race
Former KKK member, now a Catholic priest, went public after journalist’s inquiry
By Yonat Shimron — August 24, 2017
(RNS) — It was not images from the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville that spurred the Rev. William Aitcheson to come forward.
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.
Diversity trouble at Duke Divinity
By Lauren Markoe — May 19, 2017
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Black students at Duke Divinity School demand to be taught their own story from professors who understand the life and witness of the black church, writes Carl W. Kenney.
Charleston church shooter pleads guilty to state murder counts
By Reuters — April 10, 2017
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) Pleading guilty to the state charges allows for Dylann Roof's transfer to death row and spares survivors and relatives of the victims a second round of courtroom testimony.
Some Protestant pastors preach on race but most leave it to others
By Adelle M. Banks — March 30, 2017
(RNS) A new LifeWay Research survey also finds that most pastors have not addressed economic inequities in their communities or joined a public lament about racial injustice.
South Carolina church gunman tells jurors he is not mentally ill
By RNS staff — January 4, 2017
(Reuters) 'I am not sorry,' Roof wrote. 'I have not shed a tear for the innocent people I killed.'
Dylann Roof ruled competent for sentencing phase
By RNS staff — January 3, 2017
CHARLESTON, S.C. (USA Today) The federal judge overseeing the death penalty trial of Dylann Roof ruled he can serve as his own attorney before a jury who will consider a sentence of life in prison or execution.
No, Ken Ham, whites are not colored people
By Jacob Lupfer — October 6, 2016
(RNS) Substituting the term 'people groups' for 'race' is not going to rectify the manifold injustices of a nation that was founded on the enslavement of millions of Africans.
Science and the Bible can help ease racial tensions
By guest — October 5, 2016
(RNS) It’s a fact of science that all humans are the same basic color, just different shades, while God's word declares that we are one race, descendants of Adam and Eve.
An end to a form of modern-day slavery
By guest — August 19, 2016
(RNS) The Justice Department’s move to phase out private federal prisons brings a welcome end to a moral and political crisis that has tested the very foundations of our democracy.
America, we must not give in to tribalism
By guest — July 22, 2016
(RNS) Do we really want to live in a country where we aren’t “supposed to” meet or agree with leaders of a different political party, skin color or religion?
Funerals held for slain police
By RNS staff — July 14, 2016
DALLAS -- Thousands of police officers joined by ordinary citizens attended funerals for three of the policemen shot dead in a racially motivated ambush attack last week that intensified America's long-running debate on race and justice.
After recent shootings, white churches take stock on race
By Lauren Markoe — July 14, 2016
(RNS) The latest incidents of shootings by and of police have left some clergy thinking that if they haven't spoken out on racial injustice before, the time is now.
After the shootings, Dallas clergy will pray, then advocate for change
By Adelle M. Banks — July 8, 2016
(RNS) One pastor will host a 'community conversation' led by young protesters to discuss advocacy for changes to “redo policing.”
On issue of race, Southern Baptists must move from gestures to action
By Jacob Lupfer — June 16, 2016
(RNS) Without moral clarity and leadership on substantive issues that matter deeply to African-Americans and other minorities, the SBC’s awakened conscience will start to ring hollow.
