white nationalism
From the Capitol to critical race theory, white Christians grieve declining hegemony
By Andre Henry — January 13, 2021
(RNS) — Connecting the spectacle at the Capitol with the SBC seminary presidents' statements is the effort to sustain white supremacy.
For insurrectionists, a violent faith brewed from nationalism, conspiracies and Jesus
By Jack Jenkins — January 12, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As insurrectionists began the attack on the Capitol, a banner waved above the throng. It read: 'Proud American Christian.'
How the Capitol police privileged white rage
By Jacqui Lewis — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — When Black-led groups protest, the Capitol police don't open barriers for us or gently point the way.
Johnny Cash’s gospel versus the temptations of nationalism
By Richard Beck — January 10, 2020
(RNS) — Cash was an outspoken patriot, and his patriotism made the gospel messages found in his music vulnerable to distortion.
Faith and civil rights groups ask for FBI meeting on white nationalism
By Jack Jenkins — March 28, 2019
(RNS) — 'Our communities must go to their houses of worship every week knowing that they are a target, and the FBI won't even give us the time to hear our concerns,' said Farhana Khera, executive director of Muslim Advocates.
Anti-Semitism casts long shadows over Jewish festival of lights
By Yonat Shimron — December 3, 2018
(RNS) — As they celebrate an ancient military victory, in which a band of Jewish rebels rose up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors, many U.S. Jews are still reeling from a new wave of anti-Semitic episodes.
How a businessman is reshaping the Anti-Defamation League in an age of white nationalism
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — If Jonathan Greenblatt took the job as head of the ADL thinking he would bring the organization into the 21st century, history had a bigger plan. The rise of white nationalism has given him a challenge his predecessor never had.
John Pavlovitz, digital pastor of the resistance, pitches a bigger Christian tent
By Yonat Shimron — March 15, 2018
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Fans are eager to hear straight talk from a man who professes Christianity but criticizes the church and its leaders for their hypocrisy or silence in the face of today’s injustices.
Mormon whiteness, the alt-right and Charlottesville
By Martin E. Marty — September 26, 2017
(RNS) — There is no surprise that Mormon whiteness is newly discussed at a time when alt-right agitators and Charlottesville demonstrators have provoked discussion of the meaning of 'white.'
‘Blood and Faith’: A new book links white nationalists to Christianity
By Kimberly Winston — August 23, 2017
(RNS) — A new book traces how white nationalists have cherry-picked Scripture to craft their exclusive ideology.
Richard Spencer misunderstands Zionism — and white people
By Jeffrey Salkin — December 9, 2016
The alt-right is wrong about everything. Especially the Jews.
The tweets Trump should have written about white nationalists
By Mark Silk — November 23, 2016
(RNS) In my dreams. And these faux Trump tweets.
Holocaust museum alarmed over ‘hateful speech’ by white nationalists
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 22, 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) A video taken inside the meeting shows a white nationalist leader shouting "Hail Trump,” as some in attendance make a Nazi salute.
How the Sabbath cured one man’s hatred
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 21, 2016
Derek Black was a racist and a bigot. And then, he started attending Shabbat dinners.
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