Why Black Protestants and Evangelicals Still Preach Politics

Amid increasing polarization and shifting church trends, the black church continues to speak out on matters of justice.
Hundreds gathered in a Chicago sanctuary last night to hear Christian leaders calling on believers to engage the political process and advocate for their convictions in the election year ahead.
The Faith and Politics Rally was organized by the And Campaign, a nonpartisan group that says Christians have a “particular obligation” to provide moral leadership and seek t

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April 22, 2024ORLEANS, Mass., April 22, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Jewish Composer, Dr. Samuel Adler's story is a DRAMA IN REAL LIFE full of remarkable stories, rescues, journeys, and bridge-building through the international language of music. On Saturday, April 27th he presents: Part III of the Four-Part Series - Building Bridges through Music95 Years to Speak to Our Time. The expanded series, encapsulates his incredible life of music and visi Source: Ar

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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Biden Administration is attempting to expand abortion through federal regulations which would turn Idaho's emergency rooms into abortion clinics.President Biden is asking the Supreme Court to allow the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to issue federal guidelines stating that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act takes precedence ov Source: S

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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- Pro-life advocates plan to hold a prayer and worship service in front of the United States Supreme Court on the eve of the Idaho v United States abortion case.This is the first case to be heard by the Supreme Court directly relating to the Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade.
The prayer vigil will be on Tuesday, April 23, at 7:00 p.m. on the public sid Sour

The Grammy-winning artist was found dead at her home in Nashville at age 47.
Grammy Award-winning contemporary Christian singer Mandisa Lynn Hundley, a former Lifeway Christian Resources employee and top-10 American Idol finisher, was found dead Thursday at her Nashville home, her publicist announced on social media.No cause of death was given.“We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased. At this time we do not know the cause of death or any further details,”

President William Ruto commissioned church leaders to meet with Haitian law enforcement, military representatives, and a gang leader to discuss Kenya’s security mission.Kenya’s leaders aren’t saying much publicly about the security force they plan to send to gang-embattled Haiti. But they’re talking a whole lot with God.Last month, as armed groups escalated their insurgency in Port-au-Prince and plunged Haiti deeper into a historic humanitarian crisis, pastors advising Ke

The Biblical Archaeology Society, publisher of Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR), a consumer magazine, will host its second annual symposium via Zoom on Saturday, April 27 from 1-5:45 pm Eastern. New Perspectives on Paul will offer live talks from leading Bible scholars and archaeologists:
David Clausen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, has published the most comprehensive study yet on the traditional location of the Last Supper.
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NEWS PROVIDED BYThe Restoration ProjectApril 19, 2024ATLANTA, April 19, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- 392,715. It's just a number until you realize it is the number of abortions completed by Planned Parenthood according to their 2023 annual report. When that realization sinks in one can't help but wonder if 70-75% of those abortions were on Black women. Why? Because in 2012, Protecting Black Life  published information revealing that 78% of Planned Parenthood's surgical facilities we So

The popular kids series reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.When my oldest daughter, Elaine, was four, I watched her chase a soap bubble around the yard, utterly spellbound, and it struck me as a tiny window into how God must have felt as he watched Adam and Eve encounter each of the animals in Eden. Likewise, when I discovered that my youngest, Olivia, had held a full conversation with me while cutting our kitten’s whiskers under the table, I felt attuned with God’

NEWS PROVIDED BYCatholic League for Religious and Civil RightsApril 19, 2024NEW YORK, April 19, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Bill Donohue, President, Catholic League:On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Inspector General (IG) Michael E. Horowitz released his report on the FBI's leaked memo targeting Catholics, and once again the loyal sons and daughters of the Catholic Church have been slapped in the face.While the IG's re Source: Catholic

A veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.In an important new book, missiologist Darrell Whiteman tells a revealing story about a missionary who had been preaching in a particular community. Without realizing it, the missionary gave offense by wearing expensive shoes in a place where people couldn’t afford shoes of any type. For Whiteman, this anecdote illustrates how much missionaries need to learn—and how many presumptions t

Series like The Wingfeather Saga bring children along for the adventure of following Jesus.I picked up the first book reluctantly. Was I really going to spend my children’s nap time reading children’s fiction? But The Wingfeather Saga had been recommended to me by so many fans that I eventually joined the throngs of Christian adults and kids who’ve enjoyed the series.From the start, author Andrew Peterson captivated my imagination, building a world I could recognize while pushi

Studies find that while less than a third of Americans trust church leaders, 90 percent of Filipinos do.While less than a third of Americans rate clergy as highly honest and ethical, across the globe in the Philippines, 91 percent of the public trusts religious leaders, according to EON Group’s 2021 Philippine Trust Index. Respondents of the survey ranked pastors as the most trusted leaders in Filipino society, compared to a Gallup poll that found clergy in the US ranked lower than 10 othe

NEWS PROVIDED BYAlveda King MinistriesApril 18, 2024ATLANTA, April 18, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Dr. Alveda King, she is available for comment: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels. For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, Peace be within you. For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. ~ Psalm 122:6- Source: Alveda Kin

Work underway on new 450-bed, state-of-the-art medical facility in Rwanda; hub for 'game-changing' telemedicine across AfricaGFA WORLD LAUNCHES MAJOR MEDICAL PROJECT IN EAST AFRICA: Scheduled to be up and running by the end of 2025, a new 450-bed hospital, medical school, and training complex in Kigali, Rwanda, will act as a hub to launch medical missions across Africa, Texas-based GFA World (www.gfa.org) says.NEWS PROVIDED BYGFA WorldApril 18, 2024WILLS POINT, Texas, April 18, 2024 /Christian S

NEWS PROVIDED BYAlveda King MinistriesApril 18, 2024ATLANTA, April 18, 2024 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Dr. Alveda King, she is available for comment: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels. For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, Peace be within you. For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. ~ Psalm 122:6- Source: Alveda Kin

Christian artists work at the intersection of music and climate change.
Christians love to sing about creation. Hymns like “How Great Thou Art” describe the beauty of creation that moves the church to sing, “I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder / Thy power throughout the universe displayed.”Nature can also be a source of confusion or anxiety for believers as they observe eclipses and earthquakes and try to discern God’s role or intent in their unfolding. And

We must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.Christians are readers. We are “people of the book.” We own personal Bibles, translated into our mother tongues, and read them daily. Picture “quiet time” and you’ll see a table, a cup of coffee, and a Bible spread open to dog-eared, highlighted, annotated pages. For Christians, daily Bible reading is the minimum standard for the life of faith. What kind of Christi

Church leaders can offer clear moral and ethical guidance for a practice that violates biblical mandates.On April 8, the Vatican issued Dignitas Infinita, a 20-page document rejecting a variety of practices that violate human dignity. Unsurprisingly, these included human trafficking, violence against women, abortion, euthanasia, sex change, and child abuse. It also included surrogacy.This isn’t the first time the pontificate has come out against this “deplorable” practice, whic

Truth & Liberty Coalition (T&L), Inc., a non-profit based in Woodland Park, Colorado, will hold its annual awards banquet fundraiser on Friday, May 3, 2024, on the campus of Charis Bible College, located at 800 Gospel Truth Way in Woodland Park, Colorado.Riley Gaines, a twelve-time All-American swimmer, will be the keynote speaker for the evening. Known for tying UPenn's Lia Thomas (a biological male swimmer on the women's team) at the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women's Swimming & Diving C

Study: 24 percent of clergy in North Carolina are still opposed to same-sex marriage.After the departure of thousands of traditionalist United Methodist churches from the denomination over the past five years, it might stand to reason that those congregations remaining in the fold are more progressive and open to ordination and marriage of people in same-sex relationships.But the picture is far more mixed.A new report from the Religion and Social Change Lab at Duke University that looked at disa

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Eastern Orthodox poet Scott Cairns reflects on his new collection, his journey of faith, and poetry’s capacity to apprehend inexhaustible realities.Fans of the Harry Potter series might recall the magical tents from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In the film version, when the Weasleys take Harry and others to the Quidditch World Cup, the audience sees rows and rows of small tents, seemingly designed to sleep only one or two people. Harry is confused as he witnesses the others walk in

Leader explains why the movement is seeing its biggest membership bump in 30 years and its mission for the years ahead.As CEO of the United Kingdom’s Evangelical Alliance (EA), Gavin Calver sometimes compares the organization to the polarizing British breakfast spreadMarmite: You either love it or you hate it.The EA hears plenty from its critics, taking hits for stances on issues like transgender identity, and is calling on Christians who love them from a distance to actually join.“W

InChrist Communications assembles expert media panel to discuss role of digital media, 'edgy' angles in creative storytelling'ROCKSTAR LINE-UP' FOR MEDIA EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION: InChrist Communications (ICC, www.InChristCommunications.com) is bringing together experts from across the faith-based media world for an hour-long live expert panel discussiontitled Edgy PR & The Power of New MediaApril 24 at 1 p.m. ET. Click here to sign up for free.NEWS PROVIDED BYInChrist C Source: InChrist Comm

SAN DIEGO: The mess in the Catholic Church has reached an unsustainable degree, says a leading Catholic apologist and author. In a new book from Catholic Answers Press, he details the heated intra-Church conflicts over issues of faith, morals, and prudence, and takes to task progressive Catholic groups and figures for stoking the flames.
In Confusion in the Kingdom, Trent Horn (Why We're Catholic, the Counsel of Trent podcast) presents a Body of Christ riddled with fractures: in areas relat Sour