In the US, Black Protestants aren’t least likely to get a vaccine; white evangelicals are
RNS Since before the COVID-19 vaccines hit the market, it has been predicted that Black Americans would choose to be vaccinated at dramatically lower rates than white Americans due to a historic mistrust of the health system. Media stories defined the causes for “vaccine hesitancy” while physicians worried about how to overcome it. Scores of health systems, churches and religious […]
Essay: For many religious Americans, the word ‘liberal’ has become taboo
Co-founder of Religion in Public, RYAN BURGE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the growing aversion to the word ‘liberal’, especially among the religious…
Essay: How to talk about racism in the church without becoming bitter
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JEMAR TISBY, president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, says Christ’s church provides a “beautiful bulwark against bitterness”…