July Fourth
To finish the fight for freedom, we need a revolutionary tea party for racial justice
By Andre Henry — July 4, 2020
(RNS) — The basic principle we all celebrate on Independence Day, the consent of the governed, has long been broken in two by the color line.
The Fourth of July: Time to celebrate or lament?
By Antipas L. Harris — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — How could the white colonists fight for freedom and remain numb to the possibility of liberty for the slaves? The question plagues us to this day.
Why on July 4 we should remember the psalm ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’
By David W. Stowe — July 3, 2017
(The Conversation) It inspired Frederick Douglass and has long served as an uplifting historical analogy for a variety of oppressed and subjugated groups, including African-Americans.
President Trump promises support to military, evangelicals at Fourth of July event
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 1, 2017
(RNS) A Dallas church choir and orchestra performed a number of patriotic songs and hymns at the 'Celebrate Freedom' concert, including the premiere of a new song, 'Make America Great Again.'
The Erie Canal and the birth of American religion
By S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate — June 30, 2017
(RNS) Independence Day marks the 200th anniversary of the Eric Canal, the "psychic highway" that nourished the Mormons, the Adventists, spiritualism, a revived apocalypticism, the Oneida Community, the Amana Colony and the Shakers, among others.
Conversations about hard truths
By Martin E. Marty — July 11, 2016
Sightings responds to David Gushee's July 4th column on “Seven hard truths.”
Seven hard truths about America this July 4th weekend
By David P. Gushee — June 30, 2016
We are bruised from failed foreign wars, and six other hard truths about America this July 4th.
Mutual conscience-shocking in a divided America
By David P. Gushee — July 1, 2015
At the highest pitch of moral disagreement, our opinions shock each other's consciences. What do we do then?
Poll: We like our red-white-and-blue patriotism — mostly
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 23, 2015
(RNS) Americans' patriotic fervor is tempered by race and religion, a new survey finds.
What many Christians get wrong on July 4th
By Jonathan Merritt — July 3, 2014
Many Americans believe America is more exceptional than other nations. Is this claim true, and if so, should Christians shout it from their star-spangled rooftops?
Orthodox Jews to observe July 4th without music
By Menachem Wecker — July 1, 2013
(RNS) Many Orthodox Jews will silence their TVs and avoid live music performances on July Fourth to commemorate a three-week mourning period for the Jerusalem Temple.
My country ’tis of thee: Evangelicals score highest on patriotism
By Lauren Markoe — June 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) White evangelicals are also more likely than any other religious group surveyed to believe that God has granted the U.S. a special role in history and to say they will likely attend a public July 4th celebration.
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