On August 25th, Governor Pritzker signed into law “CESSA,” an act creating an Illinois-wide version of the police-free mental-health crisis response we’re campaigning for in Chicago. Now 911 responses must coordinate with a new Illinois police-free mobile mental-health service.
We are thrilled to participate in #NCSW2019, alongside our friends Nuns&Nones! Follow the hashtag this week for highlights from our #RadicalGrace screenings around the country.
“With each new firing, the injustice of these actions becomes clearer and clearer to #Catholic people in the pews,” Francis DeBernardo, the group’s executive director, tells @americamag @NewsWaysMinistry @CTACatholics
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“Chicago-based writer Nilwona Nowlin spoke with Almeda Wright, assistant professor of religious education at Yale Divinity School, about how the church can better equip, engage, and embrace young African Americans” via @CTmagazine#education#faith https://t.co/MLaf0n0Wrs
Des Moines Catholic Workers, VFP members and their allies have protested #war and #drone#warfare numerous times in recent years, including a recent demonstration at the Iowa Air Guard Drone Command Center via @workersworld https://t.co/E9TEkImUp0
While #Evangelical pastors in Latin America are embracing varied ideologies, their views on #gender and #sexuality are typically conservative, patriarchal and homophobic via @jcorrales2011@nytimes https://t.co/12moL6qV48
Abdul Hamid Samra, #Muslim religious leader said, “I hope and pray to God that he will always unite our hearts and bring us together”. Samra welcomed @univiami #students and #leaders of other #faiths into his mosque via @MiamiHurricane https://t.co/jhy6LTP88I
"The majority of the church are the people in the pews, the laity, and the majority of the #church has already decided that it accepts #LGBT people." via @NBCOUT @EBCatholic https://t.co/gq5iTpOXvd
Author Almeda Wright explores the lessons that young #AfricanAmericans have to teach #Christians about the way they interact with the religion and social justice via @CTmagazine https://t.co/MLaf0n0Wrs
“We’ve always been here and are just claiming our rightful space within Islam,” says artist Yas Ahmed, a Queer Muslim artist via @HuffPost@CarolKuruvilla#Muslim#LGBTQ https://t.co/vS7lD22Ic5
Focus on self-love. With the increasing #volatility of the world, self-care is more vital than ever, here are some #selfcare tips via @bitchmedia@SabrinaNelson https://t.co/ogDy3aCCCH
After marrying her true love, Jocelyn Morffi, a gay teacher at a #Catholic school, lost her job for violating the church rules via @TIME@AP#LGBT https://t.co/i3tbo50ec0
The #Pope speaks out against “fake news” and blames the difficulty of eliminating it on people interacting with homogeneous news environments rather than listening to differing perspectives and opinions via @RosaFlores@CNN#PopeFrancis https://t.co/fzoOlTtWqM
At least 80 people have been fired from #Catholic institutions in cases related to sexual orientation via @americamag @NewsWaysMinistry @CTACatholics https://t.co/o7kGUNVYOh