US midterms: Faith plays central role in Republican efforts to win Latino votes
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports that Pew Research Center data looking at the 2022 midterm election preferences of Latinos shows that some of the sharpest differences in candidate choice are by religion…
Christian leaders meet with White House to advocate for social programs, voting rights
Washington DC, US RNS Faith leaders representing a broad spectrum of Christian groups will meet with White House officials on Wednesday to advocate for voting rights and social programs they say protect the poor and vulnerable. The group, which is organised by the advocacy organisation Circle of Protection, includes influential Catholics, leaders of major Black […]
US election – How Trump’s strong play for Hispanic evangelicals helped him stun Biden in Florida
Washington DC, USRNS Democrats agonising over Joe Biden’s dramatic under-performance in Florida, a state that many wrongly projected would end up in the former Vice President’s column, have begun looking at why Hispanic voters, a majority of the population of Miami-Dade County, went soft on Biden in the Sunshine State and elsewhere. One answer, said Rev Gabriel […]
In the US, Christian abortion critics urge Dems to change platform
AP A group of more than 100 Christian pastors, religion professors and other advocates is urging the Democratic National Committee to adopt a party platform that’s friendlier to abortion opponents. In a letter organised by the anti-abortion group Democrats for Life and set to be sent Friday, the group of Christians calls on the Democratic […]
More than $US689,000 raised for small US churches at risk of closure during COVID-19
RNS The coronavirus pandemic hit pastor Kato Hart’s Detroit storefront church hard. Finances dwindled to almost nothing. Rent and utility bills went unpaid. All the while, neighbours were losing jobs and seeking unemployment. His church, Hold the Light Ministries Church of God in Christ, prides itself on “being a servant in our community,” so not […]
More than $US400,000 so far raised for small US churches at risk during COVID-19
RNS An initiative that seeks to financially help small and struggling churches in the wake of COVID-19 has raised more than $US400,000 and received nearly 1,000 applications for funding. Through the Churches Helping Churches Initiative, a relief fund was set up to provide $US3,000 grants to churches at risk of closing due to a decrease in financial […]
In the US, larger churches urged to help smaller ones survive during pandemic
RNS National US Christian groups are urging larger and more stable churches to financially help small churches that could potentially close in their communities due to a steep decline in offerings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Through the Churches Helping Churches Initiative, a relief fund has been set up to provide $US3,000 grants to churches […]