racism
‘George Floyd’ pieta stolen after artist receives death threats
By Jack Jenkins — November 26, 2021
(RNS) — Officials at Catholic University of America promptly replaced the image with a smaller copy.
How 2 Jewish soldiers’ court-martials put a spotlight on antisemitism and racism
By Jeannette Gabriel — November 15, 2021
(The Conversation) — Alton Levy may not be a household name today, but his court-martial put a spotlight on unequal treatment in the military.
Shutting down the manufactured critical race theory ‘debate’
By Robert P. Jones — October 29, 2021
(RNS) — The anti-CRT crusades are the worst form of policy, designed not to redress an actual social problem, but to sow resentment that is useful to political campaigns and culture wars.
Families of 9 killed in SC church settle with feds over gun
By Meg Kinnard — October 28, 2021
According to the Justice Department, settlements for the families of those killed range from $6 million to $7.5 million per claimant. Survivors' settlements are $5 million per claimant.
White Christian progressives can be nationalists too, ecumenical panel says
By Adelle M. Banks — October 14, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Liberal Christians are just as complicit with white nationalism that the Trumpites were that we saw on Jan. 6,’ a speaker said.
Survey: ‘Great replacement’ belief correlates with Christian nationalist views
By Jack Jenkins — October 12, 2021
(RNS) — The 'great replacement' theory is popular among white nationalists.
South Africa’s Desmond Tutu turns 90 amid new racist slur
By Andrew Meldrum — October 6, 2021
The painting of a racial slur on his portrait in Cape Town last month highlights the importance and relevance of his work for equality.
Randall Balmer on why racism, not abortion, birthed the religious right
By Yonat Shimron — September 22, 2021
(RNS) — In his new book, he shows it was government interference in ‘segregation academies’ such as Bob Jones University that sparked the growth of the religious right. Opposition to abortion was an afterthought.
Christian author Josh McDowell steps away from ministry after comments about Black, minority families
By Bob Smietana — September 19, 2021
(RNS) — At a meeting of the American Association of Christian Counselors, the popular Christian author and speaker denounced critical race theory as one of several 'global epidemics' threatening Christians.
‘You can’t think yourself out of racism’: Black religion scholars call for conversion
By Renée Roden — August 18, 2021
(RNS) — Black religion scholars say their work is routinely undervalued and their advancement blocked by a bias that sees the study of Black religious experience as secondary to white theology.
Study: Jews of color love Judaism but often experience racism in Jewish settings
By Yonat Shimron — August 12, 2021
(RNS) — The study was intended to foreground the racial diversity of American Jews, a group long assumed to be overwhelmingly white, and to give voice to the experiences of Jews of other races.
United Church of Christ declares racism a public health crisis
By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 14, 2021
(RNS) — The resolution’s approval ‘set the tone’ for the United Church of Christ’s Special Edition General Synod, which runs through Sunday (July 18).
Gordon-Conwell seminary alumni and staff protest loss of Black professor
By Adelle M. Banks — July 13, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We understand that these are times of tight finances, but as Scripture says that where our treasure is, there our heart will be also,’ wrote his supporters.
James Forbes’ ode to Juneteenth calls on Americans to embrace the promise of freedom
By Yonat Shimron — June 18, 2021
(RNS) — The retired pastor's spoken word is not simply a paean to freedom. It’s a call to all Americans to face the reality of the nation’s history and the unfinished work of Juneteenth.
At Founders event, Southern Baptists urged to choose Bible over ‘paganism,’ CRT
By Bob Smietana — June 15, 2021
(RNS) — Critics of the current leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention say the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has ‘forgotten God.’
