Who Are We Reopening For?
Reopening restaurant dining rooms still puts customers and employees at risk. So why is it happening?
We Don’t Know What’s Behind the COVID-19 Racial Disparity. And That’s a Problem.
COVID-19 is killing black Americans with horrifying precision. Black Americans get the disease at a higher rate than white people do. When you account for age, black mortality is 3.57 times white mortality. Outrage is warranted. But outrage unaccompanied by analysis is a danger in
Meet Eight Pastors Who Pushed to Keep Their Churches Open
Almost as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, a tug of war developed between federal, state and local policymakers and a small group of sometimes angry Christian pastors bent on holding in-person services. Meet the pastors who have refused to close.
Musician Ken Medema Urges Work for Shalom Amid Coronavirus
Musician Ken Medema hopes that Christians will work to build peace and wholeness — or what in Hebrew is called shalom — in their communities and across the nation as coronavirus exposes injustices in our society. He talked about faith and music on the Word&Way
California: 2 Church Services Sources of Virus Outbreaks
As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to release plans for how religious institutions can reopen in California during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials announced that two church services that were held without authorization have been sources of outbreaks.
Slowly, Some US Houses of Worship Emerge from Lockdown
For the first time in two months, there was clapping, singing, and fellowship inside Stithton Baptist Church in Radcliff, Kentucky, as members of the congregation returned to the sanctuary for Sunday morning services on May 24. There also were masks, hand sanitizer, and social distancing.
Belarusian Baptists Hit by Coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic grows in the eastern European nation of Belarus, Baptists there are experiencing an outbreak in their eldercare home. Belarusian Baptist churches and the Baptist seminary have also struggled to keep ministering in these uncertain times.
The Religious Roots of Trump’s Magical Thinking on Coronavirus
Since February, President Trump has said the virus will "go away" at least 15 times, most recently on May 15. While his response to the pandemic seems contrary to reality, his biographers say Trump learned how to craft his own version of reality in an
Mass. to Reopen Churches Amid DOJ Pressure
Massachusetts to reopen houses of worship as the country battles the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday (May 21). They have been allowed to restart services this week as long as they practice social distancing.
N.Y. Opens Door to Small Religious Gatherings
New York will allow small religious gatherings starting Thursday as the state gradually loosens pandemic restrictions, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Religious gatherings of up to 10 people will be allowed statewide as long as participants wear masks and practice social distancing.