US Supreme Court: Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly expresses thanks to God but keeps faith history private
As confirmation hearings begin in the US, ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, looks at the faith of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson…
Biden order re-establishes faith-focused White House office
Washington DC, USAP President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday relaunching a White House office aimed at fostering cooperation between the federal government and faith-based and secular community organisations. The order reestablishes the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a 20-year-old initiative first put in place by President George W Bush. The White House said the […]
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 […]
Biden pins his argument to Latino believers on Trump’s morals
RNS To Andrés Chong-Qui Torres, growing up in an evangelical Pentecostal household and studying at a Jesuit prep school led him to not only develop “an intense love for the Word of God”, but to embrace public service and social justice. His faith grounds him and informs the way he makes everyday decisions, including how […]