Emily McFarlan Miller and Jack Jenkins (RNS) Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., who left the school last year in the wake of multiple scandals, made an appearance at a gathering that included students over the weekend where he invited attendees to the “real Liberty graduation” at his own house next month. Religion News Service has obtained footage of … [Read more...] about Falwell Invites Liberty Students to ‘Real’ Graduation Party at His Farm Despite Lawsuit
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Connecticut Ends Its State Religious Vaccine Exemption
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: Updates headline and clarifies states without religious exemptions. With AP Photos. Connecticut will no longer allow a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The legislation was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. … [Read more...] about Connecticut Ends Its State Religious Vaccine Exemption
Hate Crime Charged to Three Men Involved in the Death of Ahmaud Arbery
On Wednesday a Georgia federal grand jury charged three men with hate crimes in the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery on February 23, 2020, a Black man who was jogging in the neighborhood they chased down in a truck, attempted to unlawfully detain him, then fatally shot him. Greg McMichael (64) and his son Travis McMichael grabbed their guns and chased Arbery down in … [Read more...] about Hate Crime Charged to Three Men Involved in the Death of Ahmaud Arbery
NC Pastors Call for ‘Peace and Justice’ in Wake of Andrew Brown Shooting
(CBN News) Pressure is building for officials in Elizabeth City, NC to release the body camera footage in the police shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. Independent autopsy results ordered by the Brown family are in, revealing that he was shot five times, four in his arm and a shot to the back of the head that took his life. "It went into the base of the neck in the … [Read more...] about NC Pastors Call for ‘Peace and Justice’ in Wake of Andrew Brown Shooting
Black People Overwhelmingly Support Local Police Departments: Poll
(Washington Examiner) An overwhelming percentage of black people believe local police departments are doing a good job, polling shows. Seventy percent of African Americans said law enforcement officers are doing a “very good” or “somewhat good” job, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday. Thirty percent of black adults polled responded that local police are … [Read more...] about Black People Overwhelmingly Support Local Police Departments: Poll