By Mashaun D. Simon At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches, a collaboration between […]
As important as your religious beliefs may be to you, they don’t necessarily make you happier, a new study in the American Sociological Review finds. What does make you more satisfied with your life, the study finds, is having friends at your congregation and a strong religious identity. “Those are the people who give you […]
The WGBH Lab in partnership with American Experience, Frontline, and PBS’s broadcast of God in America, are asking you to show them your sacred spaces. Where do you go to find peace, and what makes your space special? Perhaps you take a walk through your favorite park, attend a regular yoga class, visit a church […]
Charlotte’s WTVI will air a new PBS documentary, “God In America,” starting October 12. God in America explores the tumultuous 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America, from the first European settlements to the 2008 presidential election. A co-production of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE and FRONTLINE, this six-hour series examines how religious […]
VIA: WashingtonPost.com President Barack Obama visited New Orleans to get a tour of the city 5 years after Katrina. During his visit he sat down with NBC News’ Brian Williams. President Obama talks to Williams about the role of government in post-Katrina New Orleans, cleaning up the Gulf and his faith. Check out the conversation […]
VIA Atlanta Journal Constitution A Warner Robins pastor is on a crusade against something sacred to many in his middle Georgia town: high school football. To be exact he’s crusading against the devil, and in this case the devil is the Warner Robins High’s mascot. The pastor of Kingdom Builders Church of Jesus Christ has […]
VIA QCITYMETRO A U.S. District Judge on Friday refused Bishop Anthony Jinwright’s request for bond while Jinwright awaits sentencing. In an 11-page ruling, Judge Frank Whitney, who presided over Jinwright’s four-week trial, rejected all of Jinwright’s requests. The pastor of Greater Salem City of God faces a possible 50 years in prison. His wife, Harriet […]
VIA EURWEB.COM *Megachurch, meet microchurch. Growing numbers of Coloradans believe the tiny house church, also called a simple church or an organic church, might be the mightier transformer of Christian lives. A recliner becomes a pulpit. A sofa and some armchairs serve as pews. Where two or more people are gathered in his name, Jesus […]
VIA THE CHOSENCHICK When I’m looking over the statistics for the people who visit this blog, I can also see the search terms that bring people to my site. Many of them are interesting. One that seems to keep popping is, “Do I have to go to church to be saved,” or “can I be […]
This year, as for the past 12 years or more, parishioners from St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church have marched under their church banner in New York's colorful Gay Pride parade. But this year, there was a difference.
For many hip hop and religion have little in common. But rapper Bun B doesn't make that connection. The Texas rapper has revealed plans to teach a Hip-Hop and Religion course at Rice University in Houston, Texas next Spring.
On Monday the United States observes Memorial Day. Originally called Decoration Day, this is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.
