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Ministers All of us

Pastor Rev. Cleo Graham

Deacon Chairperson Charron Stoddart

Moderator Min. Patricia Hollis

Minister of Music Wayne Dixon

Secretary Patricia Gray

Sound Technician Bruce MacCullagh

Treasurer Gail Martin

Sexton Thomas Best

Child Care Provider Ketaliah Brown

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.

UCC Church House for sale in Cleveland; offices moving to leased space nearby
Citing a new era of hybrid staff work and a continued focus on mission, the United Church of Christ has put its Cleveland office building up for sale. Its staff will soon move to another downtown space. After more than… The post UCC Church House for sale in Cleveland; offices moving to leased space nearby […]
With Indigenous guidance, Wisconsin churches face colonialism’s damage — and start to act
Activists at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Appleton, Wis., didn’t know much about the Doctrine of Discovery. Then they heard about it from another UCC member — Larry Littlegeorge of the Indigenous Ho-Cak Nation. Since then, their anti-racism work… The post With Indigenous guidance, Wisconsin churches face colonialism’s damage — and start to act […]
Oklahoma libraries have LGBTQ resources partly because of UCC connection
Libraries in rural Oklahoma — some of them, at least — are now offering literature on LGBTQ issues. And the United Church of Christ can take some credit for it. The story goes like this: A national LGBTQ leader spoke… The post Oklahoma libraries have LGBTQ resources partly because of UCC connection appeared first on […]
In video, experts tell how local churches can welcome and speak up for Afghan refugees
Churches can take specific actions to help the tens of thousands of at-risk people now arriving in the U.S. from Afghanistan. That was the word from immigration experts — and a former refugee herself — in a Sept. 11 United… The post In video, experts tell how local churches can welcome and speak up for […]
Rise in COVID cases changes plans for Conference annual meetings
With waning days of summer, there’s a fall focus on annual meetings. This year, with a fourth wave of COVID-19, several United Church of Christ Conferences will be gathering online again in 2021. The Heartland Conference, meeting the weekend of… The post Rise in COVID cases changes plans for Conference annual meetings appeared first on […]

In turn of events, thousands of Haitian migrants will stay in US
The Biden administration previously stated that the thousands of Haitian migrants currently camping near the border would face immediate expulsion. However, according to officials, migrants are now being released in the U.S. on a “very, very large scale.”
On border and beyond, is Biden agenda ‘America First’?
As a candidate, Joe Biden promised a pivot toward multilateral cooperation. But on foreign policy and the border, parallels with the Trump administration are striking.
To build trust, Racine police moved into the neighborhood
Racine’s community policing model, pioneered in the 1990s, isn’t a fast fix – it takes time, commitment, and investment.
From knocking on doors to Facebook posts: Missionary work moves online
With missionary travel upended during the pandemic, some Latter-day Saints are finding that virtual missions still yield personal growth.
US eases border restrictions for vaccinated air travelers
On Monday, the United States announced it will open its doors to vaccinated travelers arriving from the U.K., the EU, China, India, Iran, Ireland, Brazil, and South Africa in November. Travel bans have limited entry into the U.S. for the past 18 months.

The Checkup Is in the Mail? Soliciting Letter Carriers to Help Deliver Health Care
Here’s an out-of-the-box idea: Have letter carriers spend less time delivering mail and take time to perform home visits and basic health checks on the growing population of frail and elderly.
Democrats Roll the Dice on Sweeping Abortion Rights Bill — Again
Capitol Hill lawmakers mobilize to support a bill that would write abortion protections into federal law. Unlikely to succeed, the exercise follows a tactic that proved unsuccessful in 1992.
Biosimilar Drugs Are Cheaper Than Biologics. Are They Similar Enough to Switch?
Biologic drugs, made from living organisms, and the cheaper biosimilar drugs that mimic them are more complex than chemical drugs and their generic counterparts. The Food and Drug Administration says biosimilars are as safe and effective as the biologics, and doctors agree — but they are cautious about changing the treatment regimen of patients doing […]
Public Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief
The Food and Drug Administration has been mired in controversies related to drug approvals and covid vaccines, all without a permanent leader.
At an Overrun ICU, ‘the Problem Is We Are Running Out of Hallways’
Billings Clinic in Montana is past the tipping point as it looks for places to add intensive care unit beds and is on the cusp of rationing care to deal with the surge of sick covid patients in a state with significant anti-vaccination sentiment.

Right-Wing Preacher Cooks Up The Most Bonkers Plea Yet For A Private Jet
Kenneth Copeland served on Donald Trump's evangelical advisory panel in 2016.
Mormon Church To Require Masks In Temple To Limit COVID-19 Spread
In Utah, where the church is based, a summer surge of the virus among unvaccinated residents has continued to grow while vaccination rates have slightly increased.
Rebuilding Of France’s Notre Dame Cathedral To Begin After 2019 Fire
The centuries-old structure is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it, the government agency overseeing the reconstruction said.
More Americans Are Using Religion To Avoid COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
The practice is likely to grow following President Biden’s sweeping new vaccine mandates.
Pope Francis Confused Why People Refuse To Take COVID-19 Vaccines
“It’s a bit strange, because humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines,” the Pontiff said.

Faith Formation Communities of Practice: A Lifeline of Support
Faith Formation Communities of Practice (FF CoP) have continued to meet via zoom during this season of pandemic and they have been a key to resilience for many of our educators. Especially in times of isolation, this kind of small group provides a valuable network of support where leaders can gather and share. Here are […]
Youth Express Theology In Six Words
Can you define your faith in six words? SNEUCC Confirmation Students rose to the challenge at the recent Confirmation Enrichment program sponsored the Faith Formation Team. The fourth in a series called Nurturing Faith, this session focused on United Church of Christ values and beliefs. Dave and Becky Stambaugh of the Greens Farms Church of […]
Summer Mission Work Meets Youth @ Synod
Rev. Jennie Valentine had a brilliant idea for a Covid work-around for her youth ministry program in Sandwich, MA. When the pandemic restricted plans for summer travel for mission work, this SNEUCC pastor shifted gears and began to organize a local service-learning option that also includes a connection to the UCC General Synod. This year, […]
Youth @ Synod Serves as a Stepping Stone to Leadership
This summer the United Church of Christ will host a virtual General Synod gathering on July 11-18. Delegates from all over the country will convene for worship and discussion of resolutions. Planners have also been busy preparing special parallel programs for youth and young adults. Youth @ Synod is a life-changing experience of the wider church […]

Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in US
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Speaking to a forum devoted to demographics and family values, Pence praised how abortion rates have fallen under Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The post Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in US appeared first on Religion News Service.
How the Satanic Temple is using ‘abortion rituals’ to claim religious liberty against the Texas ‘heartbeat bill’
(The Conversation) — The Satanic Temple, a nontheistic group, is invoking the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to challenge Texas’ new anti-abortion law. The post How the Satanic Temple is using ‘abortion rituals’ to claim religious liberty against the Texas ‘heartbeat bill’ appeared first on Religion News Service.
Church Of God In Christ, Inc. statement on voter suppression efforts
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Muslim groups boycott Hilton over bulldozed Xinjiang mosque
(RNS) — ‘They decided to put profit over values, they decided to put their own bottom line over human rights and values,’ said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The post Muslim groups boycott Hilton over bulldozed Xinjiang mosque appeared first on Religion News Service.
When I became Jewishly woke
(RNS) — Jewish rights. Human rights. They go together like Russian on corned beef. The post When I became Jewishly woke appeared first on Religion News Service.

United States of War: How AUKUS Nuclear Submarine Deal Could Inflame Tension, Provoke War with China
Criticism is growing of AUKUS, a new trilateral military partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that the countries say is needed to counter China's growing power in the Indo-Pacific region. As part of the agreement, the U.S. has agreed to help Australia build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, replacing a previous […]
The Globalized, Corporate-led Food System Is Failing Us: Boycott Grows of U.N. Food Summit
More than 500 civil society groups boycotted the United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York for giving corporations an outsized role in framing the agenda. We speak with leading food advocates in Ethiopia, India and the United States, who lay out their concerns: Million Belay, general coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in […]
Raj Patel: Climate, Conflict and Capitalism Drive Global Hunger. COVID Made It Worse
With hunger growing across the globe during the pandemic, the United Nations is holding its first Food Systems Summit, but the gathering is facing fierce criticism for giving corporations an outsized role framing the agenda. The United Nations' own experts on food, human rights and the environment released a statement warning the summit could "serve […]
Headlines for September 23, 2021
Biden Pledges More Vaccine Donations as Poorer Nations Demand Patent Waivers for COVID-19 Shots, Alaska Hospitals, Overwhelmed by COVID-19, Begin Rationing Care, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Taps Anti-Mask Vaccine Skeptic as Surgeon General, DHS Looks to Expand Immigrant Detention at Guantánamo as Humanitarian Crisis at Border Grows, Black Congressmembers Condemn Inhumane, Racist Treatment of Haitian […]
"Life Has Become Unlivable in Honduras": How Corruption & Drug Trade Fueled Migration to U.S.
We look at a new Reuters special report examining corruption and the drug trade in Honduras, which human rights groups say are pushing tens of thousands of people to flee the Central American country for the United States. "People really describe feeling that their life has become unlivable in Honduras," Reuters correspondent Laura Gottesdiener says. […]

'Office' Star B.J. Novak Wants To Surprise You With His New Project
Novak's latest project is The Premise, an anthology series which he writes and directs. Episodes deal with current issues, like social media obsession and celebrity worship, and end with a twist.
'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And Political Provocateur
Bloomberg Businessweek reporter Max Chafkin talks about the tech billionaire who broke with most of Silicon Valley in backing Trump. Thiel also secretly funded the lawsuit that bankrupted Gawker.
Remakes Put A Fresh Spin On 'The Wonder Years' And 'Scenes From A Marriage'
Remakes of TV classics don't have to be bland. The Wonder Years now centers on a Black family's experiences in 1968; Scenes from a Marriage flips the script on traditional gender roles.
America Is Divided. Evan Osnos' 'Wildland' Looks At How That Happened
Osnos' new book focuses on coal country in West Virginia; hedge fund culture in Greenwich, Conn.; institutional racism in Chicago and why Democrat Joe Manchin holds remarkable sway in the Senate.
Make This 'Fortnight in September' Your Pandemic Escape
R.C. Sherriff's recently reissued 1931 novel, which follows a British family on their two-week holiday, is a reflection on how time changes shape in periods like a vacation — or even a pandemic.

Missionaries Want to Carry the Gospel to the Ends of the Earth. Not COVID-19.
Southern Baptists become first to require vaccines as agencies navigate health requirements and travel restrictions. COVID-19 vaccine refusal rates may be high among white evangelical Christians, but the International Mission Board—which deploys thousands of missionaries—is not hesitant about the shot. The global agency of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical Protestant denomination in the […]
Don’t Wait for Hope. Work for It.
Even during a pandemic, we have a duty to anticipate God’s goodness. The first thing to go was the trip she’d earned to Boston. Then it was her summer internship at the local theater company, followed by the business course she wanted to take for college credit. Eighteen months of disappointments finally spilled over last […]
SBC Executive Committee Balks at Directive to Open Up to Abuse Investigation
Leaders are still debating whether to hand over privileged materials as survivors and the majority of their own denomination have requested. Months after the Southern Baptist Convention voted for a third-party investigation into how its Executive Committee responded to abuse allegations, leaders failed to adopt the convention’s terms for the process, deferring to ongoing negotiations […]
Don’t Judge a Pentecostal Woman Based on Her Lashes
What pop culture gets wrong about charismatic women, and what “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” gets right. In 1998, just over a decade after the scandal that landed Tammy Faye Bakker’s husband, Jim, in prison and crashed the couple’s ministry empire, Tammy Faye was a guest on Roseanne Barr’s daytime show. Roseanne’s opening line of […]
CRC Clashes Over Future of Historic Chinese American Church
Once a hub for Reformed thought and a waystation for immigrants, a New York City congregation finds itself at the center of a property dispute. Queens Christian Reformed Church—one of the first Chinese American churches in the Reformed tradition established in the United States—is waiting with bated breath to find out what the future holds. […]

Religious Beliefs and Abortion Laws
How religious belief affect abortion laws and vaccination.
It’s Never Too Late to Follow Your Spiritual Calling
After coming out as a transgender woman more than two years ago, Vica Steel never dreamed of forging a path to church leadership. Until now.
Harvard tiene un nuevo presidente de capellanes y es ateo
El nombramiento de Greg Epstein, autor de ‘Good Without God’, refleja una tendencia más amplia de jóvenes que se identifican cada vez más con una espiritualidad sin afiliación religiosa.
When Dictators Find God
We’re in an era of post-religious holy wars.
Supreme Court Stays John Ramirez's Execution in Dispute Over Pastor’s Role
The ruling was the latest in a string of decisions on the role that spiritual advisers may play in death row inmates’ final moments.

A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response. The post A Year of U.S. Public Opinion on the Coronavirus Pandemic appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology The American Trends Panel (ATP), created by Pew Research Center, is a nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. Panelists participate via self-administered web surveys. Panelists who do not have internet access at home are provided with a tablet and wireless internet connection. Interviews are conducted in both […]
In Their Own Words, Americans Describe the Struggles and Silver Linings of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The outbreak has dramatically changed Americans’ lives and relationships over the past year. We asked people to tell us about their experiences – good and bad – in living through this moment in history. Pew Research Center has been asking survey questions over the past year about Americans’ views and reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency
Donald Trump's four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure unlike any other in the nation’s history. The post How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Methodology
In this data essay, we analyzed the national and state-level shifts in racial and ethnic makeup of the United States electorate from 2000 to 2018. The post Methodology 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.

Are developed countries pulling their weight in the climate crisis?
The United Nations General Assembly is meeting this week, and climate change is high on the docket. More than a decade ago, the U.S. and other developed countries pledged to gather $100 billion annually by 2020 to assist in climate adaptation and resilience for developing countries. Despite bearing most of the responsibility for emissions and […]
How one massive Chinese company rattled the U.S. stock market
Anxiety over Evergrande, a behemoth property developer in China, and its $300 billion debt sent stock markets around the globe tumbling on Monday. The situation is spotlighting precarity in China’s real estate sector and the country’s economy as a whole; some fear a Lehman Brothers-style crisis. The uncertain future of Evergrande, coupled with supply chain […]
How vaccines for younger children could boost economic recovery
Pfizer announced today that a smaller dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is proving safe and effective for children ages 5 to 11. If FDA emergency approval goes as planned, kids could be getting their shots by Halloween. This could, among other things, help moms get back to work. And later: how the weather affects what […]
What can the Fed do about climate change?
Progressive Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to appoint a Federal Reserve chair who will be more proactive about climate change than Jerome Powell. Before the Fed could act more rigorously, however, Congress would need to direct it to. Claudia Sahm, a former Federal Reserve economist, joins us to discuss. Plus: The Weekly Wrap, some […]
Could the housing market maybe be going back to normal?
Competition for homebuyers is finally easing up a bit. There are more new listings, houses are staying on the market longer and there are fewer bidding wars. Though buyers may revel in a return to seasonal expectations for the housing market, real estate experts still think a return to “normal” may be a ways off. […]

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 […]

Personal Care Items Available for Pickup
Starting Wednesday, May 12, The Religious Coalition’s office will be open on Wednesday’s from 12–2pm for people to pick up personal care products including: toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, facial tissue, soap, body wash, shaving supplies, etc. Please share this information with your network so our neighbors can get the personal care products they need. The post […]
Beyond Shelter Campaign reaches $2.0 million dollars in gifts and pledges
We are both humbled and incredibly excited to announce that the Beyond Shelter Campaign has surpassed $2.0 million dollars in gifts and pledges. Since 2014, The Religious Coalition has offered the only Emergency Family Shelter in Frederick County to help families in need. For the past six years, benevolent congregations and a strong network of […]
Beyond Shelter Campaign Update
A sincere thank you to Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Maryland for their recent gift to the Beyond Shelter Campaign. We are grateful for their loyal support over our 40 years serving the Frederick Community. In photo from left to right: Neil Donnelly, Director of the Emergency Family Shelter; Nick Brown, Executive Director of The Religious […]
Rental Assistance Program
If you have experienced a financial hardship due to COVID 19 and are behind on your rent and/or utilities, we may be able to help you. Visit rcehn.org/rental-assistance-program/ for information on how to apply. For those without access to the web, please call 1-800-220-9528. Email COVIDhelp@rcehn.org with questions and assistance. If you are not eligible […]
Thank you to all of the Episcopal Churches in Frederick
Thank you to all of the Episcopal Churches in Frederick, who are supporting our Beyond Shelter Campaign to give a home to families in Frederick that don’t have a place to stay. – All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Frederick, MD – Harriet Chapel, Catoctin Episcopal Parish – Grace Episcopal Church, Brunswick, MD – Grace Episcopal Church, […]

America’s incarceration rate falls to lowest level since 1995
The nationwide incarceration rate is 810 prison or jail inmates for every 100,000 adult residents ages 18 and older. The post America’s incarceration rate falls to lowest level since 1995 appeared first on Pew Research Center.
10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S.
Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment. The post 10 facts about the death penalty in the U.S. appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for recreational or medical use
As more states continue to legalize marijuana, 91% of U.S. adults say either that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use. The post Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for recreational or medical use appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Under Trump, the federal prison population continued its recent decline
The number of federal prisoners sentenced to more than a year behind bars decreased by 5% between 2017 and the end of 2019. The post Under Trump, the federal prison population continued its recent decline appeared first on Pew Research Center.
Trump used his clemency power sparingly despite a raft of late pardons and commutations
Only two other presidents since 1900 – George W. and George H.W. Bush – granted fewer acts of clemency than Trump. The post Trump used his clemency power sparingly despite a raft of late pardons and commutations 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.

Right-Wing Preacher Cooks Up The Most Bonkers Plea Yet For A Private Jet
Kenneth Copeland served on Donald Trump's evangelical advisory panel in 2016.
Mormon Church To Require Masks In Temple To Limit COVID-19 Spread
In Utah, where the church is based, a summer surge of the virus among unvaccinated residents has continued to grow while vaccination rates have slightly increased.
Rebuilding Of France’s Notre Dame Cathedral To Begin After 2019 Fire
The centuries-old structure is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it, the government agency overseeing the reconstruction said.
More Americans Are Using Religion To Avoid COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements
The practice is likely to grow following President Biden’s sweeping new vaccine mandates.
Pope Francis Confused Why People Refuse To Take COVID-19 Vaccines
“It’s a bit strange, because humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines,” the Pontiff said.