Tag: Coronavirus
"Our concern is rooted in our Christian belief that each human life is made in the image of God..."
Top evangelicals urge release of some immigration detainees during virus
by: Paul O’Donnell NEW YORK, April 14, 2020 (AP) — Nine leaders at evangelical Christian organizations are urging the Trump administration to release people from immigration detention facilities “who doRead More
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court on Monday (April 13),...
Student files class-action lawsuit against Liberty University over pandemic response
by: Jack Jenkins April 14, 2020 (RNS) — A student at Liberty University, an evangelical Christian school, has filed a class-action lawsuit against the school alleging that students were putRead More
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An Aurora pastor with COVID-19 had less than a 50% chance of survival on a ventilator. Sunday he celebrated Easter with his family. — The Beacon-News
Andrew Coffield, the youth pastor of First Apostolic Church of Aurora, spent 13 days battling the coronavirus, including time on a ventilator in a Michigan hospital. Source: An Aurora pastorRead More
Most states have issued stay-at-home orders that include bans on gatherings larger than 10 people....
See which states have religious exemptions in their stay-at-home orders
by: Jack JenkinsApril 9, 2020 (RNS) — As the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus continues to threaten the U.S., governors of states and districts across the country have issuedRead More
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Churches will open again, but it’s good to know on this Easter where faith truly stands | John W. Fountain – Chicago Sun-Times
Nowadays I stand mostly alone, at least apart from the church I once knew, even as another Resurrection Sunday dawns. Source: Churches will open again, but it’s good to knowRead More
The celebration of the Resurrection on this Easter Sunday morning may be saying to us in this COVID-19 moment...
Opinion: An Easter sermon in a coronavirus pandemic
by: Bob Smietana (Jim Wallis)April 12, 2020 (RNS) – Easter was never meant to go back to normal; but it was, and still is, intended to make all things new.Read More
But some pastors have theological and ethical concerns with the loan...
Paycheck Protection Plan draws feedback from pastors, ethicists
by Diana ChandlerSEATTLE, April 8, 2020 (BP) — As pastor of Epic Life Church in Seattle with only five employees, Keith Carpenter sees the Paycheck Protection Plan loan as aRead More
In Rome, the Via Crucis procession usually takes place late in the evening on Good Friday in the shadow of the Colosseum.
Pope Francis shines a light on prisoners during Good Friday’s unusual Via Crucis
by: Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY, April 10, 2020 (RNS) – It’s common knowledge that things don’t change quickly in the Vatican. But that was before the coronavirus. In Rome, theRead More