From Paris to Boston, the Crucial Role of Fire Chaplains
Regardless of their own faith background, fire chaplains typically work with people of all faiths and beliefs, outside of traditional congregations or parishes. They provide care to firefighters, family members and members of the public in a range of crucial ways.
Anti-Muslim Hate Is Driven by Politics, Not Faith — and It’s Preventable, Study Suggests
(RNS) — Americans who personally know a Muslim are more than twice as likely to have a favorable opinion toward Muslims than those who do not, according to a new report.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: Halima Aden First to Wear Hijab, Burkini
(USA Today) — MJ Day, SI Swimsuit editor, promised an issue with “a wide range of age and race and levels of modesty that really is a first for us” in a recent "Good Morning America" segment.
2020 Democratic Hopefuls Field Faith Forum Invites
(RNS) – Democratic White House hopefuls — from Elizabeth Warren to Pete Buttigieg — are already talking a lot about God. Turns out both conservatives and progressives have been listening, and they want to hear more.
In N.C., a Religious Coalition Welcomes the Formerly Incarcerated Home
As inmates are being released from prison, states, cities and municipalities are recognizing the need to provide services to help people reenter society if they are to remain out of prison.
In a Time of Rising Suicide, Religious Communities Move Beyond Condemnation to Care
(RNS) — The suicide rate is on the rise, contributing to a drop in life expectancy. In the midst of the shock and pain that often attends such unexpected deaths, it's crucial that clergy and congregants reach out to those left behind, offering a message of grace and hope rather than one of rejection and condemnation
IRS: The Satanic Temple is a Real Religion
(RNS) — The Satanic Temple announced this week that the IRS now recognizes it as a church. As courts wrestle with the First Amendment implications of what is — and isn’t — a religion, scholars who study religion agreed that the term is slippery.
Co-Housing Communities Hope to Offer Antidote to America’s Epidemic of Loneliness
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (RNS) — Casa Verde Commons is home to 67 adults, 15 young people, 12 cats, eight dogs, and one lawn mower. It’s not exactly heaven on earth -- but it’s close.
Black Women Cracking ‘Stained-Glass Ceilings’ with Jesus’ 7 Last Words
(RNS) — In a growing tradition, churches across the country are hosting Good Friday services that feature seven African-American female preachers, expounding on the last seven phrases uttered by Jesus before his crucifixion.
Gallup: Number of Americans Who Belong to a House of Worship Plummets
(RNS) — A new Gallup report found that only half of Americans say they belong to a church or other religious body, down from 69% two decades earlier.