Obama addresses Hispanic Prayer Breakfast
President Obama spoke to Latino church leaders at the annual every-other-year Hispanic Prayer Breakfast in Washington this morning. The special guests included well-known pastor and musician Marcos...
View ArticleDocumentary at Rice depicts Muslims in the Bible Belt
As the city continues to undergo its own dramatic demographic shifts, HoustonPBS’ Community Cinema offers a chance for Houstonians to look at how this phenomenon is taking place in cities across the...
View ArticleSouthern Baptists adopt ‘Gospel response’ toward undocumented immigrants
On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution supporting government efforts to provide paths to citizenship for undocumented immigrants and pledged that churches work toward just...
View ArticleSouthern Baptists taking more open stances on immigration reform
Polls have found white Protestants and evangelicals hold politically conservative positions on illegal immigration and favor tighter borders over system-wide reforms, but that sentiment seems to be...
View ArticleHispanic Baptists in Texas form official convention
The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas, which has been meeting annually for more than 100 years, voted last month to officially incorporate as its own non-profit, Texas Baptists reported. Johnnie...
View ArticleCNN: Houston’s young Hindus Americanize their faith
The CNN Belief blog featured Houston’s growing Hindu population in an article about efforts among young people to “Americanize” their faith. The story begins: In many ways, 29-year-old Rishi Bhutada is...
View ArticleReligious groups part of suit against Alabama immigration law
Legislation passed last month in Alabama is widely considered to be the toughest immigration law in the land. Under the new law, police must determine a person’s residency if they suspect they may be...
View ArticleHouston clergy, politicians gather for immigration prayer service
More than a dozen prominent Houston faith leaders were joined by Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee and Rep. Al Green at an interfaith service, where they prayed for immigration reform as a way to protect family...
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