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RCC Washington, DC chapter at the 5th Annual DC Interfaith Leadership Summit
The Washington, DC chapter participated in the Resource Fair at the 2017 DC Interfaith Leadership Summit on January 30 and coordinated by the Interfaith Conference of Washington at Howard University School of Divinity. In attendance were young adults ages...
New York Chapter learns about Newtown film
On January 17th, the New York chapter of the RCC met at the Episcopal Church Center for their first meeting of the year. The guest speaker this month was Carol Anne Dolan, executive producer of the documentary Newtown. Newtown originated with Odyssey...
Peter Manseau discusses the intersection and importance of religion in American history
By Maya Boddie, Baptist Joint Committee intern America’s story cannot be told without mentioning religion, and Peter Manseau has been tasked with telling that story at the Smithsonian. The Lilly Endowment Curator of American Religious History spoke to the...
D.C. Chapter explores crisis communication tools
By Maya Boddie, Intern, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty Every communications expert knows that, at some point, a crisis can and will occur. What every communications expert does not know, is how to properly respond. Recovering journalist...
Susan Sparks: When religion and humor intersect
By Linda Bloom Susan Sparks has made a career – make that several careers – at the intersection of religion and humor. Her philosophy, honed through a personal journey that has taken her from trial lawyer to standup comedian to pastor, is a simple one: "If...
Religion News Service editor-in-chief speaks to DC chapter
By Joben David, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty intern Jerome Socolovsky knows a thing or two about good reporting. But it is his knowledge and appreciation of religion that makes him an asset at his role as the Editor-in-Chief of Religion News...
Diverse group of religion communicators gathered to build bridges, find avenues and discover intersections
NEW YORK (April 5, 2016) — In a world with dizzying religious diversity, taking time to consider ways to enrich communication among religious groups and with the public is important now more than ever before. Over three days March 31 to April 2, more than...
Media panelists offer tips for coverage
By Katherine Kerr, APR NEW YORK — Members of the media panel for the “Re-Imagining the Religion Beat” plenary offered several suggestions to increase the likelihood of getting media coverage at a time when news holes for faith-related stories has shrunk....
Grim says faith is good for the economy, peace is good for business
By Kelly Fanning NEW YORK — Brian J. Grim, Ph.D., author of The Price of Freedom Denied and president and founder of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF), presented an information-rich argument that faith is good for the economy, and,...
Diverse group of religion communicators gathered to build bridges, find avenues and discover intersections
NEW YORK (April 5, 2016) — In a world with dizzying religious diversity, taking time to consider ways to enrich communication among religious groups and with the public is important now more than ever before. Over three days March 31 to April 2, more than...
RCC members hear updates, re-elect Tom at annual meeting
By Jim Cullumber NEW YORK — Casey Tom, general manager of Faith for Today of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, was re-elected president of the Religion Communicators Council at the council’s annual convention in New York April 1. She will be joined on the...
Election year and beyond: Social and political activism in the city’s black churches
By Bill Aiken* NEW YORK — It’s clear that the so-called “Black Church” cannot be defined as one single thing. Especially in a city as large and diverse as New York, black churches embrace a broad range of issues, passions, challenges and concerns – from the...