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  State Department promises devotion to religious liberty

  State Department officials sought to provide assurances the Biden administration will maintain the United States’ commitment to international religious freedom in commenting on the latest annual report on the issue.

  05/18/2021 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Bush seeks to humanize immigration debate

  Rather than engage in policy debates about immigration, former President George W. Bush said he wanted to “paint a positive picture”—quite literally—of immigrants that “rises above the noise” and humanizes a complex issue.

  05/06/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Refugee advocates commend Biden for increased goal

  Evangelical Christian and other advocates for refugee resettlement applauded President Biden’s increase of this year’s admission cap after objecting to his much lower goal less than three weeks ago.

  05/04/2021 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Francis Collins: ‘Love your neighbor,’ get COVID-19 vaccine

  Evangelical Christian Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, urged his fellow evangelicals—many of whom have resisted the COVID-19 vaccine—to get the shot and encourage others to do the same.

  04/28/2021 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  CDC: Masked, vaccinated people can worship indoors safely

  The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened the agency’s social distancing recommendations, saying fully vaccinated people who wear masks can safely attend many indoor events such as worship services.

  04/28/2021 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Health care and faith leaders join in vaccine distribution

  Religious leaders have opened houses of worship as clinics for COVID-19 vaccinations or acted as go-betweens, referring people who have had limited opportunities to get COVID-19 shots in their arms.

  04/26/2021 - By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service

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  Evangelicals wait for Biden to fulfill promise on refugees

  Evangelical Christian and other advocates for refugee resettlement in the United States are waiting to see if the Biden administration will fulfill its latest commitment, following what they described as a disappointing failure by the president.

  04/20/2021 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Scholars critique white condemnation of critical race theory

  Four Black professors from major universities and divinity schools found fault with the way some conservative white evangelicals have condemned critical race theory.

  04/16/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Black scholars offer differing perspectives on religious freedom

  Four Black scholars offered perspectives on religious freedom informed by the experiences of African Americans during a lecture series sponsored by the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty.

  04/16/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor

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  Christian campus groups win in federal court

  Federal courts recently delivered victories to student faith-based groups that were kicked off state university campuses for requiring their leaders to be Christians.

  04/08/2021 - By Tom Strode / Baptist Press

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  Black and Asian leaders discuss church role in fighting racism

  Panelists at Black & Asian Christians United Against Racism, livestreamed April 5 from Apostolic Faith Church in Chicago, discussed the histories, struggles and contributions of each community and the importance of creating that partnership between them.

  04/07/2021 - By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News Service

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  Funeral assistance available for deaths due to COVID-19

  Ministers seeking to comfort grieving families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 also can let them know financial assistance is available to defray funeral expenses.

  03/25/2021 - By Ken Camp / Managing Editor