by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 16, 2021 | News
Female clergy in the United Methodist Church (UMC) are underrepresented and underpaid, according to a report published in late October. Women comprise more than half of all UMC members, but only 31.8% of all UMC clergy were females in 2020. Of the five UMC...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 15, 2021 | News
Non-Christian faith traditions are the most affirming of religious diversity in the U.S., while white evangelical Protestants are the least affirming, according to a Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) report published in early November. A strong majority (71%)...
by Good Faith Media | Nov 12, 2021 | News
Imad Enchassi is the founder, imam and president of the Islamic Society of Greater Oklahoma City. He also serves as the chair of Islamic Studies at Oklahoma City University, and as visiting professor at Phillips Theological Seminary and Saint Paul School of Theology....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 11, 2021 | News
Muslim Americans are more generous givers toward charitable causes than the average non-Muslim U.S. adult, according to a report published last month by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Currently, Muslims comprise just over 1% of the U.S....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 10, 2021 | News
The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has signed on to a letter urging the development and adoption of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. ISNA, the largest and oldest Muslim organization in the U.S., announced this decision in a Nov. 8 press release. There...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 9, 2021 | News
Human rights, and specifically religious liberty, are increasingly under attack in Myanmar (Burma), following a military coup, according to a country update published by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Nov. 4. The predominantly...
