Joshua DuBois
At National Cathedral, leaders of different parties, perspectives call for civility
By Adelle M. Banks — February 22, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore spoke about their participation in the ‘Disagree Better’ project and noted their efforts to seek bipartisan solutions.
Bishop T.D. Jakes continues longtime commitment to Md. revival in wake of rumors
By Adelle M. Banks — January 12, 2024
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (RNS) — ‘I love you back,’ he told those who welcomed him back to the revival. ‘I feel your prayers. I’m thankful to God for them.’
Bishop T.D. Jakes helps launch online hub to aid faith leaders with mental health tools
By Adelle M. Banks — November 15, 2023
(RNS) — Jakes introduced the ‘Faith and Mental Health Hub,’ a free online course that aims to define mental health, reduce stigma and encourage self-care activities.
Obama faith adviser accuses Trump counterpart of laying spiritual groundwork for Capitol insurrection
By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks — April 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The chickens came home to roost on Jan. 6,’ said Joshua DuBois, faith adviser to Barack Obama, in an exchange with Johnnie Moore, an evangelical Christian adviser to Donald Trump.
Biden should reestablish the faith-based office
By Chuck Currie — December 16, 2020
(RNS) — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the opportunity to reengage with America’s diverse faith community.
Church bells, shofars to sound in honor of John Lewis during his funeral
By Adelle M. Banks — July 30, 2020
(RNS) — Congregations without bells can ‘honor in other appropriate ways, including moments of silence, changing church signs, and more,’ reads the interfaith request about Lewis.
Something for Trump’s new faith-based office to do
By Mark Silk — June 12, 2018
Ralph Reed, take note.
#blacklivesmatter in Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s ‘A.D.’
By Adelle M. Banks — April 1, 2015
(RNS) Mark Burnett and Roma Downey's "The Bible" miniseries was criticized as too white. Now they're back with "A.D.," and the cast is more multicultural than you might imagine.
Southern Baptists try to diversify churches — but will it work?
By Heidi Hall — February 23, 2015
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) Russell Moore's proposed solution -- diversifying worship spaces -- will take some work. Of 50,500 Southern Baptist congregations, 3,502 identify as predominantly African-American, or about 7 percent.
C.T. Vivian adds Presidential Medal of Freedom to a lifetime of activism
By Adelle M. Banks — November 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As one of the last surviving members of a generation of civil rights icons, the Rev. C.T. Vivian was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the nation's first African-American president.
Aide shares the Bible devotionals he sent to President Obama each morning
By Adelle M. Banks — October 21, 2013
(RNS) Joshua DuBois continues to send devotional messages to President Obama every morning, even though he stepped down in February as director of Obama's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Crowds recall the faith that animated MLK’s unfinished dream
By Lauren Markoe and Adelle M. Banks — August 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) "We can never forget as we celebrate, as we remember ... that it was that faith and the spirit of God itself that fueled, that infused the movement that led to great change and transformation," said the Rev. Bernice King.
Melissa Rogers new head of White House faith-based office
By Adelle M. Banks — March 13, 2013
(RNS) Church-state expert Melissa Rogers will be the new director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
DuBois leaving White House faith-based post
By Lauren Markoe — February 7, 2013
(RNS) President Obama opened the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday (Feb. 7) with the news that Joshua DuBois, head of the White House office focused on the intersection of religion and public policy, will step down this week.
READ: Obama’s remarks at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast
By Daniel Burke — February 7, 2013
(RNS) President Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast this morning in Washington.
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