WASHINGTON (RNS) For some believers, a God who picks the president is a God close at hand. For skeptics, the belief can lead to catastrophic conclusions. Source: Did God choose Trump? What it means to believe in divine intervention | Religion News Service
The cathedral’s choir will sing and it will host a prayer service. Source: Some upset over National Cathedral’s decision to participate in Trump’s inauguration – The Washington Post
Test your knowledge: See which biblical characters Trump is expected to emulate. Source: Know your Bible? Guess the biblical kings Trump has been compared to – The Washington Post
Students will learn about ‘religious theories justifying racial domination.’ Source: Swarthmore College Offers Class Asking ‘Is God a White Supremacist?’
(RNS) As more African-Americans are killed at the hands of police, seminaries have begun to engage with the Black Lives Matter movement. Source: Seminaries start Black Lives Matter courses | Religion News Service
Here are eight ways I plan to intercede for President Trump regularly. Source: Why You Must Pray for Donald Trump — Charisma Magazine
Sally Sarratt and Maria Swearingen, who long dreamed of co-pastoring a church, will take the pulpit next month Source: Couple hired at D.C. Baptist church among a growing number called to co-pastor in nation’s pulpits – The Washington Post
President Obama leads mourners in singing “Amazing Grace” as he delivers a eulogy for the Rev. Clementa Pinckney during funeral services in Charleston, S.C., June 26, 2015. Pinckney was one of nine victims of a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Ever since the administration Source: The Last 100 Days: Theologian-in-Chief Edition
The divinity schools at Duke and Vanderbilt Universities have instructed their professors to start using more “inclusive” language when referring to God because the masculine pronouns “have served as a cornerstone of the patriarchy.”For example: This year’s divinity course catalogue at Vanderbilt tells professors to give “consistent attention to the use of inclusive language, especially in […]
Barack Obama campaigned for the U.S. presidency on a platform of change. As he prepares to leave office, the country he led for eight years is undeniably different. Profound social, demographic and technological changes have swept across the United States during Obama’s tenure, as have important shifts in government policy and public opinion.
