David Cameron was addressing more than 120 fellow heads of state at a special gathering in New York hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, putting action on climate change back on the top of the political agenda.
Source: The Church of England Newspaper | Joe Ware
Source: Carroll County Times | Heather Cobun
A recent survey of Protestant pastors showed that nearly three-quarters of them drastically underestimated the number of congregants who may be dealing with domestic violence issues.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
As the Washington, D.C., premiere of Warner Bros.' new movie, The Good Lie, came to a close, I could barely see the credits through my tears, but the noise of the crowd around me erupting into cheers and the standing ovation was impossible to miss.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald | April Burkhart
When it comes to the issue of domestic violence, a recent study suggested that some Protestant pastors tend to avoid the issue.
Source: The Alabama Baptist | Barry Bolin
A survey released in June by LifeWay Research found most Protestant pastors say they know victims of domestic violence and believe stopping abuse is a pro-life issue. But, according to the study, those pastors seldom address domestic violence from the pulpit — and less than half have been trained in how to help victims.
Source: State of Belief with Rev. Welton Gaddy | Jonathan Craig, Fletcher Harper
Last Sunday, hundreds of thousands of activists marched in New York City, demanding action on global climate change.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
Religion must help us reverse climate change.
Source: Huffington Post | Ken Wytsma
Lisa recently co-authored Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith with Mae Elise Cannon, Troy Jackson and Soong-Chan Rah.
Source: Christian Today | Joe Ware
The world has felt like a depressing place recently with conflict and slaughter on our screens from Iraq, Syria and Gaza. Yet standing among 400,000 people in New York on Sunday I was filled with a sense of profound hope for the world.
Source: Huffington Post | Gordon Brown
It is now time to harness this historic goodwill and action of faith-based communities, a group of 5.8 billion people across the globe, to enact significant change for the 58 million children who are out of school.
Source: Huffington Post | Rev. Mae Elise Cannon
Lisa Sharon Harper points out that in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, "residents of Ferguson, local and national leaders of historic black churches, and some multi-ethnic mainline Protestant and Catholic church clergy engaged. White evangelical leaders largely fell silent."
Source: The Dallas Morning News | Diane Jennings
Religious leaders try to break silence about domestic violence among flock
Source: Christianity Today - Books & Culture | Darren Dochuk
Testing the establishment in religious history, he identifies evangelicalism's influence in unexpected places, invites a generous reading of its past as synergistic with the times, trades tired narratives for life-giving curiosities, and begs scholars for fresh inquiry of recent days.
Source: Englewood Review Of Books | Jess O. Hale
A wind is blowing through many lands in our world and many are finding this wind to be renewing or at least refreshing.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
When Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was suspended for only two games for beating his fiancée (now wife), it became a dramatic public example of the lack of accountability for professional athletes.
Source: Christianity Today | Ed Stetzer
Yesterday, I spoke at the Sojourners Summit at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. It's a diverse gathering focused on engaging the faith community in different aspects community engagement and service.
Source: Time Magazine (online) | Jim Wallis
In order to truly defeat ISIS, we must reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Source: Theology in the Vineyard | Ted Schmidt
The marvelous pastor and founder of Sojourners Magazine in Washington Jim Wallis struck a deep chord when he said about meetings in parishes: If they are not connected to a movement outside they are wasting their time. It’s like navel gazing.
Source: Christian Post | Napp Nazworth
The political stalemates between Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill stood in stark contrast to the shared vision on how to address poverty recently expressed by Jim Wallis and Arthur Brooks at an American Enterprise Institute event.
Source: Bread For The World | Stephen Padre
We are hearing of war and rumors of war yet again as a gruesome story develops over ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.