In the US, faith groups celebrate Virginia’s death penalty ban
RNS Faith groups are celebrating Virginia’s decision to ban the death penalty, a move considered to be a victory for religious opposition to capital punishment. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the ban – the first of any Southern state and the 23rd overall – into law on Wednesday, declaring it “the moral thing to do.” […]
ESSAY: CHRISTIAN LEADERS, TIME TO CHECK YOUR OWN YEARBOOKS FOR PAST RACIST ACTIONS
US Christian writer, historian and speaker JEMAR TISBY says its time for Christian leader to take stock of their past in light of the recent controversy over a photo depicting Virginia Governor Ralph Northam dressed in ‘blackface’…