Politics – Page 3 – Red Letter Christians

Grove City College rejects ‘wokeness,’ CRT in new report

April 28, 2022

"...the report uses CRT as 'a junk drawer for anything about race or justice that makes a certain type of person feel uncomfortable.” Because of the rhetoric around CRT, he said, 'much needed conversations about racial justice are being muted in the environments where they are needed most, such as Christian colleges and universities.'"

From Ferguson To Kiev: Dr. Bernice King to Join National Faith Leaders to Interrogate US Militarism at Home & Abroad

RLC Editor

March 31, 2022

Church Life, Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

Returning to the site and sound of MLK’s legendary ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech to examine the enduring evils of racism, materialism, and militarism 55 yea...

Americans’ Outrage About Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is More About Race Than the Immorality of War

Jonny Rashid

March 17, 2022

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

What this showcases is that opposition here is more political than ethical. Our outrage against war is too often rooted in who is doing the invading and where they are invading.

Free Melissa Lucio

Michelle Reyes

March 1, 2022

Church Life, Death Penalty, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race, Women

To advance God's kingdom on earth and pursue his vision of holistic shalom means we cannot avoid what's happening on death row.

A Moment of Reckoning for White Christians

Brandan Robertson

February 22, 2022

Church Life, Politics, Race, Theology

This is a moment of reckoning. White Christians have but two options set before us: to walk the narrow road with Jesus in the path of repentance of our exploitation of whiteness and Christian supremacy to ensure our diverse neighbors have a fair shot, or to continue walking on the broad road that exploits our privilege for our own benefit, where everyone not like us is viewed as an enemy to be marginalized so we can flourish.

A Tribute to Steve Schapiro

Shane Claiborne

February 13, 2022

Art, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

Last month, we lost a giant in the movement for a better world – Steve Schapiro. Some of you may not know him because he was usually behind a camera, capturing some of the iconic images of social changes from the Civil Rights Movement and the anti-war movement of the 60s right up until last year.

Nominating a Black Woman to the U.S. Supreme Court Will Advance Justice and Democracy

Rhonda Thomas

February 11, 2022

Politics, Race, Women

To be clear, this appointment does not obliterate the president of his broader responsibility to the Black community. He still needs to raise the minimum wage and address housing insecurity, the climate crisis, student loan debt and voting rights. But the courts have been stacked with conservative white men for far too long.

Walk With Me

Common Hymnal

February 10, 2022

Art, Church Life, Politics, Race

Rev Otis Moss III, founder of Unashamed Media Group, asked Common Hymnal to contribute music for "Otis' Dream," the Get Out The Vote film he wrote and produced for the 2020 election. More specifically, he asked them to produce a new arrangement of the old spiritual 'I Want Jesus To Walk With Me' for the final credits.