Tag: Faith-based
“This world is filled with so many problems you almost don’t know where to start. When you gather a bunch of people together there’s strength, and there’s encouragement in that…Instead of hearing a sermon, they come here and be the sermon,” says Grace Community Church senior pastor John Slye. More
“The public and political impact of lived religion across the planet is huge,” says Shaun Casey, head of the new State Department Office of Faith-Based Community Initiatives. More
Find out more about how you can help faith-based disaster relief organizations working in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. More
Faith outreach, faith communities, faith councils, faith coalitions, and faith issues were all on display in Charlotte as Democrats tried to mobilize voters “around the values that are exemplified by the president.” More
Faith-based delegates to the 2012 Republican National Convention talk about how their religious beliefs motivate their politics, what issues they believe are most important this election, and the role they think faith-based voters should play. More
“These schools are the jewels of their neighborhood, and we need to save them,” says Susan Work, president of Holy Family Ministries in Chicago. More
“Our Christian faith,” says David Montague, director of the Memphis Teacher Residency program, “informs our belief that every child can learn.” More
“The houses are not just ‘given’ to the families,” says Dr. Brenda Williams, “They have to work for it. They have to earn it.” She and her husband have been using their own money to provide homes to disadvantaged families. More
“I feel the young people and children, adolescents, all of them, they all need an opportunity…they need a good education,” says Sister Judith Lupo, head of a Catholic social services agency called Bom Parto. More
“The way we spend our money is ultimately one of the greatest signs of our moral convictions,” says Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz. More