Fiona Andre

2 weeks ago | wordandway.org | Fiona Andre |Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

NEW YORK (RNS) — A 17th-century letter considered the blueprint for religious freedom in the U.S. was displayed for the first time in seven years at the New York Public Library on Tuesday (April 8). The Flushing Remonstrance, signed by 30 settlers and opposing a ban on Quaker worship, will be on display through Thursday in the Edna Barnes Salomon Room of the library. The “Flushing Remonstrance: Let Everyone Remain Free” exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks law.

2 weeks ago | baptiststandard.com | Fiona Andre

NEW YORK (RNS)—A 17th-century letter considered the blueprint for religious freedom in the United States was displayed for the first time in seven years at the New York Public Library on April 8. The Flushing Remonstrance, signed by 30 settlers and opposing a ban on Quaker worship, will be on display through April 10. The “Flushing Remonstrance: Let Everyone Remain Free” exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks law.

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Fiona Andre

NEW YORK (RNS) — A 17th-century letter considered the blueprint for religious freedom in the U.S. was displayed for the first time in seven years at the New York Public Library on Tuesday (April 8). The Flushing Remonstrance, signed by 30 settlers and opposing a ban on Quaker worship, will be on display through Thursday in the Edna Barnes Salomon Room of the library. The “Flushing Remonstrance: Let Everyone Remain Free” exhibition celebrates the 60th anniversary of the New York City Landmarks law.

3 weeks ago | ministrywatch.com | Jessica Eturralde |Fiona Andre

Pastor and Grammy-nominated gospel artist Marvin Sapp is addressing criticism after a resurfaced video went viral on X showing him instructing ushers to “close the doors” while taking up a church offering. The clip, taken during the 109th Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Convention in July 2024, shows Sapp directing ushers to shut the doors as he called on 2,000 people to “plant a seed” of $20 to raise $40,000. “I said, ‘Close the doors,’” Sapp repeated. “Ushers, close the doors. Close the doors.

3 weeks ago | julieroys.com | Adelle M. Banks |Fiona Andre |Julie Roys

Deluged by online debate, gospel singer and pastor Marvin Sapp defended his fundraising style on a radio talk show Monday, after a nine-month-old recording of his call to raise $40,000 for a Pentecostal organization went viral. “Ushers, close the doors. Close the doors,” Sapp is heard saying in the video, which was made at a conference of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc., meeting in Baltimore in July 2024, where he sought $20 donations.