(Chicago Tribune) — Pacing as he dabbed his sweaty face with a towel, the Rev.James T. Meeks fired up his large crowd with an energetic rant about City Hall’s shortcomings — poor garbage pickup, red-light cameras, underperforming public schools. “It’s time for us to stand up. It’s time for us to get up. It’s time […]
(The Grio) — A New Jersey minister is ordering members of his flock to give up Facebook. Pastor Cedric Miller will tell all married leaders of the Living Word Christian Fellowship in Neptune to sign off Facebook for good this coming Sunday. Miller says he doesn’t want to vilify Facebook, but explains he has counseled […]
(TribLocal) — In the midst of a debate over changing zoning requirements for religious institutions in certain districts, Evanston Alderman Ann Rainey recently led a group of pastors and city officials on a tour along the block of Howard Street where she says too much religion has been bad for business. A lack of zoning […]
The battle against complacency puts politics in the pulpit.
CNN explores role of black churches.
(Chicago Sun Times) — The question of whether the Rev. James Meeks could run both his megachurch and the City of Chicago at the same time shouldn’t even be an issue, a group of African-American ministers said Sunday. There are plenty of cases across the nation of religious leaders holding down demanding political jobs, they […]
(WSJ) — Four of the 27 new charter schools opening in New York City this fall have ties with religious organizations, although leaders insist curriculum and instruction will be secular. Supporters say the new schools are a welcome addition amid overcrowded classrooms and heightened demand for charters, especially in neighborhoods with low-performing schools. But the development […]
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — Many churches around metro Atlanta are working to comply with Federal Communications Commission rules to upgrade their wireless microphone systems or face stiff penalties. Read More…
(Chicago Tribune) — On a recent Sunday morning, the Rev. Stephen Thurston stood on the pulpit before a packed New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago while a health care worker swabbed his upper and lower gums. After his sermon, she announced the results: Thurston had tested negative for HIV. It was an unusual scene in an African-American […]
(Chicago Tribune) — Barrington High School senior Daniel Santoro can’t wait to strut across the stage of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington to accept his diploma next month. But the fact that he’ll be marching where pastors normally preach on Sundays irks some advocates for the separation of church and state. They say public school […]
Traditional neighborhood churches in Harlem have been weakened by gentrification.