Tag: Coronavirus
But at least a handful of churches across the country — including three Southern Baptist ones — have intentionally decided not to worship online...
Shunning online services, some clergy preach ‘abstinence’ from gathered worship
by: Adelle M. Banks (RNS) April 9, 2020 — For weeks, as Easter approached, churches have been rushing to use the internet in new ways, livestreaming and videoconferencing to keepRead More
The cathedral is partnering with the Mount Sinai hospital network and Samaritan’s Purse...
Temporary hospital planned for New York’s St. John the Divine
—————————————- By Egan Millard Reprint permission Episcopal News Service Posted Apr 6, 2020 [Episcopal News Service] In New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States, hospitalsRead More
The novel coronavirus pandemic strikes at the heart of human behavior...
A conversation with Father James Martin: ‘Why did God let this happen?’
by: Bob SmietanaApril 6, 2020 (RNS) — It’s one of the oldest theological questions of the ages: How does an all-powerful God permit suffering? The novel coronavirus pandemic strikes atRead More
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