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Wisconsin faith leaders say that "loving your neighbor" means complying with COVID-19 safeguards

November 30, 2020

Some religious leaders have called measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus — including limits on crowd gatherings and mask requirements — an assault on their religious liberty. The Rev. Sonja Ingebritsen, a Madison pastor, strongly disagrees.

“When Jesus is asked which of the commandments is most important, he answers, to love God with one’s whole being and to love one’s neighbor as oneself,” says Ingebritsen, pastor at the Community of Hope United Church of Christ in Madison. “Despite some of the rhetoric, religious liberty is not threatened by health mandates to limit...

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Major Environmental Wins in Louisiana Have Faith Leaders to Thank

November 23, 2020

On All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, religious leaders from multiple denominations gathered in a sugar cane field in St. James Parish where evidence suggests enslaved African Americans were buried. In 2018, archaeological consultants for Formosa, a company that plans to build a giant plastics manufacturing facility on the site, discovered unmarked gravesites.

Bishop Michael Duca of...

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Greater Hartford faith community calls on governor to declare racism as a public health crisis

November 13, 2020

The faith community of Greater Hartford gathered hundreds of people in a zoom public action to urge officials to declare racism as a public health crisis.  

The faith community says declaring racism as a public health crisis is more than just a declaration, but one that comes with real work.  

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Fairfax County Community Interfaith Coordination

This data was last updated on 27 November 2020.

Fairfax County Cummunity Interfaith Coalition includes the Faith Communities in Action (FCIA) network, the Clergy Leadership Council, and the Faith and Equity Committee 

Address: 12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 408  Fairfax, VA 22035
Email: NCSinterfaith@fairfaxcounty.gov
Phone: 703-324-5185 (Ramona Carroll, Interfaith Coordinator)
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