Category: Religion
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Why Do Catholic Bishops Want to Make Communion Political?
“In a pivotal moment for the U.S. Catholic Church, Pope Francis just said, “I have never denied Communion to anyone.” The pope appears to be taking direct aim at top U.S. bishops, whose Committee on Doctrine is in the process of writing a new document on the Eucharist — a document rooted in the partisan…
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ELCA Grand Canyon Synod “Growing Fervent Voices”
Connert Media Endorses Programs that make Change As part of our Growing Generosity Appeal, we present this video on growing future ministries in the Grand Canyon Synod, planting seeds for Lutheran Advocacy Ministry Arizona ($70,000) and Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada ($30,000). Learn more at gcsynod.org/generosity/fervent-voices. References: University Lutheran Church, Tempe, Arizona ELCA Grand…
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Mattel Accused of Promoting White Supremacy using White Jesus
“Mattel also sells a more expensive, “deluxe” Fisher Price Nativity, which depicts the Magi as people of color. But rather than introducing diversity, as we hope Mattel intended, it just depicts all of the holy characters as white while only including people of color in smaller supporting roles. That introduces an explicit racial hierarchy that…
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Cult or Religion: Happy Science
Most religious professionals classify Happy Science as a cult. Happy Science itself obviously disagrees. You be the judge by reviewing their official website, videos from investigative organizations and news articles. References: Official Website: Happy-Science.org Wikipedia – Happy Science Investigative Reports and Responses Happy Science’s response from their website: Uncovering the false claims by VICE
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Being a Faith Christian Doesn’t Mean Being Equal to a Right-Winger
When corporations and religious institutions invoke religious freedom as a justification for bigotry and discrimination, we speak up. References: Faithful America