by RNS staff (RNS) Los Angeles pastor Stephen “Cue” Jn-Marie is quick to point out the movement for Black lives and Black Lives Matter has been going on for eight years, but he believes it was "an act of God" that transformed it last year into the largest social movement in U.S. and world history. “Who can articulate that, but a faith leader?” he added. For Jn-Marie, … [Read more...] about One Year After George Floyd’s Murder, Faith Leaders Continue the Call for Racial Reckoning
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McDonald’s Location Offers iPhones to New Hires in Light of Labor Shortage, According to Sign
(Fox Business) A McDonald’s restaurant might be offering iPhones to new hires. That’s at least what one hiring sign says, according to a Twitter user who snapped a picture of a red and yellow poster from outside the store. The photo, captured by @Brogawd_, was shared Sunday evening. "McDonald’s Now Hiring," the sign reads. "Free iPhone." However, the … [Read more...] about McDonald’s Location Offers iPhones to New Hires in Light of Labor Shortage, According to Sign
Charleston Church Shooter Making Appellate Arguments
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation is making his appellate argument that his conviction and death sentence should be overturned. Oral arguments in the case of Dylann Roof are scheduled to be held Tuesday before a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. … [Read more...] about Charleston Church Shooter Making Appellate Arguments
Will Christian Colleges Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine This Year?
(ChurchLeaders) Although 2021 graduates only recently departed campus, universities across America have begun debating whether to require the COVID-19 vaccine when students return this fall. Evangelical Christians, a group with some of the highest rates of vaccine skepticism, are especially watching to see what faith-based and evangelical colleges decide. So far, … [Read more...] about Will Christian Colleges Mandate the COVID-19 Vaccine This Year?
Biden Jokes About Running Over Reporter Who Asks If She Can Question Him About Israel
(CBN News) President Joe Biden caused a bit of a stir Wednesday when he jokingly told a journalist to step in front of a car when she tried to ask him a question about Israel. The president was visiting a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan, where he was seated behind the steering wheel of the company’s new F-150 Lightning truck, which he was test driving. While he was … [Read more...] about Biden Jokes About Running Over Reporter Who Asks If She Can Question Him About Israel