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At the Crossroads of Church and Race The Gateway Church in the Dallas-Forth Worth area is one of the largest churches in the country. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times Campbell Robertson I grew up in a little Baptist church in small-town Alabama. The Baptist part is inherited, like baldness or dimples: Both of my […]
More to Think About: Community Rep. John Larson came to Faith Church for many reasons. Rep. Larson has visited numerous times, bringing information and keeping us informed. On this visit, he did two important things: he presented a copy of a proclamation in conjunction with having Rev. Camp’s words read into the Congressional Record, and […]
The Case For Incorporating Spiritual Care In Medicine “We need to back away from the computer and really listen.” Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Blumberg writes, “Dr. Christina Puchalski is familiar with death. The palliative care doctor and founder of the George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) has seen […]
Evangelical Pastor Has A New, Thriving Congregation Adam Phillips went from rising evangelical star to outcast to leader of a new, inclusive church. Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Evangelical pastor Adam Phillips moved to Oregon to start Christ Church: Portland in the spring of 2014. Nine months later, the evangelical denomination Phillips worked […]
Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people The U.S. public expresses a clear consensus on the contentious question of whether employers who have religious objections to contraception […]
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart About four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the U.S. will ever achieve racial equality Almost eight years after Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president –an event that engendered a sense of optimism among many Americans about the future of […]
The Connecticut Conference sent two teams of first responders to Orlando, Florida, to offer care, support and public witness following the mass shooting that left 50 people dead and 53 wounded, most of them part of the gay Latino/a community. The C.A.R.E. (Church Awareness Response Effort) Team is made up of members of three New England […]
Photo source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/muhammad- ali Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) was an American former heavyweight champion boxer and one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. An Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to capture the heavyweight title three times, Ali won 56 times in his 21-year professional career. Ali’s outspokenness on issues of race, […]