Religion Dispatches
Barack Obama tried to run a color-blind campaign, and he won. But don’t believe the hype: an Obama victory doesn’t mean an end to racism in our culture, or that we should blithely forget the history of racial injustice.
Read MoreA major union’s Labor Day concession to Muslim workers sparks anti-immigrant outrage in a Tennessee town…
Read MoreDoes Obama’s coded evangelical language signal a shift from black prophetic politics to the evangelical politics of personal salvation?
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This week will mark the anniversaries of two very important phenomena: today commemorates the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Read More“All we know is that this guy had a dream, we don’t know what that dream was.”
Read MoreIn a weird turn of phrase, Utah’s governor announces that he supports enhanced civil rights for gay people.
Read MoreThe Civil Rights Movement needs to be understood in its historical context…
Read MoreIs the Obama campaign a candidacy or a movement? Civil Rights leaders in Birmingham talk about the meaning of the Obama campaign.
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