SNAP lapse stretches churches

Four years after promising $10M for racial reparations, Virginia’s Episcopalians have little to show
Religion News Service: “I felt like we were kind of misled as a task force in terms of level (of) engagement,” said one member of a reparations task force of the diocese’s efforts.

SNAP lapse stretches churches, food pantries past their breaking point*
Sojourners: In Fiscal Year 2023, the federal government paid an average of $574 per month to SNAP recipient households with children, according to the Department of Agriculture. More than 34% of SNAP recipients were households with children.

Mamdani would be New York’s first Muslim mayor. His support transcends religious identity.
Religion News Service: Drawing opposition to Mamdani along religious lines misses an important divide between the Democratic Party establishment and Jewish New Yorkers.

Has theater become everybody’s church?*
The New York Times: New shows by Jen Tullock, Jordan E. Cooper and others have a common theme: You can walk away from the church, but the songs stay with you.

Weeping with the prophets*
The Christian Century: Richard Rohr begs readers to journey from anger to sadness to compassionate love.