masks Help Stop the Spread of Coronavirus – the Science Is Simple and I’m One of 100 Experts Urging Governors to Require Public Mask-Wearing
I’m a data scientist at the University of San Francisco and teach courses online in machine learning for fast.ai. In late March, I decided to use public mask-wearing as a case study to show my students how to combine and analyze diverse types of data and evidence.
Black Liberty U. Alums Rebuke Falwell After Blackface Tweet
Nearly three dozen black alumni of Liberty University denounced school President Jerry Falwell Jr. on Monday, suggesting he step down after he mocked Virginia’s mask-wearing requirement by invoking the blackface scandal that engulfed the state’s governor last year.
Daniel 5:1-9 (in photos)
Daniel 5:1-9, as seen in photos of protests on June 1 as President Donald Trump ordered peaceful protesters removed by teargas so he could stage a photo op in front of a nearby church.
James 5:4-6 (in photos)
James 5:4-6, as seen in photos of protests across the U.S. following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25.
Rev. Barber: ‘Systemic Racism Is Choking the Life out of American Democracy’
On Pentecost Sunday, after unrest that swept the country in the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of police, the Rev. William J. Barber II delivered what he called “a pastoral letter to America” urging that leaders hear — and
‘We Grieve’: Community Project Unites Neighbors in Healing
A plywood wall that surrounds a building site, painted with the words ``WE GRIEVE″ in massive letters, has become a focal point for people of a London neighborhood. It is there that they gather each Thursday to remember those who have died during the coronavirus
Officials Cite Mistakes as CDC Removes Coronavirus Guidance
U.S. health officials removed some coronavirus reopening tips for religious organizations only hours after posting them late last week, deleting guidance that discouraged choir gatherings and the use of shared communion cups.