White House’s Melissa Rogers affirms religious diversity as interfaith group expands
Washington DC, US RNS Interfaith leaders, including a top White House official, gathered at Georgetown University on Tuesday to affirm engagement across faiths and urge more multireligious action to enhance democracy and diminish polarisation. “Especially at a time of deep division and threats to our constitutional democracy, governmental leaders, for one, must demonstrate both in […]
Religious diversity: Corporate obstacle? Or asset?
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, reports on how some US companies are embracing religious diversity as good for people and for business…
In the US, Doug Emhoff highlights Black interfaith contributions as new project launches
RNS Second gentleman Doug Emhoff lauded the interfaith work of Black religious communities for “saving lives” through distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations and for continuing efforts to get out the vote when he spoke at a midweek Black History Month event. “Over the past year, Black faith communities have been working as trusted voices in their […]
Essay: The journey from the 6th January insurrection to Martin Luther King Day
EBOO PATEL, founder and president of US-based Interfaith Youth Core, says the very people who have been subject to the worst of the United States have embodied its best…
Essay: Americans support a high bar for religious exemptions to vaccines
In an essay first published on Religion News Service, ROBERT P JONES, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, and EBOO PATEL, founder of Interfaith Youth Core, look at the result of a recent poll addressing US attitudes towards the vexed issue of religious exemptions…
Americans concerned too many are seeking religious exemptions to vaccines – survey
Washington DC, US RNS A new poll reveals most Americans are in favour of offering religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccines, yet express concern that too many people are seeking such exemptions. In the same survey, more than half of those who refuse to get vaccinated say getting the shot goes against their personal faith. […]
Vaccine hesitancy declines among faith groups in the US, spurred partly by religious appeals – survey
RNS A new survey finds vaccine hesitancy has fallen among Americans overall and among all religious subgroups in just three months, with many who once balked saying they embraced inoculation against COVID-19 at the urging of faith leaders. Many stalwart subsets of “vaccine refusers”, however, have barely budged, raising concerns as to whether they will […]
Faith leaders key to combat vaccine hesitancy among religious – and QAnon believers: US survey
RNS A new survey suggests faith leaders are key to combating vaccine hesitancy or outright anti-vaccine sentiment among religious Americans and QAnon believers, many of whom still voice concerns about getting inoculated against COVID-19. The report from PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute) and Interfaith Youth Core, released on Thursday, divides American views on COVID-19 vaccines into three […]
Essay: Interfaith campus partnerships are building bridges to overcome our divisions
In an article first published on Religion News Service, SHIRLEY HOOGSTRA, president of the US-based Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, and EBOO PATEL, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, write about a new partnership aimed at overcoming religious divides…