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You’re Wrong, Franklin Graham: God Was at DNC
Franklin Graham, popular evangelical leader and Republican political activist, decried the Democratic National Convention, claiming he watched ‘the absence of God.’ Here are 3 reasons his statement is absolutely wrong.
August 25, 2020
Today’s curated news and opinion headlines include: a Louisiana church offers sanctuary to protestors; the Falwells exposed in sex triangle, Jerry resigns as president of Liberty University; Franklin Graham’s niece speaks out against Trump; families confront the New Zealand mosque shooter; and more.
COVID-19 Hits Long-Term Care Patients Hardest
COVID-19 continues to spread across the US, but older patients in long-term care facilities have been hit the hardest. It is time we have a serious discussion about the risk our most vulnerable populations face during this pandemic.
3 Steps: How to Live When No End’s in Sight
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the world, and no one knows when the pandemic will end. How do we live under such circumstances? Here are 3 steps on how to face the daily scourge of the coronavirus.
Organized Religion: 5th in US Confidence Index
Organized religion ranked fifth out of 16 institutions surveyed in Gallup’s annual confidence index, with 42% of adults saying they have a ‘great deal’ or ‘quite a lot’ of confidence in religion, ending a multiyear slide.
September 24, 2020
Today’s curated news and opinion headlines include: false conspiracy theories spreading in America’s Christian communities; Joe Biden’s overtly religious campaign; Black Christians live out their faith by fighting for voter access; evangelical seminary condemns Black Lives Matter movement; and more.
People of Good Faith: John D. Pierce
John D. Pierce, executive editor/publisher of Good Faith Media, has served for 20 years as editor of Nurturing Faith Journal. He was previously managing editor of the Christian Index.
7 Truths Define My Progressive Faith – Part 2
Faith in the divine should not be a set of rules to recite, but an adventure to experience. With that in mind, I offer my four remaining truths that have shaped my progressive faith. What are you waiting for? Let’s go forward!
Faith Doesn’t Drive Violence; Hatred, Fear Do
After surviving the massacre of his village as a child, this imam should hate people practicing the Jewish and Christian faiths. He doesn’t. He would later learn hatred in one’s heart and fear of the ‘other’ drive brutality.
5 Things to Understand About Politics and USPS
With the pandemic making life dangerous in long lines at polling places, the USPS has become the center of a partisan spat. It’s enough to shock Mr. McFeely. Here are five things to keep in mind as the situation develops.
August 21, 2020
In today’s curated news and opinion headlines: Religions for Peace assisting with COVID-19 relief in many countries; 2,500 evangelicals sign a statement affirming science during the pandemic; new from Ireland, and more.
7 Truths Define My Progressive Faith – Part 1
I practice a progressive faith because I believe Jesus was progressive in every sense of the word. Seven truths helped define my progressive faith. Here’s three today to whet your appetite; the other four I’ll discuss tomorrow.
Aug. 25: Final Virtual Good Faith Forum on Public Ed
Good Faith Media will host its final public education forum on Aug. 25, focusing on public education funding and privatization efforts. The forum will be livestreamed to GFM’s Facebook page at 1 p.m. CDT / 2 p.m. EDT.
Baptists Must Reckon with Their Past
Baptists have long praised themselves for promoting religious liberty, but it’s a whitewashed history, ignoring the religiously based violence they committed against Blacks by supporting slavery. It’s time we own up to our past.
August 20, 2020
Today’s curated news and opinion headlines include: a Texas church long equipping internationals; religion and the presidential election; some evangelicals call for police and justice reform; the struggle between racial liberalism and racial conservatism; and more.
Can Left Be Right?
Statistics suggest about 10% of the population is left-handed, for no obvious reason. As we acknowledge the recently passed International Lefthanders’ Day, southpaws have played a couple of bit parts in the Bible. Read on.
Judaism Can Be Antidote to World’s Evils
Throughout the centuries, far too many acts of violence have been committed in the name of religion. The teaching of Judaism, when properly applied, would present a possible antidote to this evil. After all, we are all one!
How QAnon Has Hijacked Anti-Trafficking Movement
QAnon spreads misinformation and outright lies about what human trafficking looks like in the US. If people believe QAnon’s version of human trafficking, they won’t look for it where it actually is – in their own backyards.
August 19, 2020
Today’s curated news and opinion headlines include an alternative religion infiltrating churches; an evolving abortion fight landscape; Catholic divisions over politics; presidential candidate Joe Biden’s priority of reaching evangelicals; and more
But What About Abortion?
Abortion is rightly a complex, emotional and ethical issue worthy of thoughtful engagement and compassionate responses. Yet few are willing to engage it in such a way that might lead to the very goals they claim to seek.
Is Our Concern Over Religious Persecution Too Narrow?
Most Christian prayers voiced about global religious persecution focus on Christians. We must be better informed about persecution of all faiths to be able to pray for peace and protection for all, not just our Christian siblings.
Human Trafficking: Following Myths, Missing Reality
While human trafficking has received increased visibility in the media and on social media, one member of an anti-trafficking coalition says many of the reports shared are myths, which will regretfully hinder children being saved.
August 18, 2020
Today’s curated news and opinion headlines examine religion and the presidential election and a religion and schools controversy in Ireland.
Website Tells Stories of Lost Health Care Workers
A new website has put faces on those health care workers who have died from COVID-19. The pictures and brief profiles of each health care worker remind us they were someone’s parent, sibling, child or spouse.
When History Was Erased in a Black Cemetery
In Waco, Texas, a park was built over the bodies of dead Black Americans while markers were erected commemorating white soldiers who fought to preserve slavery. It’s another decision showing how we’re complicit in racism.
Some Clergy Unequipped to Minister to Abused
While nearly three-fourths of Protestant ministers feel they are ‘somewhat equipped’ for trauma care ministry, they feel less able to effectively minister to those who have experienced forms of abuse, a Barna report said.
August 17, 2020
Today’s curated news and opinion headlines include: Christian colleges ask if God wants them to reopen; Joe Biden reaches out to evangelicals; a scientific study of an interfaith soccer team; and more
People of Good Faith: Autumn Lockett
Autumn Lockett is the executive director of development and marketing at Good Faith Media.
How to Get Conservatives to Wear Masks
With children returning to school, the risk heightens they’ll likely be infected with the COVID-19 virus and transmit it to someone they love. We are all in this thing together. Wearing a mask is the least we can do.
Morality Without God? World Has Mixed Response
Is it necessary to believe in a higher power in order to be a moral person and have good values? Wide-ranging responses to this question are visible between, and even within, nations, a recent Pew Report found.