Jesus Christ, Superspreader?
Preacher-musician Sean Feucht stages Nashville concert, ignoring Covid-19 precautions. Read full piece
A Choir Resumes Singing, With Masks and After Weighing Pandemic Risks
The Choral Arts Society of Frederick recently pushed ahead with its first group rehearsal in more than six months. The Maryland group was mindful of the tragedy that touched another choral group this year when several members became sick after a rehearsal.
Federal Court Rules against D.C.’s Coronavirus Restriction, Lets Baptist Church Hold Services Outdoors
A D.C. federal court late Friday granted permission for a large D.C. church to hold outdoor worship services, saying the city’s coronavirus restrictions banning church services of more than 100 people — indoors or out — appear to violate the church’s religious exercise rights. Read full
COVID Lessons from King Jehoshaphat
Max Lucado reflects on the news that Donald Trump has COVID-19 along with other concerns facing the country. Lucado urges that as we are processing the news that we should respond with faith and not fear.
Notre Dame’s President Faces an Angry Campus After Getting the Virus
Students and faculty are furious that the Rev. John I. Jenkins failed to wear a mask at a White House ceremony and then later tested positive for the virus. Read full piece
Coronavirus Church Closures Are Not Persecution
Restrictions on worship are unsettling and, in some cases, illegal. But American Christians must protect the intensity and veracity of the term. Read full piece
After Trump Tweets About Hymn Singers’ Arrest, Church Plans Another Event
President Donald Trump tweeted out a warning to his followers, claiming religious liberty in the U.S. was in danger. For proof, the president retweeted a video of an unmasked local politician in Moscow, Idaho, being arrested in late September while a group of people around
President Trump is Sick. How Can We Pray for Him When We Hate His Policies?
I prayed that the president recovers from this disease — and that he repents of not taking the pandemic seriously as it affected millions of Americans, disproportionately harming poor communities and people of color. Read full piece
Trump, COVID-19, & Toxic Masculinity
An American president — of a certain age, with mitigating health factors — falls prey to the most serious public health crisis in the last century. Because he won’t admit its severity. Because he has mocked every reasonable deterrent.
Most Congregations Doing All Right During COVID-19. But Future is Uncertain.
Church finances have not been as impacted by the coronavirus pandemic as many feared months ago. But with many congregations still not meeting in person, concerns about the future remain.