Protesters with signs reading “Brown People for Black Liberation” and “An Attack Against One Is An Attack Against All” march at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Los Angeles on May 30, 2020. RNS photo by Alejandra Molina
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‘Your fight is my fight’: Latino clergy and faith leaders rally behind Black Lives Matter
‘We cannot say that immigrant lives matter, if we can’t say that Black Lives Matter.’
Rabbi Sandra Lawson on how not to treat Jews of color
“When someone looks different, that is not the time to ask a bunch of personal questions. It’s a time to say, ‘Welcome. Thank you so much for coming,’” says Rabbi Sandra Lawson of Elon University.
In an era of disinformation we have to hold The Tennessean to a higher standard
Last Sunday, The Tennessean, a Gannett newspaper, ran a full-page advertisement in its print edition that perpetuated disinformation, aimed at inspiring fear, and ultimately hate, writes Abdou Kattih.
Religious conservatives have lost LGBTQ rights battle. It’s time to surrender.
Jesus recommended negotiation when the odds are against you, and St. Thomas Aquinas said legislating morality is a losing proposition, writes Thomas Reese.
Experience: my yoga class turned out to be a cult
After a few months, I realised I wasn’t seeing my friends and family as much as I used to. The organization didn’t like it.
Do Catholics care about persecuted Christians?
As American bishops dedicate this week to religious freedom, including for Muslims in China, polls suggest a cresting of support for the church in need.
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How Jesus became white — and why it’s time to cancel that
Nearly a century later, both ‘Head of Christ’ and the criticism of the role it has played in enshrining Jesus as white endure.
In the wake of rocky polling, Trump camp doubles down on conservative Christians
But experts say the real question is whether his efforts will win over moderate evangelicals who appear to be second-guessing their support for Trump in light of his handling of the coronavirus and the George Floyd protests.
‘We didn’t even know where to begin.’ Nuns describe facing the pandemic in developing nations.
‘When I look at my sisters, I don’t see superwomen. I see women of great faith, of great compassion, generosity and determination, but also very vulnerable women.’
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The N-word of God: Envisioning the image of Christ
A war over Christs of different ethnicities, says an artist and iconographer, won’t bring humanity closer together in empathy or love, writes Mark Doox.
How to pray, talk and act across faiths without betraying your own
Interfaith work means saying ‘Amen’ to other people’s invocations and reading others’ Scripture. Omar Suleiman asks, at what point is accommodating other faiths’ beliefs still fruitful?
Surveys suggest protests, not pandemic, have lost Trump white evangelical support
(RNS) — Since the protests against the killing of George Floyd began a month ago, a survey shows a 10 percentage point swing among white evangelicals to Joe Biden.
