monuments
Yes, confederate names matter
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 16, 2020
Get rid of those names. Remove the statues. Remember that protests can actually work.
Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
By Adelle M. Banks — September 6, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Officials said their decision-making process concerning the windows sped up after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last month.
On Confederate statues and other graven images
By Aaron Alexander — August 22, 2017
(RNS) — 'Idolatry is counter to any religious idea worth its weight in salt. We Jews have a name for the tearing down of images that amplify and idolize racist hatred, anti-Semitism or bigotry of any kind. ... We call it: Judaism,' writes Rabbi Aaron Alexander.
Saint’s statue defaced amid Confederate monuments debate
By Kimberly Winston — August 21, 2017
(RNS) A statue of the Rev. Junipero Serra, canonized by Pope Francis but denounced by some Native Americans, was vandalized in Los Angeles.
Why a classic rock song is wrong
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 21, 2017
The Band was wrong. The ideas that animated "Dixie" deserve to be "driven down."
New Arabic-language Vatican guidebook aims to explain Catholic culture
By Rosie Scammell — June 9, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican has released an Arabic-language guidebook, the first of its kind, which aims to bring the culture of the Catholic Church to a new audience. Titled “The Vatican, its Significance and its Monuments,” the book hit bookstores around the Holy See late last month.
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
By Reuters — March 6, 2015
(REUTERS) Archaeologists compare the assault on Nimrud to the Taliban's destruction of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Buddha statues in 2001. But the damage being wreaked by the Islamic State to ancient monuments and places of worship is even more relentless and wide-ranging.
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