Remembering the Way to Healing
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on a comment by Joe Biden at a memorial service on Tuesday to those who died from COVID-19: “To heal we must remember. It’s hard sometimes to remember. But that’s how we heal.”
Baptist Group: Muslim & African Travel Ban Repeal is a ‘Victory for Faith Freedom’
On his first day as president, Joe Biden signed several executive orders to undo Trump administration actions. One order signed by Biden on Wednesday repealed the previous administration’s Muslim and African travel ban — a move that BJC quickly praised.
On Day One, Biden to Undo Trump Policies on Climate, Virus
In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump’s policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions that reverse his predecessor’s orders on immigration, climate change, and handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
New Book Looks at Intersection of Biden’s Faith with His Politics
At the start of Joe Biden’s campaign Massimo Faggioli had no plans to write a book. But as time went on, he realized the intersection of Biden’s faith, politics and a divided American Catholic Church couldn’t be ignored. Read full piece
Biden’s Bible Puts Him in Line with Inaugural Tradition
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take their oaths of office on Wednesday using Bibles that are laden with personal meaning, writing new chapters in a long-running American tradition — and one that appears nowhere in the law.
GOP Leaders Skip Trump Sendoff in Favor of Church with Biden
Congressional leaders, including House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, will skip President Trump's departure ceremony in Maryland tomorrow morning in favor of attending mass with incoming President Joe Biden ahead of his inauguration, congressional sources familiar with their plans tell Axios. Read full
Josh Dickson: The Evangelical Behind Joe Biden’s Outreach to Religious Voters
During the 2020 campaign, Dickson focused his outreach by highlighting Biden’s policy positions on issues such as immigration, systemic racism and climate change that have broad support among faith leaders, including many evangelicals. Read full piece
President in the Pews: DC Churches Offer Biden Options
A Biden transition team official refused to say which church Biden might attend in the nation’s capital or whether he might return to Delaware for services, at least to start. Washington’s COVID-19 measures restrict large indoor services, and many churches have moved services online.
Biden’s Catholic Faith Will Be on Display as the 1st Publicly-Churchgoing President in Decades
Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. That's a level of devotion to regular religious services not seen from recent presidents, who were professed Christians but intermittently attended church or worshiped privately while in office. Read full piece
Liberal Black Church PAC Frustrated about Lack of Black Biden Nominees
The liberal Black Church PAC is upset that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden‘s burgeoning slate of top-ranking appointments includes few Black nominees. Read full piece