Anxious, grieving, elated: Clergy prepare to preach into the post-US election whirlwind

Preachers are turning to webinars, directories of appropriate liturgies and moral support from each other as they determine how to address their congregants. ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…
In the US, faith groups are mobilising thousands to march outside the DNC

United States RNS Jameeleh Shelo, a Palestinian American and a native of Chicago, plans to march alongside thousands of others outside the Democratic National Convention next week to protest the party’s stance on Israel. Shelo, who is Muslim, will join people of various faiths and no faith to demand that the party end US aid […]
Americans concerned too many are seeking religious exemptions to vaccines – survey

Washington DC, US RNS A new poll reveals most Americans are in favour of offering religious exemptions for the COVID-19 vaccines, yet express concern that too many people are seeking such exemptions. In the same survey, more than half of those who refuse to get vaccinated say getting the shot goes against their personal faith. […]