In the US, annual March for Life goes virtual amid COVID-19, unrest at US Capitol
RNS The March for Life is going virtual this year. The move online comes as the COVID-19 pandemic “may be peaking” and amid the “heightened pressures that law enforcement officers and others are currently facing in and around the Capitol,” according to a statement posted Friday on the March for Life website – two weeks before the […]
Sean Feucht’s ‘finale’ worship protest on the US National Mall included more politics than usual
Washington DC, USRNS Christian musician Sean Feucht held a politically charged concert in front of thousands on the National Mall Sunday night, framing his performance as a protest against restrictions on churches but also voicing opposition to abortion and celebrating the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. Throngs of worshipers braved […]
Sean Feucht’s worship protest gets green light in DC, despite fears of ‘superspreader’ event
Washington DC, USRNS Christian recording artist Sean Feucht is slated to bring his worship protest tour to the nation’s capital this Sunday despite concerns around mass gatherings during a pandemic. Feucht’s tour has received widespread criticism from public health officials and other faith leaders who challenge the wisdom of hosting events where neither he nor […]
Rev Al Sharpton, families of police shooting victims join march on Washington
RNS Preachers, politicians and family members of Black people who had been killed or shot by police gathered on the National Mall on the anniversary of the March on Washington. They called for new legislation to address racial inequities in the country. And they urged people to vote. People walk on Pennsylvania Avenue during the […]
In the US, King’s death remembered with pledges to confront racism
RNS They began marching just after dawn from the Martin Luther King, Jr, Memorial, 50 years to the day after the civil rights leader was assassinated. They silenced their voices and, walking to the beat of a drum, traveled halfway down the National Mall. Some in sneakers and some in clerical stoles, they then prayed a […]
US: CHRISTIAN WOMEN GATHER ON NATIONAL MALL FOR DAY OF PRAYER
On Monday, thousands of women filled the National Mall in the US for the ‘Rise Up’ prayer rally, 20 years after men gathered in the same place for a “Promise Keepers” rally. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…