racism and religion
Protester, Oluwatoyin Salau, found dead after tweeting assaulter was ‘disguised as a man of God’
By Kathryn Post — June 15, 2020
(RNS) — Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin Salau has been found dead days after she reported being sexually assaulted by a man who offered to give her a ride to a church.
‘A change is gonna come’: Reimagining public safety
By Jim Wallis and Adam Taylor — June 12, 2020
(RNS) — The leaders and members of faith communities across the country must be deeply engaged in policing reforms in the immediate and longterm.
The fire this time
By Anthea Butler — June 11, 2020
I’m done believing that religion will help Black people get justice in America. It isn’t. Black men and women are still dead.
‘He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd
By Nomaan Merchant, Juan Lozano, and Adam Geller — June 10, 2020
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was fondly remembered as “Big Floyd” at a Tuesday funeral in Houston with over 500 attendees.
Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo
By Associated Press and Kathryn Post — June 9, 2020
(AP) — ‘I understand that by tweeting an image to remind all of the governor’s racist past I actually refreshed the trauma that image had caused,’ said Falwell.
I’ve always suffered racism. Becoming a Christian didn’t make it easier
By Trillia Newbell — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — If the church is divided on race — and it is — what does that say to the world about us?
Raise your signs and voices. Then raise your church’s race awareness
By Nikki Toyama-Szeto — June 5, 2020
(RNS) — Protest is good for the soul. But it should be just the first step in your church's anti-racist education.
Black activists to learn from on Blackout Tuesday
By Kathryn Post — June 2, 2020
(RNS) — As artists and celebrities black out their social media profiles in honor of George Floyd, take the opportunity to learn from these black racial justice advocates.
When will the monstrous become unacceptable?
By Jim Wallis — May 22, 2020
(RNS) — The COVID-19 pandemic has now laid bare what is still ‘acceptable’ to white America, including many white churches.
Catholic bishops take on racism in society and the church
By Thomas Reese — November 13, 2017
(RNS) — “Christ wishes to break down the walls created by the evils of racism,” Bishop George Murry of Youngstown told the U.S. Catholic bishops who are in Baltimore for their annual November meeting.
Former white supremacist sheds hate and embraces Christianity
By Aaron Aupperlee — July 2, 2012
(RNS) Two years ago, Chris Simpson led a white pride march. Six months ago, he abandoned the white supremacy movement. On April 15, he was baptized and started a new group aimed at helping people. It's called RAC, Random Acts of Christ. By Aaron Aupperlee.
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