Responding to COVID-19 would be a lot harder without churches and Christian groups @ThomasSKidd and Byron Johnson with some important reminders: dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…
“...congregations remain arguably the most common source of what scholars call “social capital,” or the networks of relationships that people need for support in times of trouble.”
“Harvard University scholar Robert Putnam, who popularized the term “social capital,” states that “houses of worship build and sustain more social capital — and social capital of more varied forms — than any other type of institution in America”
“...a recent study, using data provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shows that faith-based organizations provide 60% of the emergency beds for the homeless in America.”
“...some faith leaders do not respond well to times of emergency, and they deserve scrutiny from the media. However, it would be awful to imagine how much worse the COVID-19 crisis would be in our communities, were it not for the faithfulness of congregations and ministries.”
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