Texas
Is Trump killing his supporters?
By Thomas Reese — April 2, 2020
(RNS) — Data from the Pew Research Center indicates that Republicans may have risked their lives because they trusted the president’s views on the pandemic.
Texas church expelled from Southern Baptist Convention for hiring sex offender as pastor
By Holly Meyer — February 19, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (USA Today) — The church is the first to be recommended for removal by the newly formed Credentials Committee, which was created last year in response to the convention’s sexual abuse crisis.
Texas’ misguided decision on refugees is state-sponsored Islamophobia
By Omar Suleiman — January 15, 2020
(RNS) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's decision rests in part on the lie that Muslims from war-torn countries are dangerous, which is itself the most dangerous view out there.
Federal judge gives Buddhist death row inmate another stay of execution
By Aysha Khan — November 13, 2019
(RNS) — The Texas death row inmate’s execution has now been stayed twice this year over concerns for religious freedom.
Texas grand jury declines to indict monsignor in consent case
By Nomaan Merchant and Nicole Winfield — October 22, 2019
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury has declined to indict the onetime deputy to Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on charges he sexually assaulted a married woman in a case that raised questions about consent in the #MeToo era.
After a week, distress over a black life returns to North Texas
By Omar Suleiman — October 14, 2019
DALLAS (RNS) — Barely a week after Botham Jean's parents went home, another black victim's name has been rendered into a hashtag.
Let’s not ask Botham Jean’s family to choose forgiveness over justice
By Shane Claiborne — October 8, 2019
(RNS) — We’ve seen this dynamic before. The families of nine victims of Mother Emanuel church in Charleston, S.C., proclaimed both forgiveness and justice with power, but some folks only heard the forgiveness.
Pastor whose child was shot at Texas church runs for office
By The Associated Press — August 26, 2019
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Frank Pomeroy had not been outspoken politically in the two years since a discharged Air Force airman with a history of violence opened fire in the church where the gunman's wife and mother-in-law attended, killing 22 people.
Some of the best food in Texas is made for the hungriest Texans
By Sarah Angle — August 14, 2019
FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — Besides its good food, what sets Taste Community apart is that it’s a nonprofit, pay-what-you-can, faith-based endeavor.
What it feels like to be told ‘Go back where you came from’
By Simran Jeet Singh — July 17, 2019
(RNS) — Divisive rhetoric is a serious threat to our dignity, but when people tell me to 'go back' to where I came from, my response is simple: I ask them what they have against Texans.
Christian nationalism, the border and Fourth of July church in Dallas
By Angela Denker — July 11, 2019
(RNS) — As the border crisis boiled over last summer, I attended a Southern Baptist megachurch on Fourth of July weekend. I wanted to hear which would speak louder: Jesus or America.
This abortion clinic is blessed
By Katey Zeh — July 11, 2019
(RNS) — The clinic blessing, held in Austin, Texas, is part of a long tradition of progressive faith communities supporting women making reproductive decisions according to their own conscience.
Maggots may be a deus ex machina to save us from global warming
By Thomas Reese — July 10, 2019
(RNS) — The larvae of the black soldier fly not only help eliminate greenhouse gases, they become protein that, when roasted, can be used as feed for animals.
Julián Castro: Democrats ‘put in a box’ on religion and morality
By Simran Jeet Singh — June 25, 2019
(RNS) — For both sides, treating human beings with basic respect and dignity, no matter who they are, is a test.
After fascist threat to Houston mosque, Texas Muslims call for increased security
By Aysha Khan — June 18, 2019
(RNS) — A 4chan user threatened to use Houston’s Baitus Samee Mosque to re-create the massacre that left dozens dead at two mosques in New Zealand.
