Charlottesville
Pastor resigns from Trump’s evangelical advisory board, asks others to speak out
By Lauren Markoe — August 19, 2017
(RNS) — A.R. Bernard cited a 'deepening conflict of values' with the administration.
Black clergy call for churches to foster healing in the aftermath of Charlottesville
By Adelle M. Banks — August 18, 2017
(RNS) — 'Our youth and young adults especially need a place to process this assault on their being and the very soul of this nation,' they said.
The eclipse is deeper than we thought
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — It is not just the sun that is going into eclipse. It is human decency, and not just in Charlottesville.
March for Racial Justice organizers sorry for scheduling it on Yom Kippur
By Adelle M. Banks — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — March officials said they are 'working on ways to include the Jewish community' after sundown on Sept. 30, when the holiday ends, or the following day.
Rev. Al Sharpton’s thousand-minister march gains steam after Charlottesville
By Adelle M. Banks — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — Footage from Charlottesville, Va., has prompted some clergy to sign up for an Aug. 28 march. 'This is much worse than we thought in terms of a spirit of hate and immorality,' Sharpton said.
We’ve condemned white nationalism. Now the harder work begins.
By Noel Schoonmaker — August 17, 2017
(RNS) — 'Decrying white nationalists is an ethical lay-up for which no white person should feel the slightest hint of self-congratulatory pride,' writes the Rev. Noel Schoonmaker.
LDS Church rebukes Mormon white supremacists, who rebuke the Church right back
By Jana Riess — August 15, 2017
The LDS Church just reissued its statement on race and Charlottesville, and the 2nd release is a virtual smackdown of the alt-right -- including its Mormon adherents.
Religious leaders react to the violence in Charlottesville
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 15, 2017
(RNS) — Some religious leaders criticized President Trump's initial response denouncing hatred and violence 'on many sides,' while a few conservative evangelicals rushed to defend the president.
Under pressure, Trump condemns white supremacy after Charlottesville violence
By guest — August 14, 2017
(USA Today) — Others continued to question the delay in Trump speaking out against racism. 'The President of the United States should not have to be publicly shamed into condemning neo-Nazis and white supremacists,' Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., tweeted.
Neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer tries Google after GoDaddy rejection
By guest — August 14, 2017
(USA Today) The company, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has drawn criticism for months for its willingness to provide a domain name for a website 'dedicated to spreading anti-Semitism, neo-Nazism, and white nationalism,' according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Charlottesville: What I said from the pulpit yesterday
By David P. Gushee — August 14, 2017
White supremacist Christian nationalism must be clearly repudiated by all followers of Jesus Christ.
Donald Trump, relativist in chief
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 13, 2017
No, Mr. President: there was wrong on only one side in Charlottesville. The side that you cannot unequivocally condemn.
Virginia governor urges Trump to call white supremacists out ‘for what they are’
By Jerome Socolovsky — August 13, 2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe visited Mount Zion First African Baptist Church and First Baptist Church and spoke to congregants after violent clashes in the city between white supremacist groups and counterprotesters.
The hatred in Charlottesville does not surprise me
By A. James Rudin — August 12, 2017
(RNS) — As a Jewish youngster growing up in Virginia, it was plain to see.
Mayor of Virginia city targeted by anti-Semitic tweets after criticizing marchers
By Sharon Bernstein — May 14, 2017
(Reuters) Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer was the target of anti-Semitic tweets after speaking out against white nationalists who converged on a local park carrying blazing torches the night before.
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