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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.
May 3, 2021
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Can Evangelical Christians Become Woke?; Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural American’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics; Colorado Springs Pastor’s Artwork About Sexual Abuse in the Church to be on Display; Israel Holds Day of Mourning for 45 Victims of Deadly Stampede During Religious Celebration; Pope Francis Issues Orders Aimed at Cracking Down on Vatican Corruption; and more.
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.
New Nurturing Faith Titles Focus on Dementia, Tension
“Staring at Dementia” by Danny E. Akin and “Tension” by Gerald L. Borchert are the latest releases from Nurturing Faith books, the publishing imprint of Good Faith Media.
US Homelessness Continues Inching Upward
More than half a million people in the US were homeless in early January 2020, a federal report found. It’s the fourth year in a row that the total number of unhoused persons increased, a trend one official called ‘very troubling.’
‘Nomadland’
Winning the Oscar for best picture, ‘Nomadland’ tells the story of a woman who, after her husband dies and her town shrivels up when the local plant closes, begins to live a life on the road and meets other nomads in her journey.
April 30, 2021
In today’s curated news and headlines: 3 Indicted on Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Shooting (New York Times)
Lubbock Churches Weigh in on Ordinance to Outlaw Abortion, But Not all Are on the Same Side; Evangelicals are Losing Their Climate Skepticism; and more
Rick Santorum Is Wrong – and Right
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum severely devalued the cultures, systems and religions of Indigenous peoples, claiming the US was ‘birthed from nothing’ when colonists arrived. While his main claim was wrong, he got one thing right.
Why We Need to Change Our Culture of Loneliness
More Americans are living alone. This trend – along with the rise in online interactions, work-from-home policies and social distancing over the last year – adds to a culture of loneliness. This failure to connect has consequences.
India’s Deadly COVID-19 Surge: ‘Scary, Heart-Breaking’
India is seeing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, which began to spike in March with a seven-day average now surpassing 300,000 cases per day. Urging prayer, a pastor there called the situation ‘scary and heart-breaking.’
April 29, 2021
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: For Evangelical Leader Jamie Aten, Advocating for Vaccines Led to a Death Threat; Cancel Culture Looks a Lot Like Old Fashioned Church Discipline; Ancient Christian Thinkers Made a Case for Reparations that Has a Striking Relevance Today; Muslims in Germany: Religion is Not a Good Gauge of Integration; and more.
Don’t Underestimate Breathing
People in space are strongly aware of how vital it is to breathe. So are people down below who live in a state of fear, worried that their skin color alone makes them a target of suspicion and violence. It shouldn’t be that way.
Children Easy Targets for Latin American Gangs
COVID-19 has devastated many families, particularly those living on the edge of poverty. That’s especially true in much of Latin America, with few opportunities for education or employment. Many children will be recruited by gangs.