What Joe Biden Puts in the Collection Plate
Tax records show gifts to three churches, two religious charities, a food bank, and more. Read full piece
Politicizing Biden’s Faith is Pastoral Malpractice
John Gehring writes that politicizing a sacrament is pastoral malpractice, whether directed against Republicans or Democrats. The pope has said that Communion is “not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.”
The National Day of Prayer, Reconsidered
Today is the National Day of Prayer. What could be offensive about the government setting aside a day for prayer? Yet, as is so often in life, things are not always what they seem. What looks like an innocent moment of common devotion is far
Biden Raises Refugee Ceiling, & Faith-Based Groups Brace for Rebuilding Work
Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating President Joe Biden’s decision to raise the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. for the remainder of the federal fiscal year to 62,500, even as they acknowledge that they need to rebuild their capacity after years of cuts.
How Faith Groups Feel After Biden’s First 100 Days
Religious groups remain divided over the president’s approach to immigration, LGBTQ rights and other issues. Read full piece
US Catholic Bishops May Press Biden to Stop Taking Communion
When U.S. Catholic bishops hold their next national meeting in June, they’ll be deciding whether to send a tougher-than-ever message to President Joe Biden and other Catholic politicians: Don’t receive Communion if you persist in public advocacy of abortion rights.
Baptists Raised Alarm About Genocide 100 Years Ago
After 106 years, the United States government officially declared the horror a genocide. While it took more than a century for an American president to acknowledge the genocide, at least one Baptist denomination responded to the Armenian Genocide as it was taking place. Read full piece
Biden’s Armenian Genocide Stance Pleases Christians, Angers Turkey
Armenian evangelicals praise first US president to formally use word to describe 1915 massacre by Ottoman Turks. Read full piece
Obama Faith Adviser Accuses Trump Counterpart of Laying Spiritual Groundwork for Capitol Insurrection
A former Obama White House faith adviser blamed an evangelical Christian adviser to former President Donald Trump for quickening the rise of Christian Nationalism and setting the stage for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Church Groups Say They Can Help the Government More at Border
Some shelter leaders are complaining about expelling families to Mexico when they have capacity — and feel a higher calling — to accommodate them. Read full piece