As world leaders prepare to gather next week in Scotland for the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), this edition of A Public Witness mines what this international effort entails and why Christians spend time advocating in such meetings.
In episode 19 of 'Dangerous Dogma,' Adam Taylor, author of 'A More Perfect Union,' talks about his book and his hope for building the Beloved Community. He also discusses his advocacy efforts and his role as president of Sojourners.
In episode 18 of 'Dangerous Dogma,' Jen Butler, author of 'Who Stole My Bible?,' talks about her book and what it means to read the Bible a handbook for resisting tyranny. She also talks about her advocacy work as executive director of Faith in Public Life.
Rachel Maddow mentions the Missouri clergy statement organized by Word&Way. See video clip
Clergy from around the state are joining calls for Missourians to get vaccinated. More than 200 Missouri pastors and ministers have signed a statement urging Christians to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Read full piece
Faith leaders across Missouri are calling for congregations to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 200 pastors and ministers in Missouri signed a statement which states that they hope Christians will get vaccinated as a way of following Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Read full
More than 200 clergy in Missouri have signed up to encourage their congregations to get vaccinated. So far, 20 are clergy from Columbia. Read full piece
Faith leaders know they’re entering a politically-polarizing topic by encouraging vaccinations but Rev. Emily Bowen-Marler with Springfield’s Brentwood Christian Church said it goes with the territory. Read full piece
A diverse group of faith leaders of different Christian denominations held a virtual meeting to ask for the religious community to receive vaccinations. (Video in report includes interview with Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor.) Read & watch full piece
Health experts recommend pairing incentives with other outreach programs. In Missouri, officials have acknowledged the need to partner with trusted community leaders such as pastors. More than 200 Missouri ministers and pastors on Wednesday signed a statement urging Christians to be vaccinated. Read full piece