John Ross
The majority of these people are not violent criminals...
Opinion: Immigrants in detention don’t deserve a death sentence
by: Paul O’Donnell (Alexia Salvatierra) April 4, 2020 (RNS) — Early Sunday morning, a federal court judge ordered immigration authorities to begin to release children in detention to protect themRead More
In a national survey of regular churchgoers released last week, 12% reported that in-person services are still going on at their houses of worship.
Opinion: How the war on Christmas became the war on Easter
by: Paul O’Donnell (Shane Claiborne) April 4, 2020 (RNS) — As states issue stay-at-home orders and bar gatherings, some evangelical Christians — those who believe they are a persecuted minorityRead More
[L]iving by faith during the coronavirus pandemic.
CNN’s John King interviews a missionary in the time of COVID-19
April 4, 2020 — This Palm Sunday morning John King of CNN’s Inside Politics interviewed Rachel Wyatt, an American Christian missionary in Tanzania, about living by faith during the coronavirusRead More
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Kasich: The coronavirus made me doubt my faith, until I realized it was there all along – USA Today
Maybe while we’re self-isolating at home, we can use this time to examine what we believe and how we mean to power ourselves forward after coronavirus. Source: Kasich: The coronavirusRead More
In the long run, this may be the best thing that could have happened.
Opinion: What happens when the church leaves the building
by: Paul O’Donnell (Ed Stetzer) April 3, 2020 (RNS) — The church has left the building, as congregations have been asked or ordered not to meet due to the coronavirus.Read More
Unfortunately for digital congregants, that means they are also more accessible to online trolls...
‘Zoombombing’ comes for houses of worship
by: Aysha Khan BOSTON, March 30, 2020 (RNS) — On Sunday, Alex Merritt was signed in to the Zoom video conferencing app, discussing a biblical passage with members of hisRead More