by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 10, 2021 | News
Molly T. Marshall, a retired Baptist theologian, will become the interim president of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, the seminary announced today. Established in 1962 and located in St. Paul, Minnesota, the school is affiliated with the United Church...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 9, 2021 | News
Poverty in the U.S. has been reduced significantly by social safety net programs, but ethnic and racial disparities persist, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) report published January 28. Since 1970, all racial and ethnic groups have seen a...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 8, 2021 | News
Nearly one-third (29%) of white evangelicals in the U.S. who have experienced online harassment say it is due to their religious affiliation, according to a Pew Research Center report published Feb. 1. The report is based on data analysis from the findings of a survey...
by Good Faith Media | Feb 5, 2021 | News
Jana Peterson lives near Bozeman, Montana, and is nearing completion of her master of divinity degree at the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. A mother of six, she was a self-described “homeschooling homemaker” for 15 years before pursuing her education while...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 3, 2021 | News
U.S. prisons and jails saw a significant decline in the inmate population during 2020, according to a Vera Institute of Justice report published on January 25. There were 2,115,000 incarcerated people in 2019 – 1,435,500 in U.S. prisons and 758,419 in U.S. jails....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Feb 2, 2021 | News
Re-entering the Paris climate agreement was among the first actions taken by President Biden following his Jan. 20 inauguration. One of several executive orders signed on his first day in office began the process for the U.S. to reenter the 2015 Paris Agreement. The...
