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As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, a coalition of Black faith leaders is pressuring the Biden administration to push for a cease-fire — a campaign spurred in part by their parishioners, who are increasingly distressed by the suffering of Palestinians and critical of the president’s response to it. More than 1,000 Black pastors […]
A group of more than 100 black pastors in Ohio recently released a letter calling on voters to reject a pro-abortion November ballot measure that would enshrine abortion access in the state Constitution. The measure is known as Ohio Issue 1, “Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative.” It would establish a state constitutional […]
The controversial memorial to the enslaved people who built | X/@DerykHayes A commemorative plaque placed in the lobby of the Broadus Chapel at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary that President Al Mohler says is meant to serve as a “prominent” acknowledgment of the contributions enslaved people made in building the Louisville, Kentucky, institution is being […]
by Pastor Geoffrey V. Guns, senior Pastor of the Second Calvary Baptist Church in Norfolk, Virginia since June 26, 1983 The cornerstone of the Black community is the Church. It’s a place of community, family, and fellowship that goes beyond our shared collective faith. It acts as a support system for those in need and […]
Black pastors group holds vigil for Walmart shooting victims Idaho Press Source link
Black pastors group holds vigil for Walmart shooting victims The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel Source link
Gordon-Conwell is selling its main campus—where I live and go to school—after their enrollment has steadily declined by over 50 percent in the last 10 years. As over a third of Americans continue to identify as evangelical, the decline of their seminaries is somewhat of a riddle. One explanation is the . . .
The first Gallup poll, which measured church membership in 1937, resulted in 73% of adult Americans confirming they had some type of religious affiliation. While membership remained around 70% during the next six decades, those who claimed to have a church affiliation fell below 50% for the first time last year in 2020. It is now at 47%. And […]
Black pastors rally outside trial over Arbery’s killing WV News Source link
Hundreds of Black pastors, including eight from Detroit plan to leave Michigan Thursday and fly to Georgia, where they will meet with the family of Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery was shot and killed while on a job in February of 2020. Now three white men are standing trial for his killing. Source link