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September is National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. First officially recognized by the federal government in 1983, National Sickle Cell Awareness Month calls attention to sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic disease that researchers estimate affects between 90,000 and 100,000 Americans. Access resources here.

Ministers All of us

Pastor Rev. Cleo Graham

Deacon Interim Lead Pamela Walters

Moderator Earl Gardner

Minister of Music Wayne Dixon

Secretary Patricia Gray

Sound Technician Bruce MacCullagh

Treasurer Gail Martin

Sexton Thomas Best

Holy Dysfunction
God enters the world in infinite ways. For Christians, the most important way was through a blended, non-traditional family with very imperfect ancestors.
Turn on the Lamps
We want a glimpse of the face of God, reassuring us that we are not alone, that the cycle of death and rebirth has not stalled but will continue.
With or From?
Invasive species tend to take over and cause all kinds of problems, and there’s no species more invasive than humans. We’ve left no corner of the planet untouched.
Delights of Discipline
‘Discipline’ can be overused when it comes from a disciplinarian with an axe to grind. But discipline – the steady practices of disciples – can lead to wonders, too.
Advent’s Thirst
A week before Christmas, we may know the psalmist’s thirst. We may feel their loneliness. If that’s true for you, take time to drink and drink and drink in the river of God’s love.

One-week campaign seeks monthly gifts toward leadership development for women in ministry
The Antoinette Brown Society is launching a one-week membership drive to support the gifts of women in ministry in the United Church of Christ. The effort starts Friday, May 20 — the birthday of the pioneering minister for whom the… The post One-week campaign seeks monthly gifts toward leadership development for women in ministry appeared […]
UCC offers congregations resources to assist if Title 42 ends
As an immigrant welcoming church, the United Church of Christ is looking to the end of Title 42, a public health order that blocks migrants at the border from seeking asylum. That policy, enacted in 2020 by the Trump administration… The post UCC offers congregations resources to assist if Title 42 ends appeared first on […]
UCC officers pray for healing following racist killings at Buffalo grocery store
The national officers of the United Church of Christ have released a “prayer for healing and hope” after the murder of 10 people — an act of white supremacist terrorism — at a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y. A white teenager livestreamed… The post UCC officers pray for healing following racist killings at Buffalo grocery store appeared […]
Weekend server work will interrupt some online interactions with UCC national offices
A partial interruption in computer service will take place over one weekend in May as the United Church of Christ prepares to move its national offices. The offices’ main computer server will go out of service at 12 noon Friday,… The post Weekend server work will interrupt some online interactions with UCC national offices appeared […]
STC gifts fund ministries in new and renewing spiritual communities
Hosting a prayer walk. Providing meals for teachers. Creating at-home resources for Messy Church. Supporting game nights. Assembling animal feeders. All of these are ways United Church of Christ faith communities are strengthening the church in their communities. In turn,… The post STC gifts fund ministries in new and renewing spiritual communities appeared first on […]

Supreme Court sides with Ted Cruz, strikes campaign finance rule
The Supreme Court ruled that a provision limiting campaign use of post-election funds to repay candidates for loans made pre-election is unconstitutional. While supporters call it a free speech win, critics say the decision erodes a key check against corruption.
For many women defending Roe, 1973 decision is a living memory
Many women at abortion-rights protests this past weekend were beyond their childbearing years. Some have memories of a pre-Roe America.
In Idaho governor’s race, GOP factions battle over party’s future
An unusual battle between the governor and his lieutenant reflects national divisions within the Republican Party – including over Donald Trump.
California churchgoers band together to stop shooter
Just one day after the Buffalo supermarket shooting, a man opened fire on a church congregation in Southern California on Sunday. Church members intervened and subdued the gunman, but one person was killed and five were injured.
Buffalo shooting: How fast should platforms block livestream videos?
The gunman in the Buffalo, N.Y. mass shooting livestreamed Saturday's attack on the gaming platform Twitch, owned by Amazon. A Twitch spokesperson said it removed the video in less than two minutes.

How Better Ventilation Can Help ‘Covid-Proof’ Your Home
Is someone at home sick with covid-19? One simple but effective strategy for keeping the virus from spreading is to make your indoor air as much like the outdoors as possible.
New Covered California Leader Urges Renewal of Enhanced Federal Aid for Health Premiums
Jessica Altman took over in March as executive director of California’s health insurance marketplace, which serves 1.8 million people. She warns that if Congress does not renew the tax credit enhancements that have made health plans more affordable, consumers will face significantly higher premiums, which could cause many to forgo coverage.
‘That’s Just Part of Aging’: Long Covid Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors
Millions of older adults are grappling with long covid, yet the impact on them has received little attention even though research suggests seniors are more likely to develop the poorly understood condition than younger or middle-aged adults.
Why So Slow? Legislators Take on Insurers’ Delays in Approving Prescribed Treatments
Insurers say prior authorization requirements are intended to reduce wasteful and inappropriate health care spending. But they can baffle patients waiting for approval. And doctors say that insurers have yet to follow through on commitments to improve the process.
As Red Cross Moves to Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call for More Choice
The nation’s largest supplier of platelets is moving to a method it says is easier for hospitals, but one that sharply raises costs, leading some centers to demand more options.

Pope Francis Says He Needs Some Tequila For Sore Knee
The Pontiff had a chat with seminarians that took a spiritual turn of another kind.
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho
A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave?
Pope Francis To Visit Canada To Apologize For Indigenous Abuses
The Pontiff apologized last month for abuses in Canada’s church-run residential schools but wants to personally apologize to survivors of misguided Catholic missionary zeal.
Convicted Former Friar Won’t Face Trial In 2nd Sex Abuse Case
Paul West was convicted last month of sexually abusing a student during the 1990s at a Catholic school and was sentenced to 45 years behind bars.
Liberty Universty Settles Suit With 12 Women Over Alleged Mishandled Assault Cases
The recently settled lawsuit alleged the Christian institution's strict honor code makes it “difficult or impossible” for students to report sexual violence.

Craigville Village Celebrates 150th Anniversary
Craigville Village is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this summer and many special events are planned. Founded in 1872, Craigville Village overlooks Nantucket Sound and Craigville Beach. A small village of 115 quaint cottages, it is home to the historic Craigville Tabernacle and the Craigville Retreat Center, which hosts religious and educational retreats and conferences […]
Conference Launches Justice Leadership Program
Photo credit: Justice Leadership Program, featuring participants from their earlier Jubilee sessions Adults who feel a call to work for justice or are eager to integrate faith and justice work into their lives in meaningful and transformative ways are invited to apply now for the Southern New England cohort of the Jubilee program, which will launch […]
Go Tell It On The Mountain: A Messy Church
In another episode of Go Tell It On The Mountain, The Rev. Elizabeth Chandler Felts tells Executive Conference Minister the Rev. Darrell Goodwin that the search committee that called her to serve described their church - Beneficent Congregational Church UCC, in Providence, RI - as a "messy downtown church." "I said: that's the church for […]
Two Key Staffers to Leave Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center
Jennifer Kronholm Clark Two key Silver Lake Camp and Retreat Center staffers – Jennifer Kronholm Clark and Matt Taylor – have announced plans to leave the Conference staff this month to pursue other opportunities. Jenn Kronholm Clark has been on the staff for 10 years, most recently as program director. “I am struggling to find […]

Don’t Tell Us CRT Is the Problem
Katelyn and Roxy sit down with historian Jemar Tisby to discuss the hysteria over critical race theory and why racial progress always incites backlash. The post Don’t Tell Us CRT Is the Problem appeared first on Religion News Service.
The conversation white parents should be having with their children
(RNS) — Schools are being barred from discussing racism. That leaves parents and our faith communities. The post The conversation white parents should be having with their children appeared first on Religion News Service.
With Roe in peril, abortion rights advocates prepare appeals to religious liberty
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The Torah is clear on this issue: Abortion is not only permitted in Judaism, but in some cases required when the life of the pregnant person is at stake,’ said Sheila Katz, head of the National Council of Jewish Women. The post With Roe in peril, abortion rights advocates prepare appeals to […]
In India, Hindu nationalists embolden challenges to atheism
PUNE, India (RNS) — Organizations that support and promote atheism in India are being attacked by Hindutva activists. The post In India, Hindu nationalists embolden challenges to atheism appeared first on Religion News Service.
Avoiding a deadlocked conclave
(RNS) — Before he dies or retires, Pope Francis needs to make changes in the process of electing a new pope to avoid the possibility of a deadlocked conclave. The post Avoiding a deadlocked conclave appeared first on Religion News Service.

David Dayen on the Baby Formula Shortage & Monopolies in the Age of Corporate Power
House lawmakers have raised alarm over a nationwide baby formula shortage after a manufacturer in Michigan shut down over health concerns and was linked to the deaths of two infants. Advocates are calling for greater accountability and investigation into the manufacturer, Abbott Laboratories, even as the Food and Drug Administration is in talks to allow […]
Do Online Forums Act as "Radicalization Machines" for White Supremacists & Mainstream GOP?
Before embarking on a murderous rampage in a majority-Black neighborhood, the Buffalo shooter posted a white supremacist manifesto online that fixated on white dominance, white fertility and the survival of the white race. These are all sentiments shared by the Republican Party and its media arms, says author and extremism researcher Talia Lavin, who spent […]
Buffalo Massacre & Racist Manifesto Fuel Push to Regulate Social Media Platforms Where Hate Flourishes
Calls are growing for heavier restrictions on social media platforms after a white supremacist live-streamed his shooting spree in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday, resulting in 10 deaths and three wounded. While the video was removed from Twitch within minutes, platforms such as Twitter and Facebook allowed it to circulate for days and gain over […]
Headlines for May 17, 2022
Investigators Say Suspect in Buffalo Massacre Spent Months Plotting Racist Terror, California Church Shooting Was “Politically Motivated Hate Crime” Against Taiwanese Community, Biden Administration to Redeploy Hundreds of U.S. Troops to Somalia, Ukrainian Fighters in Besieged Mariupol Steel Plant Surrender to Russian Forces, Senate Advances $40 Billion Economic and Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Putin […]
Abortion Activist Renee Bracey Sherman: Democrats Demand Our Votes But Fail to Protect Our Rights
Tens of thousands took to the streets across the U.S. Saturday to protest threats to abortion rights as part of a coordinated day of action, under the banner “Bans Off Our Bodies.” We speak with Renee Bracey Sherman, founder and executive director of pro-abortion group We Testify, about the racist history behind anti-abortion movements and […]

After a stroke blinded one eye, Frank Bruni focused on the future
The New York Times columnist says the stroke forced him to choose: He could focus on what had been lost, or on what remained. His memoir is The Beauty of Dusk. Originally broadcast March 22, 2022.
This forgotten women's prison helped cement Greenwich Village's queer identity
In his book The Women's House of Detention, Hugh Ryan writes about the New York City prison and the role it played in the gay rights movement of the '60s, including the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.
Fresh Air Weekend: Actor Rosie Perez; British 'Office' co-creator Stephen Merchant
Perez explains why she nearly turned down the role in The Flight Attendant. Maureen Corrigan reviews Trust, by Hernan Diaz. Merchant discusses his latest series, The Outlaws.
Anthony Roth Costanzo nearly lost his voice to cancer. Now he's back as 'Akhnaten'
A decade ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now he stars as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in the Met Opera's production. Originally broadcast Oct. 7, 2019.
'Memoria' is a marvelously strange sonic detective story
Tilda Swinton plays a botanist who is haunted by a mysterious sound in an intriguing new film. Reviewer Justin Chang says Memoria's climax will leave your jaw on the floor.

Leading Psychologist Bridges Trauma Healing and the Black Church
Incoming American Psychological Association president Thema Bryant’s “psychology for the people” approach is already helping break Christian stigmas around therapy. Thema Bryant’s calling to psychology started when she picked up her family’s home telephone as a pastor’s kid growing up in Baltimore. Her father, Bishop John R. Bryant, led Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church—one […]
Gordon-Conwell to Sell Main Campus, Move to Boston
After a decade of enrollment decline, leaders began to see the seminary’s biggest financial asset as a liability. They hope relocation could be the big change they need. After years of declining enrollments, budget deficits, and deep faculty and staff cuts, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary has decided to sell its 102-acre main campus in Hamilton, Massachusetts. […]
What Is Antisemitism? Evangelicals Favor Different Definitions
European Evangelical Alliance becomes latest Christian group to sign onto IHRA working definition. Others favor Jerusalem Declaration alternative. In a solemn ceremony last month at the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) laid a wreath of remembrance. It was also a pledge. “In awe and profound shame,” the alliance wrote […]
First Pastor to Defy COVID-19 Lockdowns Wins in Court
Following several earlier decisions siding with religious groups, the leader of a Oneness Pentecostal congregation in Louisiana declares, “Devil, you just got dethroned.” Tony Spell, the first pastor to publicly defy COVID-19 lockdown orders, has won his legal battle against the state of Louisiana two years later. The state Supreme Court decided 5 to 2 […]
Five Lesser-Known Children’s Fantasy Series That Point to the Gospel
Meet a new generation of authors picking up where Lewis and Tolkien left off. When COVID-19 seized the world, and our kids, wide-eyed, first voiced their fears, our family devotions helped assure them that nothing, not even a pandemic, could wrench them away from God’s love. And the quieter moments spent cuddled on the couch, […]

The Right Weaponizes America Against Itself
You cannot defend the ideal of E pluribus unum by deleting pluribus.
A Rabbi’s Contentious Quest for Religious Pluralism in Israel
There is more than one way to be Jewish, says Gilad Kariv, the first Reform rabbi in Israel’s Parliament. The idea poses a challenge to the country’s Orthodox establishment.
On Strawberry Fanta and Other Treats Imbued With Divine Status
Whether because of religion, fad dieting or Instagram, humans have long made food offerings in the hope of connecting with the sublime.
How to Pray to a God You Don’t Believe In
I like my religion inscrutable.
The Court and the Culture Wars
When “religious freedom” gets complicated.

Two Years Into the Pandemic, Americans Inch Closer to a New Normal
Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar. The post Two Years Into the Pandemic, Americans Inch Closer to a New Normal appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: Do Americans trust the news media?
The declining public trust in the news media and polarization of news audiences have profound effects on civic life. The post Trust in America: Do Americans trust the news media? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms. The post Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality?
Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests. The post Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: In the age of COVID-19, do Americans trust science?
Public confidence in scientists has increased during the pandemic, though not among all Americans. We discuss the impact of trust on views of COVID-19 vaccines. The post Trust in America: In the age of COVID-19, do Americans trust science? appeared first on Pew Research Center.

With UCC grant, conference supports clergy mental health in pandemic
Both ordinary and extraordinary, the stresses on pastors and hospital, university and military chaplains during the COVID-19 pandemic are enormous. So the Indiana-Kentucky Conference United Church of Christ is pioneering ways to help clergy cope, using support that includes a UCC COVID-19 Conference Recovery Grant.
Meet UCC Volunteer Ministries volunteer Gail McAfee
The Rev. Gail McAfee is currently serving as a UCC Volunteer Ministries’ volunteer in North Carolina. She was brought in to provide mold remediation following Hurricane Florence. Why does she volunteer? “That’s what I was taught to do," she said. "I was raised by pastors and was taught to respect all people, regardless of their current […]
In typhoon-prone Philippines, recovery from Ambo begins as new storms hit
In the Philippines, UCC Disaster Ministries is aiding recovery from Typhoon Ambo/VongFong as new storms hit diverse areas of this nation of islands. Typhoon Goni/Rolly is on track to make landfall on Luzon Sunday morning (Nov. 1). Just a few days ago, Typhoon Molave killed 22 people in the Philippines.
Deadline extended for COVID-19 grants for conferences
The deadline for United Church of Christ conferences to apply for the UCC COVID-19 Conference Recovery Grant has been extended by two weeks, to December 14, 2020.

Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on the inflationary lessons of the past
What’s the best way for the Federal Reserve to tackle decades-high inflation? For former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, the answer’s in the past. Today, Bernanke discusses what previous Fed chairs got wrong, why the Fed’s credibility is critical and how the central bank can manage inflation expectations. Plus, understanding the strength of the dollar, the […]
Building affordable housing is hard, but so is changing minds about where to build it
Today, the Joe Biden administration released a plan to tackle the shortage of starter homes. The move incentivizes high-density housing and manufactured or mobile homes. But there’s a hurdle for lower-cost housing developments: the communities that don’t want them there. Also on the program: looking at a new tool for mapping wildfire risks, grappling with […]
The view of this economy from the White House
We’ve got Cecilia Rouse, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, on the show today to hash out President Joe Biden’s remarks on the economy this week, the past year or so in government relief and who’s ultimately responsible for driving inflation. Before that, we’ll do some postgame analysis of our exclusive […]
Exclusive: Jerome Powell on inflation, soft landings and the Federal Reserve
The Senate confirmed Jerome Powell for a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve today. Last week, the Fed announced the biggest interest rate hike in 22 years and its plans for reducing the central bank’s nearly $9 trillion balance sheet, all in an effort to get torrid inflation under control. We sat down […]
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the pandemic and work-from-anywhere
At the start of the pandemic, Airbnb lost 80% of its business in about eight weeks. CEO Brian Chesky calls it a near-death experience for his company. On today’s show, we’ll talk with Chesky about where his business is going and why he believes “work from anywhere” is the future. Plus: how consumers are responding […]

United but Not Uniform: Finding Faith at the Women’s Convention
Thousands of women gathered in Detroit over Halloween weekend for the Women’s Convention, a conference meant to build upon the energy of January’s Women’s March—the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Our Women and Girls Campaign Associate Jenna Barnett attended the gathering to learn what role faith played in this Convention. She was surprised by […]
Black and DACAmented in the U.S.
With the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in limbo, our Associate Web Editor Dhanya Addanki talked to Patrice Lawrence and Mwewa Sumbwe of the UndocuBlack Network about what the end of DACA could mean. This network was founded by undocumented black immigrants who wanted to center the voices of black undocumented people that […]
Can Virtual Reality Rescue Humanity?
Video games have long been dismissed from mainstream audiences as shallow or immature, but can they be something more? Our multimedia editor JP Keenan traveled to the "Games For Change" festival to talk with game designers about the power of "empathy games" and learn about future of virtual reality to see if it's the game […]
How These Christian Activists Are Putting the Death Penalty on Trial
In January 2017, 18 anti-death penalty activists were arrested and taken to jail for protesting against the death penalty on the steps of the supreme court. On this episode, our Associate Web Editor, @dhanyaddanki, talks to three of the 18 arrested death penalty abolitionists about why they fight against capital punishment. @ShaneClaiborne, Derrick Wayne Jamison, […]
You Can’t Mute All the Trolls: How to Be a Journalist in 2017
On today's episode, our deputy web editor @chwoodiwiss chats with with journalists @sullivanamy, @dawn_cherie, and @ayshabkhan about something journos usually don’t like talking about: when doing our job becomes too much. We discuss the public's rising suspicion of journalism, dealing with traumatic images, fending off Twitter hate, and—whew—why we still love the work. For more, […]

Letters to the Editor (Resurrecting this Historical Section): Redefining Anthropology?
Editor’s Note The lifeblood of science and social science is competition among ideas in healthy debate testing scholarly standards and findings. In recent years, as standards have begun to disappear in social science and as journals begin to advocate for doctrine in place of social science and discipline, the opportunity to challenge colleagues (and editors) […]
Returning Discipline to the Discipline: A Model Procedure for Reviews in Anthropology, Social Sciences, and Other Related Disciplines
This piece uses participant observation of and research into disciplinary procedures to reveal that review policies in anthropology, other ‘social sciences’, and related disciplines have become arbitrary and politicised with little to protect professional standards of a discipline and to avoid conflicts of interest that prejudice scholarship. To address the problem, this piece takes the […]
The Nonsense and Non-Science of Political Science: A Politically Incorrect View of ‘Poly-T(r)ic(k)s’
The purpose of this short essay is to highlight the failures in contemporary Political Science by sketching a small model of what the discipline would look like if it were in fact a “discipline” driven by scientific questions and methods responsive to public benefit rather than to indoctrination and control. Rather than simply accept, on […]
An International Legal Scholar’s View on “Is Economics in Violation of International Law? Remaking Economics as a Social Science”
An Ecological Economist’s View on “Is Economics in Violation of International Law? Remaking Economics as a Social Science”
Introduction Is mainstream economics with its many theories and recommendations compatible with international law, such as the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP, 2007) or the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992 (UN Rio Declaration, 1992)? Are globally renowned universities teaching economics in ways that violate international law? Can […]

Carole June Benson Estate Gift Establishes New Endowment Fund to Benefit the Coalition’s New Emergency Family Shelter
The Religious Coalition is the beneficiary of a generous gift from the Carole June Benson Estate. The Coalition has honored Carole’s legacy by naming the Community Living and Dining Rooms at the new Emergency Family Shelter in her honor. Additionally, a portion of her gift established an endowment fund to support the Emergency Family Shelter […]
Thank you!
Thank you to our generous donors and supporters for helping us reach our goal to make the Emergency Family Shelter a reality. This weekend, Donors, Staff, and Community Leaders gathered at the new shelter for an intimate Grand Opening and walk-through. Executive Director Nick Brown shared these thoughtful words with attendees. “It’s almost cliché, the […]
Renovations at Religious Coalition emergency family shelter set to finish next month
Renovations will soon be complete on the farmhouse the Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Needs acquired in 2019 to house its emergency family shelter program. The coalition aims to finish construction on the building — located at 7516 Hayward Road — next month and start welcoming families to the shelter in early March, according to […]
Beyond Shelter Campaign surpasses $3.5 million in gifts, pledges, and government funding in support of the Coalition’s new Emergency Family Shelter.
Frederick, Maryland – The Religious Coalition Beyond Shelter Campaign has surpassed the fundraising goal of $3.5 million in gifts, pledges, and government funding in support of the Coalition’s new Emergency Family Shelter. The Campaign supports the establishment of a single-site 24-hour Emergency Family Shelter program. Co-Chairs Dr. Gregory Rausch and Pastor Barbara Kershner Daniel led […]
The Linda Keller Delauter Memorial Golf Classic 2021
CREATED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, The Linda Keller Delauter Memorial Golf Classic celebrates Linda’s life by raising money to support our work combating the effects of poverty in our community. This year, attendees and sponsors helped to raise more than $25,000 for the Coalition’s future home of the Emergency Family Shelter. Thank you to our […]

Two Years Into the Pandemic, Americans Inch Closer to a New Normal
Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar. The post Two Years Into the Pandemic, Americans Inch Closer to a New Normal appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: Do Americans trust the news media?
The declining public trust in the news media and polarization of news audiences have profound effects on civic life. The post Trust in America: Do Americans trust the news media? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police?
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms. The post Trust in America: Do Americans trust the police? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality?
Amid rising inequality, many Americans feel that the U.S. economic system is unfair and generally favors powerful special interests. The post Trust in America: How do Americans view economic inequality? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trust in America: In the age of COVID-19, do Americans trust science?
Public confidence in scientists has increased during the pandemic, though not among all Americans. We discuss the impact of trust on views of COVID-19 vaccines. The post Trust in America: In the age of COVID-19, do Americans trust science? appeared first on Pew Research Center.

PBS NewsHour: Russia’s war in Ukraine leads to historic split in the Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church in Ukraine has been under the authority of Moscow since 1686. Until the 2014 war with Russia, that situation bothered few. Now a growing number of congregations, approximately 500 so far, have joined a new independent Ukrainian … More → The post PBS NewsHour: Russia’s war in Ukraine leads to historic split […]
PBS NewsHour: Following Father Theodore Hesburgh through Civil Rights era
The new documentary, “Hesburgh,” explores the life of Father Theodore Hesburgh, who served as a long-time president of the University of Notre Dame and is recognized now as one of the most important civic and educational leaders of the 20th … More → The post PBS NewsHour: Following Father Theodore Hesburgh through Civil Rights era […]
VIDEO: California’s first Muslim judge on faith and public service
Justice Halim Dhanidina was recently elevated to California’s Courts of Appeal, making him the state’s most senior judge of Muslim faith. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent David Tereshchuk talks with Dhanidina about engaging with supporters and critics alike, and setting an … More → The post VIDEO: California’s first Muslim judge on faith and public service […]
America’s Foremost Muslim Judge
America’s Foremost Muslim Judge By David Tereshchuk It wasn’t exactly a surprise for Halim Dhanidina to get a call in 2012 from California Governor Jerry Brown’s office saying he’d been picked to serve as a judge on the state’s Superior … More → The post America’s Foremost Muslim Judge appeared first on Religion & Ethics […]
The relationship between science and religion
The friction between science and religion goes back centuries. While the conflict often lies in beliefs and research, the common ground between the two is sometimes left unexplored. Researchers dive deeper into this debate. The post The relationship between science and religion appeared first on Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.

Pope Francis Says He Needs Some Tequila For Sore Knee
The Pontiff had a chat with seminarians that took a spiritual turn of another kind.
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho
A radical GOP faction, in open alliance with extremists, is seizing power and targeting its opponents with cruelty. Some wonder: Is it time to leave?
Pope Francis To Visit Canada To Apologize For Indigenous Abuses
The Pontiff apologized last month for abuses in Canada’s church-run residential schools but wants to personally apologize to survivors of misguided Catholic missionary zeal.
Convicted Former Friar Won’t Face Trial In 2nd Sex Abuse Case
Paul West was convicted last month of sexually abusing a student during the 1990s at a Catholic school and was sentenced to 45 years behind bars.
Liberty Universty Settles Suit With 12 Women Over Alleged Mishandled Assault Cases
The recently settled lawsuit alleged the Christian institution's strict honor code makes it “difficult or impossible” for students to report sexual violence.