Ten Religion Stories That Went (Mostly) Missing in 2015
Once again, RD’s editors have asked me to think about stories at the intersection of religion and…
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An Open Letter to Black Clergy on the Disdain for Protest
Advent is upon us as we await the coming of the world’s most famous Palestinian—Jesus…
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A Theology of Anger: Forgiveness For White Supremacy Derails Action and Alienates Young Black Activists
Just a day after the massacre in the historic Emanuel AME Church of Charleston, the son of…
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#WhoIsBurningBlackChurches: Is It Freedom Summer Again?
Black churches burning. Anonymous threats to black female pastors. All this in the few weeks since the shooting…
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Yes, It Was an Attack on Christianity
Mere hours after Dylann Roof’s murderous assault on Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, Fox News pundits…
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To Pray or to Prey: Racism, Religion and Violence in Charleston
“God wept; but that mattered little to an unbelieving age; what mattered most was that…
Read MoreRev Raphael Warnock: If Churches Aren’t in Trouble With Power, They’re Probably in Bed With It
In a powerful NPR segment (listen below) on whether the Black Church still matters, Michel Martin…
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“Ex-Gay” Gospel Star Donnie McClurkin and the Decline of Public Theology
Last week there was a flurry of controversy over the public disinviting of gospel star Donnie Mclurkin to a DC celebration of in advance of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The mayor’s…
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Why Did So Many Black Women Die? Jonestown at 35
Why did this ultimately tragic movement, led by a young white man, appeal to so many African-American women?
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The bible was invoked, but not how you’d think.
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