In the past few months, the world has witnessed the worst outbreak of Ebola since the disease was first identified in 1976 --- it has already claimed the lives of more than 3,400 people.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Lilly Fowler| October 10, 2014
The Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of the Christian magazine Sojourners and a spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, will be one of the key speakers at an interfaith event related to Ferguson Sunday (Oct. 12) at St. Louis University.
Source: The Ed Show | Ed Schultz| October 10, 2014
Interfaith leaders organized a mass meeting to foster a dialogue within the Ferguson community in the wake of yet another shooting.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Christine Byers, Robert Patrick| October 10, 2014
A march to St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch’s office today will kick off days of marches, rallies and civil disobedience planned by organizers who demand action on behalf of Brown and others they say struggle against racial profiling and police violence.
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Lilly Fowler| October 10, 2014
In the following Q&A, Wallis talks about how faith played a role in his coming to St. Louis and how his past involvement in the civil rights era compares to today.
Source: St. Louis American | Bridjes O'Neil| October 9, 2014
People from across the country will converge on Ferguson for a Weekend of Resistance, October 10-13, to demand justice for Michael Brown.
Source: Huffington Post | Antonia Blumberg| October 9, 2014
Clergy have been in the midst of the struggle in Ferguson, MO since protests broke out following the shooting of Michael Brown.
Source: The Huntsville Times | Kay Campbell| October 7, 2014
"We have a system of justice in this country that treats you much better if you're rich and guilty than if you're poor and innocent,"
Source: The Church of England Newspaper | Joe Ware| October 5, 2014
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: Carroll County Times | Heather Cobun| October 3, 2014
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| October 2, 2014
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| October 2, 2014
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| October 2, 2014
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| September 28, 2014
Last Sunday, hundreds of thousands of activists marched in New York City, demanding action on global climate change.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis| September 26, 2014
Religion must help us reverse climate change.
Source: Huffington Post | Ken Wytsma| September 23, 2014
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| September 23, 2014
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| September 23, 2014
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| September 22, 2014
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| September 21, 2014
Religious leaders try to break silence about domestic violence among flock