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 […]
Health experts, faith leaders and White House target the ‘movable’ on vaccines
RNS Use your church van to deliver community members who need transportation to a COVID-19 vaccination site. Canvass the neighbourhood near your house of worship to encourage those who have not yet received a shot. Tell people you’re vaccinated, and if you had to recover a bit from the second shot, share that too. The […]
In the US, Obama faith adviser accuses Trump counterpart of laying spiritual groundwork for Capitol insurrection
Washington DC, USRNS A long-simmering debate between liberal and conservative Christian faith leaders came to a head during a panel session at a Religion News Association conference on Thursday, with a former Obama White House faith adviser blaming an evangelical Christian adviser to former President Donald Trump for quickening the rise of Christian nationalism and […]
US faith leaders get COVID-19 shot to curb vaccine reluctance
Washington DC, USAP More than two dozen clergy members from the capital region rolled up their sleeves inside the Washington National Cathedral and got vaccinated against the coronavirus Tuesday in a camera-friendly event designed to encourage others to get their own COVID-19 shots. The interfaith “vaccine confidence” event targeted in particular Black, Latino and other […]
Essay: Biden signals willingness to dialogue with bishops and other faith leaders
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the recent Biden administration announcement surrounding the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the role of its new head, Melissa Rogers…
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 […]
Essay: Trump couldn’t be more wrong about Biden’s faith
In an article first published on Religion News Service, MELISSA ROGERS, former special assistant to President Barack Obama and executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, responds to US President Donald Trump’s attack on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s approach to faith…