Lip Service is Not Enough: Trump Should Repent and Resign Jennifer Butler August 14, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Race, Theology Anything short of stepping down at this point would be a grasp for cheap grace.
Pastoral Letter on the El Paso Shootings William J. Barber, Liz Theoharis and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove August 10, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice, Race This moment demands a moral reckoning with who we are and who we want to become as a nation.
When There Are No Words Left Molly Smerko August 7, 2019 Church Life, General, Race Will our prayers move us to action?
What Did Church Teach White Students Posing with Guns in Front of Emmett Till Marker? Jemar Tisby August 3, 2019 Church Life, Race, Theology Ask church leaders to define the words “race” and “racism."
Uncivil War: Gilroy, Guns, & White Anger Rosalind Hughes August 1, 2019 Family and Parenting, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Race, Theology There is a civil war raging in the soul of America.
How Being Unaffected Is a Sign of Privilege Britney Winn Lee July 22, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Race, Women Just because it is a matter that doesn’t matter to us, doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.
What It Feels Like to Be Told ‘Go Back Where You Came From’ Simran Jeet Singh July 20, 2019 Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Politics, Race Sometimes the most powerful thing someone can do is to be graceful and principled in the face of hate.
Facing the Church’s Complicity in Racism Lee Ann Pomrenke July 19, 2019 Books, Church Life, Politics, Practical Justice, Race Personal relationships with a “Black friend” are not enough to stop or to divert systemic racism and our complicity in it.
Why One Cannot Follow Jesus and Support Trump Michael Kimpan July 18, 2019 Church Life, Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Race Jesus wasn’t pulling any punches. Neither should we.
Let’s Talk About Reparations Corey Leak June 30, 2019 Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Theology We aren’t the first civilization to debate reparations.