Race & Religion
Rev. Al Sharpton delivers eulogy after police killing of Patrick Lyoya
By Kathryn Post — April 22, 2022
(RNS) — 'We were created in the image of God,' Sharpton said. 'And what God put together, you don’t have the right to violate.'
Atheists, spurred by growing ranks, gather for first time since start of pandemic
By Heather Greene — April 20, 2022
ATLANTA (RNS) — Despite frustrations with the current political climate, there was an overall sense of hope buoyed by the growing number of young people identifying as nonbelievers.
Renovations complete, Washington’s LDS temple provides rare public glimpse inside
By Adelle M. Banks — April 18, 2022
KENSINGTON, Maryland (RNS) — ‘It’s a conduit for heaven for a lot of us,' said a church member, 'where we believe that’s where we can commune with God here on earth.'
House Republicans dishonor an iconic Florida judge
By Mark Silk — April 18, 2022
(RNS) — The latest in culture-war cancel culture.
Grand Rapids pastors mobilize in wake of fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya
By Kathryn Post — April 15, 2022
(RNS) — 'We think that our faith perspective is critical in this hour,' said Pastor Jathan K. Austin.
National Association of Evangelicals launches racial justice collaborative
By Adelle M. Banks — April 13, 2022
(RNS) — The initiative comes at a time when other evangelical organizations have also attempted to work on race relations in long-term initiatives.
Chicago church’s plan to fast from ‘whiteness’ for Lent gets pushback
By Emily McFarlan Miller — April 8, 2022
CHICAGO (RNS) — News of First United Church of Oak Park's plan to 'fast from whiteness' for Lent drew so many responses, many of them critical, that its website crashed.
Pope Francis apologized for the harm done to First Nations peoples, but what does a pope’s apology mean?
By Annie Selak — April 8, 2022
(The Conversation) — A Catholic theologian writes about why papal apologies can be meaningful, even when some may see them as mere words.
America is exceptional — in its addiction to violence and war
By Shane Claiborne — April 4, 2022
(RNS) — It's been 55 years, but Martin Luther King's historic speech, 'Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,' rings out as true as ever. To our shame.
Moving lightly through this world: Reflections on the weight of white Christian innocence
By Robert P. Jones — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — The persistent denial of our own culpability threatens to drown us all.
Young Black Catholics are still here and flourishing more than their peers
By Josh Packard and Byron Wratee — April 1, 2022
(RNS) — A new study found Gen Z Black Catholics are more traditionally religious than their Catholic peers of other racial groups.
The joys and ironies of Purim echo through history
By Avi Shafran — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — On Purim, Jews celebrate having overcoming their darkest hours.
Lessons of pandemic can endure, says editor of National Cathedral sermon compilation
By Adelle M. Banks — March 15, 2022
(RNS) — Editor of book of sermons preached during the pandemic at Washington National Cathedral: ‘People have been so isolated, alone, afraid. They just need to connect.’
Grove City College caught in crossfire of evangelical CRT battles
By Kathryn Post — March 11, 2022
(RNS) — A small, conservative Christian college in Pennsylvania has become the latest battleground in the evangelical 'woke war.'
Why white Christians might ban my book
By Lisa Sharon Harper — March 11, 2022
(RNS) — This simple yet profound theory called CRT perfectly described what I found when I delved deep into my family’s storied history for my book.
