Tag: Racial Justice
Tisby told RNS the allegations that his sermon promoted CRT are “ludicrous.”
Grove City College rejects ‘wokeness,’ CRT in new report
by: Kathryn Post April 25, 2022 (RNS) — Grove City College insists it’s not “going woke.” A new report from the conservative Christian college in Pennsylvania denounced school-sponsored courses andRead More
Specifically omitted from popular memory are some of the more “radical” elements of King’s message...
Opinion: This MLK Day, white evangelicals again have a choice to make on racial justice
by: Paul O’Donnell (Jemar Tisby) Jan. 18, 2021 (RNS) — As we have remembered Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the civil rights movement of the 1950s andRead More
Beginning with the end of the Civil War, Vischer enumerates in the video the damage segregation...
‘VeggieTales’ creator Phil Vischer releases viral video on race in America
by: Kathryn Post June 19, 2020 (RNS) — Bob the Tomato wants you to care about racism. Earlier this week, Phil Vischer — creator of “VeggieTales” and voice of BobRead More
"The world is waiting for us to come together..."
African American leaders call for Southern Baptists to stand together in unity
by Tess Schoonhoven NASHVILLE, June 17, 2020 (BP) — Calling the racial unrest roiling the nation “spiritual warfare,” and saying “unless hearts change, nothing will change in America,” Philadelphia pastorRead More
“If we're going to turn from all this death, we need real truth-telling,” Barber said.
Black clergy testify to outrage and hope in demonstrations across Washington
by: Jack JenkinsJune 15, 2020 (RNS) — A series of religious demonstrations in Washington, D.C., over the weekend mixed prayerful calls for racial equality with frustration with law enforcement, lawmakersRead More
"There is a branch of the evangelical church — like we saw today — that is standing up against these issues,.."
Mitt Romney joins thousands of evangelicals marching against racial injustice in DC
by: Jack Jenkins WASHINGTON, June 7, 2020 (RNS) — Utah Senator and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney joined demonstrators against racial injustice on Sunday (June 7) in a marchRead More
Franklin made the announcement on Monday (Oct. 28) in a pair of videos posted to Twitter.
Kirk Franklin to boycott Dove Awards, says comments about race were cut from speech
by: Jack Jenkins Oct. 28, 2019 (RNS) — Prominent gospel musician Kirk Franklin says he will boycott the Christian music Dove Awards, citing frustrations with the Gospel Music Association andRead More
The most frequent question I get when presenting about racial justice is, What do we do?
How can one person take us closer to racial justice? These three bywords will help
by: Jemar Tisby Jan 21, 2019 (RNS) – Burdened by the brutality of racism in America, Martin Luther King Jr. stepped to the microphone near the Lincoln Memorial in WashingtonRead More
Jesus commanded us to go make disciples of all nations, the Hispanic, the Somalis, the Arabs, the Greek. Yes, Jesus meant all nations, not only the Europeans!!
Hesham Shehab: Christians, Love your Neighbor as yourselves