Rev William Barber calls on Democrats to host debate on poverty, racism
RNS Rev William Barber II, a progressive activist and pastor, addressed the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee on Friday, calling on party leaders to host a presidential debate focused on poverty and to do more to address the concerns of poor and low-income Americans. The co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, named for […]
ESSAY: ‘CHRISTIAN LEFT’ IS REVIVING IN AMERICA, APPALLED BY TREATMENT OF MIGRANTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, LAURA E ALEXANDER, assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, looks at the recent growth of the Christian left in the US…
In the US, clergy protest outside Mitch McConnell’s office, demand action on gun violence
Washington, DCRNS A group of clergy protested outside Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Tuesday, calling on the Republican Senate majority leader to take action to address gun violence in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. The band of around two-dozen faith leaders, who called themselves the Coalition of Concerned Clergy, prayed and […]
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions speech interrupted by Methodist, Baptist clergy
RNS Attorney General Jeff Sessions was only moments into a speech on religious liberty Monday before he was interrupted by two ministers who called on him to “repent” for his role in enforcing Trump administration policy. Sessions was speaking about “The Future of Religious Liberty” at a meeting in Boston hosted by the Boston Lawyers […]
US POLITICS: CORY BOOKER COULD BE A CANDIDATE FOR THE ‘RELIGIOUS LEFT’
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, looks at how potential US presidential candidate, Democrat Cory Booker, brings his faith into his politics…
Inspired by nuns, conservative, progressive evangelicals hop on the bus
RNS It all started with some nuns on a bus. Now, with midterm elections coming up next month, more faith-based organisations are hitting the road to energise religious voters. They include Vote Common Good, which is reaching out to progressive evangelicals, and the Family Research Council’s Values Bus, reaching out to conservative evangelicals. Attendees sign […]