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From Central Park Five to beacon of hope
By Maina Mwaura — September 18, 2019
(RNS) — One of the Central Park Five, whose wrongful conviction is now the subject of a Netflix miniseries, Yusef Salaam talks about how a key moment in his arrest changed him forever.
The gospel for gun-loving Christians
By Jonathan Merritt — October 3, 2017
How exactly can someone do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly while carrying a deadly assault rifle? asks David Gringor in a commentary.
Pope Francis, if you’re listening to U.S. critics, start with gun makers
By Jonathan Merritt — July 14, 2015
Pope Francis says he'll open his ears -- and presumably his mind -- to hear his American critics. Here are two places he should start listening.
Who are ‘the least of these’? Scholars say Mother Teresa and others may be wrong
By Jonathan Merritt — May 22, 2015
The common understanding of Jesus’ famous phrase may be inaccurate and inconsistent with the way most Christians throughout history have understood it.
Charles Manson’s chaplain speaks out amid national death row debate
By Jonathan Merritt — May 19, 2015
After spending years as a chaplain at San Quentin, America's most notorious prison, Reverend Earl Smith concludes, "death is final and the system can be flawed."
Did God command genocide in the Bible?
By Jonathan Merritt — January 12, 2015
Can you imagine someone ripping a newborn baby from its mother's breast and severing its head from it's body? The Bible seems to say that God once commanded such actions.
It’s high time white Christians listen to our Black brothers and sisters
By Jonathan Merritt — December 5, 2014
10 prominent black Christians share their emotional responses to Eric Garner situation. We should all listen to their pleas.
From slavery to sexism, how can Christians make amends for social sins?
By Jonathan Merritt — September 26, 2014
Should modern Christians confess and repent of social sins committed by their religious ancestors? Several Christian leaders have banded together to encourage it.
Pastor Eugene Cho: this generation may be “most overrated in human history”
By Jonathan Merritt — September 2, 2014
The Seattle pastor comes out swinging in his latest book, scolding American Christians for their couch-surfing slacktivism. Says we live in a "social-media-hyper-narcisstic-ego-self-centered world."
Why Christians shouldn’t support Dennis Rodman’s North Korea circus
By Jonathan Merritt — January 11, 2014
Rodman's antics are consistent with his eccentric past. But they are not diplomacy, and Christians shouldn't support them.
3 reasons Christians should mourn before 2014
By Jonathan Merritt — December 28, 2013
Christians around the world observe the Feast of Holy Innocents on December 28. According to Jonathan Merritt, we have much to mourn today.
Three reasons the American church is ignoring Christian persecution
By Jonathan Merritt — October 1, 2013
Millions of Christians are being persecuted around the world. Here's why much of the American church ignores it.
’12 Years a Slave’ portrays religion at its best and worst
By Jonathan Merritt — September 16, 2013
Steve McQueen's celebrated film, "12 Years a Slave", is as much a commentary on religion as race.
George Zimmerman and the myth of post-racial America
By Jonathan Merritt — July 18, 2013
Reaction to the George Zimmerman verdict uncover deep racial tensions. How do we move forward?
How Christians should respond to the Zimmerman verdict: An interview with Leroy Barber
By Jonathan Merritt — July 16, 2013
In the wake of the Zimmerman verdict, an African-American leader urges Christians to listen, learn, and lament.
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