hatred
Charlottesville mayor says social media fed hatred and violence at 2017 rally
By Jerome Socolovsky — March 30, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Mike Signer, the former mayor of Charlottesville, Va., began receiving anti-Semitic messages in early 2017, when, for the first time, he started to speak publicly about being Jewish.
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.
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.
What a gay Christian rocker’s woes tell us about American Christianity
By Jonathan Merritt — September 16, 2016
Trey Pearson's woes reveal at least three surprising truths about American Christianity and LGBT issues.
Religious roots of hatred resurface in Orlando
By Yonat Shimron — June 12, 2016
(RNS) If there was one message in the massacre, it seemed to be that LBGT people are still not safe and that religion may be a contributing factor to hatred against gays.
First response to Boston Explosion
By Omid Safi — April 15, 2013
On days like this, many feel like giving up on humanity.
It is a natural urge, but do not. Don’t.
Some are using this story to perpetuate hatred against this ethnic group or that religious group.
Some are urging us to pray to the One for all of us.
Where do we stand?
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