The Pastors Already Planning to Rebel Against Future Shutdowns
A small, vocal minority of pastors have begun to bristle at government-imposed restrictions on their worship, believing the government overstepped in keeping churches closed this spring.
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.
Communion Unchanged in Greek Orthodox Church Despite Virus
Contrary to what science says, the Greek Orthodox Church insists it is impossible for any disease — including the coronavirus — to be transmitted through Communion.
‘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
Trained in Rebuilding after Disasters, NC Baptists Now Distribute Food Boxes
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Baptists on Mission, an auxiliary of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, is remaking itself as a food distribution network, delivering boxes of produce to people struggling to get by.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Limits on Church Services
A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four liberals for the majority.
How the Coronavirus Spreads in Those Everyday Places We Visit
One London School of Hygiene analysis suggested that 80% of the secondary transmissions were caused by just 10% of infected people in so-called superspreading events. In other words, if you want to avoid getting COVID-19, one of your major focuses should be avoiding these events.
Lament: A Day to Mourn
As we pass the horrifying milestone of 100,000 American deaths to the coronavirus, we’re using the hashtag #Lament100k to urge people to pause — to lament. Of course, the sentiment falls short. As a friend said to me, we can’t abbreviate all these lives; we have to
For Top U.S. Virus Experts, Faith and Science Work Together
The relationship between faith and science has faced its share of strain during the coronavirus pandemic — but for some scientists leading the nation's response, the two have worked in concert.