Seventy-five Christian leaders urge US President, Congress, churches to act on racism, poverty
United States RNS Seventy-five leaders of national Christian organisations and prominent churches have sent a statement to the White House, Congress and congregational leaders calling for greater action to address racism and poverty. “People of color continue to suffer problems related to race – high rates of death during childbirth, for example, and fear of […]
The Interview: Bishop Vashti McKenzie, president of the US National Council of Churches
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with BIshop Vashti McKenzie about why she’s continuing with the ecumenical group, how she responds to its critics and what lies ahead for its future…
Faith leaders ask Biden to mark Mother’s Day with prayer day against gun violence
United StatesRNS More than 550 faith leaders have asked President Joe Biden to declare Mother’s Day an occasion for Americans to pray for an end to gun violence. “While some may throw up their arms and say that this is a battle too large to win, we, an interfaith coalition, made up of Christians, Jews, […]
Martin Luther King Jr: Sixty years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that King’s response to white clergy critics endures as a ‘road map’ for those working on justice and equal rights…
In the US, Tyre Nichols police beating video prompts faith leaders to react with grief, goals
United StatesRNS Religious leaders reacted swiftly – with legislative appeals and collective grief – to the release of video footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. An image of Tyre Nichols and the words “JUSTICE FOR TYRE NICHOLS” are projected onto a […]
Bishop Vashti McKenzie to lead US National Council of Churches for next two years
RNS Bishop Vashti McKenzie, a recently retired bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, has been named the interim president and general secretary of the National Council of Churches, the ecumenical organisation announced on Tuesday. McKenzie succeeds Jim Winkler, who left the post on 31st January after serving in the role since 2013. She officially […]
The Interview: Bishop Vashti McKenzie, first AME Church woman prelate, reflects on a groundbreaking career
ADELLE M BANKS, writing for Religion News Service, speaks with just retired Bishop Vashti McKenzie…