by Jeremy Bell | Oct 3, 2020 | General
AUTHOR: ADELLE M. BANKS, RNS (RNS) — For each day left before Election Day, Martinique Mix, a graphic designer in Atlanta, is developing promotional materials for the African Methodist Episcopal Church’s get-out-the-vote efforts. “We’re putting them on all social...
by Jeremy Bell | Oct 2, 2020 | General
John Kyle / Louisiana Baptists ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)—Hurricane Laura’s 140 mph winds considered nothing sacred, including houses of worship. John Hebert, director of missions and ministries for Louisiana Baptists, reported 107 Louisiana Baptist churches sustained...
by Jeremy Bell | Oct 1, 2020 | General
Actor Chadwick Boseman in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)—Chadwick Boseman, who was most known for playing the superhero in the title role of Black Panther, was a...
by Jeremy Bell | Oct 1, 2020 | General
Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS)—Giving to congregations has shifted upward after churches closed their buildings earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey shows. The new State of the Plate research finds that close to...
by Jeremy Bell | Sep 25, 2020 | General
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — An interpretation of Michelangelo’s iconic pietà featuring a Black Jesus has unexpectedly caused a debate about Black Lives Matter, the sanctity of art, and the evangelization of Africa after the Pontifical Academy of Life, an official Vatican...
by Jeremy Bell | Sep 24, 2020 | General
(THE CONVERSATION) – The 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ voyage to Plymouth will be celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic with a “remembrance ceremony” with state and local officials and a museum exhibit in Plymouth, England. An autonomous marine...
