United Methodist

Faith

President Obama nominates Rachel Held Evans, others as faith advisers

The White House has announced plans to add a popular evangelical writer, a Ferguson, Mo., activist and a Methodist megachurch pastor to President Obama's list of faith-based advisers. They are: Rachel Held Evans

Massachusetts

King’s lessons still need to be learned, civic leaders say

BOSTON – Boston civic and civil rights leaders of many stripes gathered Monday morning to commemorate the life and work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with many suggesting that the Baptist minister would be disappointed with today's politics. From Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh to