Dallas
Funerals held for slain police
By RNS staff — July 14, 2016
DALLAS -- Thousands of police officers joined by ordinary citizens attended funerals for three of the policemen shot dead in a racially motivated ambush attack last week that intensified America's long-running debate on race and justice.
After recent shootings, white churches take stock on race
By Lauren Markoe — July 14, 2016
(RNS) The latest incidents of shootings by and of police have left some clergy thinking that if they haven't spoken out on racial injustice before, the time is now.
Barack Obama, Lincolnesque theologian
By Mark Silk — July 13, 2016
His speech in Dallas bears comparison with Lincoln's Second Inaugural.
After a painful week for police and protesters, Obama says America is united
By Yonat Shimron — July 9, 2016
"There is sorrow. There is anger. There is confusion about the next steps.," the president said. "But there is unity in recognizing that this is not how we want our communities to operate."
After the shootings, Dallas clergy will pray, then advocate for change
By Adelle M. Banks — July 8, 2016
(RNS) One pastor will host a 'community conversation' led by young protesters to discuss advocacy for changes to “redo policing.”
Obama: Dallas police shootings were ‘vicious, calculated and despicable’
By RNS staff — July 8, 2016
WARSAW — It was the second time Friday that Obama addressed policing issues as the rapidly evolving situation continued to command his attention in Warsaw, where he's attending a two-day NATO Summit.
Muslim ‘clock boy’ gets hug from Obama at White House Astronomy Night
By Reuters — October 20, 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) "We have to watch for and cultivate and encourage those glimmers of curiosity and possibility, not suppress them, not squelch them," the president said.
COMMENTARY: Mike Jacobs was Holocaust survivor; he also lived a happy life
By Jeffrey Weiss — August 1, 2014
(RNS) Several hundred people endured a rainy Dallas morning to crowd the synagogue where Mike Jacobs had been a member for many years. And yes, they heard about his Holocaust-related history. But that wasn’t all. Not hardly.
What Dallas pastors preached the Sunday after JFK was killed
By Kevin Eckstrom — November 19, 2013
(RNS) Dallas clergy took to the pulpits on Nov. 24, 1963 to try to make sense of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy just two days before. As they drew their sermons to a close, some would learn that the president's assassin had just been gunned down.
Is homeless crackdown a sign of compassion fatigue?
By Yamiche Alcindor — June 18, 2012
(RNS) A growing number of ordinances are pitting city officials against homeless advocates. City leaders say they want to improve the lives of homeless people and ensure public safety, while supporters of the homeless argue that such regulations criminalize homelessness. By Yamiche Alcindor.
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