Christian leaders press US lawmakers to extend child tax credit for poor families
Washington DC, USRNS A campaign backed by a broad coalition of Christian leaders will urge Congress to extend the child tax credit to low-income families, hoping to broaden access to the popular financial assistance program after lawmakers allowed an expanded version to expire last year. Beginning with an advertisement in Politico Magazine that will run […]
US Christian leaders ask Kirill to speak out, “reconsider” comments on Ukraine
Washington DC, USRNS More than 100 US Christian leaders, including the leaders of multiple denominations, sent a letter to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Friday, asking him to use his influence to help stop the invasion of Ukraine and “prayerfully reconsider the support you have given to this war.” The letter was […]
In the US, Oklahoma death row inmate, subject of prayer rally, to get second clemency hearing
RNS An Oklahoma parole board has voted to grant Julius Jones, an inmate who has been on death row for two decades, an additional hearing to determine if he should gain clemency. The Justice for Julius campaign, a group that has been advocating for his release, announced Monday on its Instagram account that the Oklahoma Pardon and […]
US Christian leaders urge clemency for Oklahoma death row inmate, cite mounting evidence
RNS Faith leaders are ramping up their support for an Oklahoma death row inmate as his clemency hearing nears. Julius Jones, 40, was sentenced to death in 2002, but his advocates say a different person committed the crime in which a prominent Edmond, Oklahoma, businessman was killed during a carjacking. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole […]
More than 500 US evangelicals, other faith leaders condemn religion at insurrection as “heretical”
Washington DC, USRNS More than 500 evangelical pastors and other faith leaders have signed an open letter decrying “radicalized Christian nationalism,” arguing that the religious expressions by insurrectionists during the 6th January attack on the US Capitol are “heretical” and a “perversion of the Christian faith”. The letter, which was organised by several Christian groups, including […]
CHRIST IN CRISIS?
We’re relaunching the Sight Bookclub for 2021 – in February and March we’re reading Jim Wallis’ new book, Christ in Crisis?: Reclaiming Jesus in a Time of Fear, Hate, and Violence…
Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity
Washington DC, USAP As a politically divided nation prepares to inaugurate a new president in the wake of a violent insurrection at the US Capitol, a group of Christian leaders is hoping to ease tensions through prayer during three days of ecumenical, non-partisan programming. Using the slogan and social media tag #PeaceWithJustice, the effort aims […]
US election – Biden campaign labels racism as religious issue at post-debate event
RNS A day after the subject of racism played a primary role during the Cleveland presidential debate, it was declared a religious issue at a virtual event of the Joe Biden presidential campaign. “We know that as people of faith, racism flies in the face of the idea of imago Dei, the idea that everyone is […]
Jim Wallis replaced as Sojourners editor after controversy over article on Catholic racism
RNS The progressive Christian magazine Sojourners has replaced founder and President Jim Wallis as editor-in-chief and announced a new policy of editorial independence from the organisation’s advocacy work. The decision came after weeks of turmoil over Wallis’ removal of an essay criticising white supremacists within the Catholic Church, which led two staffers of colour to […]
Essay: Prayer is essential. Protest is required. Policy is necessary
Sojourners founder JIM WALLIS, in an article published on Religion News Service, says he’s never seen more white people engage with issues of systemic racism, structural injustice and the violent policing and killing of black people in the US…