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Pope: Don’t Return to ‘Ailing Normality’
We should not desire a return to our pre-pandemic normality, Pope Francis said in a recent address. COVID-19 has revealed we lived in an ‘ailing normality,’ which was sick with injustice, inequality and environmental degradation.
October 13, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis: Ex-Members of religious group mixed on Barrett nomination; Southern Baptist Seminary has yet to make amends for its history of racism;’ Pro-Life evangelicals endorse Biden, Dobson rallies for Trump and ‘MAGA Church’ Debuts; California GOP installed unofficial ballot boxes in churches, gun shops, other venues; and more
How Your Vote Will Include More of ‘We the People’
Over the course of US history, our Constitution has been amended to include more people who were denied the right to vote originally. That’s why your vote matters. Voting ensures fair and full representation for all.
No Religious Test in Judge’s Confirmation Hearing
Confirmation hearings are set to begin today on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court. All senators should remember this: Do not ask questions that appear to impose a religious test.
2nd Good Faith Forum on Faith and Politics on Oct. 15
Good Faith Media will host its second virtual forum on faith and politics on Oct. 15. The next forum will feature panelists discussing how the circumstances and qualities make 2020 a presidential election like no other.
October 12, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis: The bond between Saint Mark Methodist and Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ community; David Brooks says America is having a moral convulsion; Yelp adds alerts for businesses accused of racism; and more
People of Good Faith: Missy Randall
Missy Randall is the experiences and events coordinator for Good Faith Media.
Religion and Politics: Would Jesus Be Partisan?
The only way to speak truth to power for much of human history has been in person – face to face with the powerful ones. In today’s democracy, we can vote to express truth to power. If Jesus lived in a democracy, he would vote.
Voter Intimidation Illegal; How to Respond If It Happens
In the first presidential debate, President Trump urged his supporters ‘to go into the polls and watch very carefully,’ raising fears he was encouraging voter intimidation. But voter intimidation is illegal. Here’s what you can do.
October 9, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis: Lawsuit against DC Baptist Church supported by 30 Republican senators; Abortion leads one way, immigration another for evangelicals; Pence’s handling of the coronavirus is straight out of the Religious Right playbook; and more
The Hug I Needed
We all need someone who gives us strength. We all need time to escape this world’s noise in order to rock a child to sleep or play on the floor. We need to find someone when we are weak, so they can be strong for us. Thanks, KK!
Voting for Relevance with Imagination
Many Americans will not vote during this election season because there is nothing relevant there for them. Nothing stirs their imaginations enough to warrant casting their vote. Maybe anger and fatigue constrain them from voting.
What Makes Educated Folks Vote Against Science?
I didn’t grow up with a dichotomy between faith and science. Yet the highly educated people I knew voted for anti-science candidate Trump and are ready to do so again. How could they? Turns out it was the wrong question.
October 8, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis: White supremacists remain United States’ deadliest terrorist threat; Do white evangelicals need Mike Pence anymore?; Wisconsin church offers free mental health services to community; and more
Christmas Can’t Come Too Soon?
Even as store Christmas displays pop up, we need to gird ourselves for a different kind of Christmas. But maybe a different kind of Christmas will let us reflect on a night when it didn’t feel like our version of Christmas at all.
Washington Set Tone for Presidential Transitions
George Washington set the tone for peaceful presidential transitions when he chose not to seek office after his second term. Today, our divided nation teeters on a knife’s edge as uncertainty looms over this election’s transition.
Humility: Cultural Virtue for Christian Journey of Antiracism – Part 3
Humility is an opportunity for letting go and listening deeply. Practiced at the level of culture, it is an invitation to learn about how our cultural superiority and white supremacy have devastated cultures and destroyed lives.
October 7, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis: The pandemic has hindered many of the best ideas for reducing violence; Trump evangelical advisors now contracting coronavirus; Churches and schools sue Virginia new LGBTQ employment rights laws; Religion plays an ‘enormous’ role in reversing Climate Change, says UN; and more
Reconsidering Affirmations of Faith
Affirming what one believes has a long history in religious traditions. A story about Waylon Jennings, however, reminds us that the simplest expression of faith often exceeds static, repeat-after-me faith affirmations.
Dancing with Covenant that ‘Brung’ You
We have broken our national covenant many times, lured away by other ‘seductive dance partners.’ As we make decisions about our nation in the next few weeks, let’s remember to dance with the covenant that ‘brung’ us.
Humility: Cultural Virtue for Christian Journey of Antiracism – Part 2
Humility, in respect to racism, means undoing the high view of whiteness, even if the lingering effects of white supremacy are unintentional. And it is unintentional since none of us would call ourselves white supremacists.
October 6, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: An unexpected act of generosity; How does QAnon hook people in?; How hatred came to dominate politics; and more
When Your Story Feels Anti-Climatic
No story worth telling ends in the middle. While no one seems happy in 2020, we’re still in the middle of the story. But it feels like an anticlimax. Ahead, beyond the screen, awaits fulfillment, good times, renewal and inspiration.
Humility: Cultural Virtue for Christian Journey of Antiracism – Part 1
I was the pompous Christian college student who memorized Scripture with friends, even if I didn’t truly live them. It was misplaced rigor, misguided piety and an out-of-focus faith. What could turn around my selfish ambition?
Christianity Not Political? Think Again
Those who claim that ‘Christianity is not political’ fail to understand what Christianity is. The trick is how to recover this understanding of a ‘Christian politic’ without falling prey to a partisanship either right or left.
October 5, 2020
In today’s curated news and analysis headlines: Are Republicans the ‘Party of Religion?’; A new group of evangelicals form to support Biden; Major U.S. diocese becomes largest to file for bankruptcy after 200 sexual abuse lawsuits; French president Macron defends nation’s secular values, calls Islam a religion ‘In Crisis’; and more
People of Good Faith: Vickie Frayne
Vickie Frayne is the creative coordinator for publishing and marketing at Good Faith Media.
Plan to Get Punched in the Mouth
Humans have always had fists, and those who work toward justice, fairness and equity can expect to be punched in the mouth. For those of us who practice nonviolence, that’s the moment our commitment ceases to be academic.
To Dismantle White Supremacy, Examine Christian Nationalism
Once again, this time at the first presidential debate, the president equivocated on white supremacy and the violence inspired by it. Christians can’t hem and haw like Trump; they must stand against violent white nationalism.
October 2, 2020
Today’s curated news headlines include: Alabama governor apologizes to victim of 1963 Klan church bombing; Southern Baptists leaders denounce white supremacy after Trump refuses to do so; ‘Woke’ Christians are eroding Trump’s base; a theory about conspiracy theories; and much more