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Florida megachurch pastor Joel Hunter says evangelicalism is changing, strong interfaith relationships are important, and faith communities should support a broad public policy agenda.
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August 7, 2009: Joel Hunter Interview
"People think the church can save the country, when really some types of political responsibility can save the church," says megachurch pastor Joel Hunter
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July 31, 2009: Interracial Churches
We’re segregated in housing. The job market is segregated, and we end up going to churches with people who look like us. Experts say US churches are ten times less diverse than the neighborhoods they sit in.
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July 31, 2009: Interview with Michael Emerson
Read more of Lucky Severson’s interview about interracial churches with Rice University sociology professor Michael Emerson.
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After ministering in inner-city Los Angeles for almost four decades, Father Peter Banks, an Irish Catholic priest, says "hope is to be able to sing in the middle of the darkness, and I can still sing in the middle of the darkness."
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July 3, 2009: Interview: Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton
Read more of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly’s July 1, 2009 interview in New York City with Riverside Church senior minister, the Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton, who resigned two months after his installation.
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July 2, 2009: Women’s Spiritual Voices: Muslim, Jewish, and Christian
On May 21, 2009 the Moroccan American Cultural Center and the American Jewish Committee sponsored an interfaith panel discussion in New York City on "Women’s Spiritual Voices: Crossing Continents, Finding Common Ground." Panelists explored the roles of women religious leaders in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
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June 19, 2009: Churches in Financial Distress
"Foreclosure is a possibility and something we are concerned about," says Rev. Jane Galloway of Long Beach, California. "If we are unable to make our mortgage payment on time, the default process can be filed and a foreclosure proceeding could begin."
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Controversies about money, theology, race, and the new senior minister are dividing one of the most prominent places of worship in the country.
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June 12, 2009: Extended Interview: Brad Braxton
Read more of the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly interview with the Rev. Dr. Brad Braxton.
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