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Valuing Women’s Lives: National Women’s Health Week
Everyone from Hallmark to the grocery store to your child’s preschool goes out of their way to say how much they value moms. What would our society look like, however, if we really valued mothers’ and women’s lives?
Power of Beauty Cuts Through What Divides Us
Beauty is a special language that cuts through and sidelines all the things that divide us. Beauty possesses a divine, sacred quality and takes many forms, including what we might call emotional beauty and moral beauty.
May 12, 2021
In today’s news and analysis headlines: South Carolina Aims to Bring Back the Firing Squad; Now There Appear to be Three Paths for Once-United Methodists; Church Attendance is to President Biden as Golf Outings were for Trump; Young U.S. Jews Becoming More Orthodox as American Judaism Splits Between Devout and Secular; and more.
‘Stop Being Political’
Some folks who strongly opposed the strong-armed, rightwing takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention aren’t willing to acknowledge that those same forces have taken over the Republican Party at almost every level.
Faith in My Patients to Decide for Themselves
As an OB/GYN, I see pregnant women who fear they will not survive pregnancy. Abortion will always be a necessary component of comprehensive health care. I have faith in my patients to make the right decision for their lives.
How Giant Mergers Will Affect Your Hospital
Experts argue that hospital mergers will define the US health care system’s future. With the need to upgrade to the latest technology and the constant staff training that results, it is hard for even medium-size hospitals to keep up.
May 11, 2021
In today’s news and analysis headlines: 2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled from Class for ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirts;
Baptist Group Refuses Kentucky State Contract to Provide Care for Abused, Neglected Kids; Largest Church in SBC Ordains Three Women as Pastors; Violence Flares at Jerusalem Mosque as Israel Marks Jerusalem Day; and more.
Truth Decay: Clear-Cut Facts Can’t Be Denied
Even though we’ve been warned by poets, historians and prophets alike, no matter the political season or the political figure, no one has the power to deny history. But that hasn’t stopped some people from trying.
Culture-War Loyalists Take Aim at Latest Battle
The experience and voices of minorities have found their way into our national conversation. The teaching of history is being adjusted to give them a more prominent voice. And the loyal soldiers in the culture war are pushing back.
‘Love, a Tiara and a Cupcake’
Anger. Worry. Self-doubt. Susan Sparks’ latest work is no Pollyannaish book that pretends that faith is a magic bullet that will make all of our problems disappear. It does give us new ways of looking at our problems.
May 10, 2021
In today’s news and curated headlines: The Mothers of Malcolm X, MLK and James Baldwin–New Book Explores How They Shaped Their Sons‘Belonging is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation; A Pennsylvania Lawmaker and the Resurgence of Christian Nationalism; Mississippi GOP Official Warns ‘We Seek the End Time,’ Calls for More Christians to Seek Office; For Some Pastors, the Past Year Was Too Much to Bear; and more
People of Good Faith: Cynthia Mitchell
Cynthia Mitchell is a retired college US history teacher. She currently serves as a member of the strategic advisory board for Good Faith Media’s publishing division.
Reaction and Response: Systemic Racism Can’t Be Denied
Politicians and pundits have offered divergent views on systemic racism and whether or not it exists in the US. Several faith leaders tell Good Faith Media that racism can’t be denied and to deal with it requires honest repentance.
Why Laughter Will Fill the Church’s Future
Plenty of trends look tough for the church’s future. So much of the church of our generation has left a bad taste in people’s mouths. It’s enough to depress anyone. But the church will be fine, and its future filled with laughter.
May 7, 2021
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Biden Approval Ratings: How Religious Groups View the President’s Job Performance; LDS Church Urges Court to Toss Out James Huntsman’s Lawsuit, Says His Bid for Tithing Refund is ‘Without Merit’; US Hits New Records for Transgender Killings. Puerto Rico is the Epicenter of Violence; Historic Mexican Church Rises from the Water After 40 Years; and more
Good Faith Media Fine Tunes Podcast Network
Good Faith Media is developing a podcast network that will include original content, partnership productions and curated podcasts from other organizations. We hope others join the network and help spread a little good faith.
Nurses’ Brutal Honesty Carries Heavy Burden
Nurses have been ranked as the most trustworthy and ethical profession for nearly two decades. They’ve earned this honor because they will be brutally honest to save lives and restore health. But that honesty carries a heavy toll.
Moral Values Mold Public’s View of Journalism
Public trust of journalists has been in decline for decades in the US. A recent study suggested that the public’s view of journalists isn’t shaped by people’s political affiliation, as many assumed, but by their moral values.
May 6, 2021
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Views About National Identity Becoming More Inclusive in U.S., Western Europe; United Methodist Pastor’s Podcast ‘Cross Over Q’ Challenges QAnon, Comforts its Victims; FBC Dallas Will Offer COVID Vaccines Amid Resistance from Evangelicals; Officials Grapple with Coronavirus Hesitancy Among Latino Evangelicals; Learning How to Heal in the Wake of Anti-Asian Hate; and more
Lag B’Omer What?
We all saw the sad news from Israel on April 29 when 45 people were crushed to death and 150 others injured during a Lag B’Omer festival in Meron, a town in upper Galilee. But what is Lag B’Omer, and why is it such a big deal?
Standing for Truth – And the Right to Tell It
Former president Donald Trump famously attacked journalists as an ‘enemy of the people’ and criticized accurate reporting that held him accountable as ‘fake news.’ And many Christians applauded. We must stand for truth, not lies.
Faith Groups, Leaders Hail Revised Refugee Quotas
Faith groups and leaders across the US have welcomed the policy change announced by the Biden administration, which will increase the annual US refugee resettlement quota to 62,500.
May 5, 2021
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Family Members and Civil Rights Leaders Mourned Andrew Brown and Called for Justice at His Funeral; The Rise of Christian TikTok; New Museum for American and the Bible Opens at Independence Mall; George W. Bush says if GOP Stands for ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestantism; Why Muslims in Nashville are Praying at a Methodist Church; and more
Lessons from the Legend of C.B. Pierce
While we certainly are called to lend helping hands, it doesn’t seem God needs or wants our impatient or even well-intended coercion of the assumed unconverted. That’s one lesson learned from the legend of my great-grandfather.
How ‘Lou Grant’ Ignited My Spiritual Call to Journalism
I experienced a spiritual calling to journalism when I was 19 while watching TV. My calling came through the voice of Ed Asner, playing a newspaper editor on CBS’ hit show, ‘Lou Grant.’ For me, journalism is a way to do good.
Church, Health Dept. Team Up for Vaccine Clinic
Early in April, Second Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, was contacted by the state’s Department of Health as a potential location to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the community. More than 200 people were vaccinated.
May 4, 2021
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Religion Both Helped and Hurt During the Pandemic; Fear of the Rapture Consumed Everyone I Knew as an Evangelical Kid. It Took Me Years to See Exactly Why; Tennessee Pastor Doubles Down on Accusation ‘Fake President’ Biden ‘Stole the Election’; Artificial Intelligence Helps Crack the Code of the Dead Sea Scrolls; ‘We are All the Same’; Barcelona Church Opens to Ramadan Diners; and more.
I Needed to Hear Justice, Not Next Time But This Time
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. The verdict is in. Now, we all know who killed George Floyd. Derek Chauvin was convicted by a jury of his peers. I needed to see justice done with my own eyes. Or I would never believe in justice again.
Free Press Steers Society in Right Direction
When millions do not accept basic, verifiable information as readily as drivers follow their GPS devices, society meanders in the wilderness at breakneck speed with its headlights off. That’s why we need to support a free press.
Third of US Kids Live in Low-Income Homes
Despite declines over the last decade, more than one-third of US children live in low-income households with Native American, Black and Latino children significantly more likely to live in poverty than white children, a report found.