ESSAY: ‘CHRISTIAN LEFT’ IS REVIVING IN AMERICA, APPALLED BY TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, LAURA E ALEXANDER, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, looks at the recent growth of the Christian left in the US…
US Democratic presidential hopefuls talk prayer and politics at black church forum
RNS Three Democratic presidential hopefuls fielded questions from black church leaders on Friday, bouncing between politics and prayer as they vied for support from an audience of about 5,000 black millennials. Former US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker all spoke to the group, […]
“Ticking time bomb” – Photos in US report show families, children crammed into border facilities
Washington/New York City, USReuters Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the south-west US border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals. A report issued by investigators for the Department of Homeland Security said supervisors […]
ESSAY: US DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE HIRING FAITH OUTREACH DIRECTORS – BUT OUTREACH FOR WHOM?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, TARA ISABELLA BURTON looks at who “faith outreach directors” may be targeting in their work to garner votes for Democrat presidential candidates…
US POLITICS: CORY BOOKER COULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE ‘RELIGIOUS LEFT’
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, looks at how potential US presidential candidate, Democrat Cory Booker, brings his faith into his politics…