Tag: John Lewis
The gathering has been held annually, usually on the first Thursday of February...
National Prayer Breakfast will be virtual in 2021 due to COVID-19
by: Bob Smietana Dec. 17, 2020 (RNS) — The National Prayer Breakfast will be a virtual event next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The gathering has been heldRead More
The surge in God-talk was inspired at least partly by Biden himself...
Joe Biden’s acceptance speech caps off an unusually faith-filled Democratic National Convention
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2020 (RNS) — For years, pundits and political analysts have accused Democrats of having a “God problem,” insisting the party does not do enoughRead More
During his studies at American Baptist Theological Seminary, now American Baptist College (ABC), he learned the principles of nonviolent protest...
John Lewis remembered as humble leader who loved friends and enemies
by Diana Chandler NASHVILLE, July 20, 2020 (BP) — The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an ordained preacher who studied theology at a college co-founded by the Southern Baptist Convention,Read More
That announcement prompted tweeted prayers from luminaries ranging from the Revs. Al Sharpton and William Barber II to Fox Business News anchor Lou Dobbs to former President Barack Obama.
John Lewis, preaching politician and civil rights activist, dies at 80
by: Adelle M. Banks July 18, 2020 (RNS) — John Lewis, the longtime civil rights activist, congressman and ordained Baptist minister who preached about getting in “good trouble,” died FridayRead More