People of Good Faith: Cynthia Mitchell

People of Good Faith: Cynthia Mitchell

Cynthia Mitchell is a retired college U.S. history teacher. A year ago, she and her husband, Brad, moved to the small town of Eufaula, Alabama, when he became the chaplain for the 1,400-employee Tyson chicken processing plant. Their five children and five...
Moral Values Mold Public’s View of Journalism

Moral Values Mold Public’s View of Journalism

Public trust of journalists has been in decline for decades in the U.S. A recent study conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research (AP-NORC) suggests that a key factor is skepticism about several core journalistic principles. Five core...
Faith Groups, Leaders Hail Revised Refugee Quotas

Faith Groups, Leaders Hail Revised Refugee Quotas

Faith groups and leaders across the U.S. have welcomed the policy change announced by the Biden administration on May 3, which will increase the annual U.S. refugee resettlement quota to 62,500. The previous administration had reduced resettlement quotas to 15,000 for...
Third of US Kids Live in Low-Income Homes

Third of US Kids Live in Low-Income Homes

More than one-third of U.S. children live in low-income households, according to fact sheets published in early April by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). NCCP analysis of United States Census Bureau data for 2019 – released at Census.gov in the fall...
People of Good Faith: Hal Bass

People of Good Faith: Hal Bass

Hal Bass is professor emeritus of political science at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He is a member of the Good Faith Media strategic advisory board for news and opinion. What story, verse or passage from your faith tradition’s sacred...