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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
Source: Christian Post | Jessica Martinez
U2 rock band leader, Bono, once wrote a poem for Billy Graham after visiting the retired evangelist in his home in the mountains of western North Carolina.