intersectionality

Ralph D. West, Houston pastor, cuts ties to Southern Baptists over critical race theory rejection

By Yonat Shimron — December 16, 2020
(RNS) — West, founder of the Church Without Walls, is just the latest to criticize six seminary presidents who said critical race theory was incompatible with their faith.

Activists call for justice, equal remembrance of Breonna Taylor on her 27th birthday

By Kathryn Post — June 5, 2020
(RNS) — On what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday, theologians and activists lament the insufficient response to her March murder; some see it as a symptom of the systemic devaluing of Black women.

Without annual meeting, amid decline, Southern Baptists continue debate on race, women’s roles

By Adelle M. Banks — June 4, 2020
(RNS) — Southern Baptists have struggled over the meaning of critical race theory in particular and the direction of the denomination in general.

Why white women should be just as angry about John MacArthur’s take on race

By Rozella Haydee White — October 29, 2019
(RNS) — Women who registered outrage only on behalf of Beth Moore did what white women have been doing for centuries: took the part that impacted them most and left their Black sisters in the struggle to fend for themselves.

No ‘safe space’ at Oberlin for Jewish students who back Israel

By Jeffrey Salkin — March 8, 2016
Why is there so much tolerance for anti-Semitism on campus? Surely not only Jews are upset by this.

2014: The top stories in atheism

By Chris Stedman — December 22, 2014
From the popularity of 'Cosmos' on Fox-TV to the Roku launch of 'Atheist TV', from open atheist James Woods's inspiring congressional campaign to Richard Dawkins's less-than-inspiring tweets, atheists made headlines all year.

The fight to show that Black lives matter, in Ferguson and beyond, needs atheist allies

By Chris Stedman — November 24, 2014
I know not all atheists identify as secular humanists, but for those that do—for the nonbelieving individuals and groups who, like me, contend for secular rights and ethical reasoning conducive to the wellbeing of all humans—I need you.

Instead of hating on social justice, atheists should tackle STEM segregation

By Chris Stedman — November 21, 2014
As a racially polarized nation awaits the grand jury decision on the officer who killed unarmed teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, atheists and Humanists must step up on addressing STEM segregation and racism.
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