Christianity

2017 Oct 19

Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration

(All day)

Location: 

45 Francis Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
The Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration conference will gather scholars of various disciplines in conversation alongside activists, organizers, and formerly incarcerated persons. We hope to advance through this workshop a critical study of carceral punishment, especially as it relates to questions of Christian thought and practice, and to provoke awareness and activism around incarceration in America. Organized by Professor Mathew Potts and Assistant Professor Michelle Sanchez. Hosted in the Sperry Room of Harvard Divinity School. Free and open to the public. Registration required:... Read more about Christianity, Race, and Mass Incarceration
2017 Oct 17

Shine a Light: Community Walk and Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness

(All day)

Location: 

5 Damon St, Wayland, MA 01778, USA
Join in a vigil against violence with members of the Wayland Interfaith Leaders Association, the Sudbury-Wayland-Lincoln Domestic Violence Roundtable, and the Lauren Duane Astley Memorial Fund. The walk is planned to start at 5:45 PM at Community Methodist Church (5 Damon Street, Wayland), and end at 7pm at First Parish UU (50 Cochituate Road, Wayland), when the vigil will start and run until about 7:45.  Purple lights will envelope First Parish as they have the Community Methodist Church for two weeks in recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Community members are... Read more about Shine a Light: Community Walk and Vigil for Domestic Violence Awareness

Increase in Sanctuary Churches Popping Up Under Trump - World Religion News

August 9, 2017
A fewer number of undocumented immigrants have taken refuge in churches even as an increasing number have been declaring themselves sanctuaries. Since the time Donald J. Trump has been elected as President of the United States in November 2016, about 400 Christian places of worship have turned into sanctuaries, pushing the number of such churches to over 800. This uptick happened after the newly elected president promised to deport undocumented people numbering in millions from United States soil. Source: ... Read more about Increase in Sanctuary Churches Popping Up Under Trump - World Religion News

For the First Time in 100 Years White House Will Hold Bible Study - World Religion News

August 9, 2017
The Christian Broadcasting Network has reported that Christian leaders now enjoy access to the White House thanks to President Donald J. Trump. The Republican political cabinet now engages in a weekly Bible study which is attended by top administration leaders like Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Vice President Mike Pence. Even Betsy DeVos, the Education Secretary, joins in when she is in Washington. Source: For the First Time in 100 Years White House Will Hold Bible Study... Read more about For the First Time in 100 Years White House Will Hold Bible Study - World Religion News

‘Father Stan’s Our Man’: Okla. farm town honors hometown hero on path to sainthood | Religion News Service

August 2, 2017
OKARCHE, Okla. (RNS) — Past the grain elevator and the bar famous for its fried chicken, Oklahoma Highway 3 leads to a century-old church where the Rev. Stanley Francis Rother served as an altar boy. Yellowish-green grass and brown fields awaiting the planting of the next wheat crop in a few months adorn the prairie as men in western shirts, women carrying babies and children in shorts and dresses fill the pews. They’ve come — a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 400 — to pay tribute to a hometown hero who could become a saint. Source: ... Read more about ‘Father Stan’s Our Man’: Okla. farm town honors hometown hero on path to sainthood | Religion News Service

Houses of worship do some soul-searching as their neighborhoods change | Religion News Service

July 26, 2017

NASHVILLE (USA Today) — A nearly 90-year-old church now stands across the street from a new luxury apartment complex, illustrating how redevelopment has altered its neighborhood.

It also shows that places of worship, like First Baptist Church East Nashville, are not immune to the changes in their communities.

The church’s predominantly black congregation once mirrored the neighborhood’s demographics. But today hip and eclectic East...

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