IFYC: Faith is critical factor in vaccination efforts
March 10 at 1 p.m. EST
On March 10, at 1 p.m. EST, Dr. Eboo Patel, Founder of IFYC will host a live discussion: “The Faith Factor In Covid-19 Vaccination” to highlight the role faith communities and sites can play in vaccine efforts as trusted spaces of access and information sharing.
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal–The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership.
The Rev. Dr Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois.
Kameelah Rashad, Founder and President of Muslim Wellness Foundation (MWF) and founding co-Director of the National Black Muslim COVID Coalition.
In voting, Orthodox Jews are looking more like evangelicals
American Jews are liberal and vote Democratic; but among them, Orthodox Jews are increasingly voting Republican and spouting familiar conspiracy theories. Members of the Orthodox Jewish community speak with New York police officers on Oct. 7, 2020, in the Borough Park neighborhood of New York’s Brooklyn borough. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
February 19, 2021
These views are standard among some evangelicals and Catholics.
But a new survey suggests that those views have permeated other religious groups, too, notably America’s small Orthodox Jewish community.
As a voting bloc, American Jews are liberal and vote Democratic; but among them, Orthodox Jews, who strictly adhere to traditional teachings, are increasingly voting Republican and spouting familiar conspiracy theories former President Donald Trump has stoked.