Essay: While clean water isn’t a partisan issue, it is a faith issue
In an article first published on Religion News Service, CASSANDRA CARMICHAEL, executive director of National Religious Partnership for the Environment in the US, says the removal of clean water protections for wetlands, such as the US Supreme Court is considering, leaves too much to chance…
In the US, Black church leaders say public lands should better reflect African American history
United StatesRNS Growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, Rev Carey A Grady heard about the history of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and its connection to a slave revolt planned by Denmark Vesey – long before it was the site of a 2015 massacre. And Grady knew of the church through his father, the late […]
FILM: ACTOR MARK RUFFALO BLENDS FILM AND FAITH-FUELED ACTIVISM IN ‘DARK WATERS’
EMILY MACFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with actor Mark Ruffalo about how his diverse faith background not only motivated him to take on the starring role in “Dark Waters” but has also grounded his activism over the years…