Five years ago, a mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub claimed the lives of 49 people and injured 53 more. This was one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history targeting the LGBTQ community, particularly LGBTQ people of color. At the time…

It takes a special kind of person to not only recognize a need in the community but to take action and do something to help, whether it’s working to end racism, assisting the homeless, bringing awareness to mental health issues or spreading a love for reading. It just comes naturally to these nine local individuals, who…

… Community Resource Network Chairman Joel Hunter, who helped the Morgan family organize the fund, said he is “thrilled” with the number of people helped and hopes the fund will spread to other counties in Central Florida. “This is a way that we can provide some…

A Roundtable Discussion: Christian Nationalism and Domestic Terrorism, Fighting to Redefine Patriotism was hosted by the Stono Institute on February 25, 2021. Dr. Joel C. Hunter, Faith Community Organizer and Chairman of Community Resource Network was a panelist. Click VIEW POST to see panel participants and find a link to the video.

Hundreds of evangelical Christian leaders signed a letter this week decrying "Christian Nationalism” as “heretical and antithetical to the teachings of Jesus,” saying it played a role in the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month. Over 400 pastors and faith leaders signed a lengthy letter released Wednesday on saynotochristiannationalism.org that describes Christian nationalism as…

Over the past several years, Christians have — fairly or not — often been assumed to support harsh anti-immigrant policies. The reality is that most evangelicals support immigration reforms that both welcome immigrants and protect our borders. And now,…

As a Jew, it’s arguably not my place to either lecture white evangelical Christians or attempt to explain them to the world. But few secular American journalists have written on the subject as deeply as I have for the past 35 years. I have lived among evangelicals, and raised my family in their company. For decades, I have defended…

Joel Hunter, an evangelical pastor who backed Joe Biden for president, says white evangelicals have been "sent to the time out chair" over their vocal support for Trump. The retired megachurch pastor, who has counselled presidents including Barack Obama, made…

…Pastor Joel Hunter - White evangelical Christians are considered Republican loyalists, but if any of them will have Biden’s ear it will be this former Orlando megachurch pastor. Hunter helped launch Pro-Life Evangelicals for Biden this year and was a faith adviser to former President Barack Obama….

After Joel Hunter recently announced support for former Vice President Joe Biden, a local Christian radio station cancelled Hunter’s devotionals, hosts withdrew (or postponed) speaking invitations and a social media hostility barrage erupted…