Tagged civil rights

As We Enter Black History Month, ‘Do Not De-Radicalize King’

January 16, 2023

Christian Nationalism, General, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Race, Revival, Theology

Editor’s Note: Originally published on the RLC Blog January 31, 2018. Editor’s Note: As we move towards the month where we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., into Black History M...

Scars of Honor: Fighting White Supremacy, Then and Now

October 13, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Race

My family has stood up for independence from England, for civil rights, and against fascism. I come from people who fight for what we believe to be right. Now honestly, I never thought I would have to stand up against my own people.

Have We Reached a Kairos Moment?

July 20, 2020

General, Practical Justice, Race

Well-meaning Christians will read books and issue public statements against racism without doing much to dismantle the system that allows the violence and discrimination to exist in the first place

Justified Anger: Film Screening

June 29, 2020

Art, Family and Parenting, Race

Explore the true history of our nation through Dr. Alex Gee's journey into his own ancestry.

#SundaySermon: This Is the Way the World Ends

May 31, 2020

Politics, Practical Justice, Race

Today, may our whimper give way to action and compassion, for a new world and a new America.

The Moral (and Legal) Case for Emptying NC Prisons.

William J. Barber and Daryl Atkinson

April 21, 2020

Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

Now the virus is holding up a mirror to our immorality.

The Power of Pilgrimage: A Freedom Road Conversation

Lisa Sharon Harper

February 24, 2020

Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III joins Freedom Road during black history month to help us go deep on legacy and the power of pilgrimage.

Voting for Our Own Souls

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

February 5, 2020

General, Politics, Theology

But the faith that sustains that struggle is rooted in a refusal to be conformed.

Black History Month for A White Guy

Jared St. Martin Brown

February 2, 2019

Church Life, Race

Why do I even care about this? Is it “white guilt”? No.

Protecting Religious Liberty Requires Opposing Kavanaugh

August 2, 2018

Immigration & Refugees, LGBTQ+, Politics, Practical Justice, Race

Kavanaugh’s anachronistic interpretation of the law could turn back the clock on hard-won victories for disenfranchised groups.