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  • Biden to sign executive order reestablishing White House faith office

    02/14/2021 3:24:15 PM PST · by ebb tide · 56 replies
    Religion News Service ^ | February 14, 2021 | Jack Jenkins, Adelle M. Banks
    Biden to sign executive order reestablishing White House faith officeThe order reappoints Melissa Rogers, who headed the office under President Barack Obama.WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Sunday (Feb. 14) reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, undoing former President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape an agency that went largely unstaffed for most of his tenure.In a statement accompanying the announcement of the executive order, Biden echoed his recent remarks to the National Prayer Breakfast, bemoaning widespread physical and economic suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic, racism and climate...
  • White House looks to curb anti-Muslim sentiment

    12/15/2015 8:35:31 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 71 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | 12/15/2015 | By NICOLE DURAN
    The White House on Monday began "staff-level" meetings and calls with religious leaders to discuss how they could help combat growing anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. Valerie Jarrett, senior adviser to President Obama, and Melissa Rogers, who leads the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, held a conference call with leaders of all religions from across the country. "Spoke with 890+ religious leaders to thank them for speaking up for every American's right to be free from religious discrimination," Jarrett tweeted on Monday. Administration officials "routinely" interact with religious leaders, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on...