Law and Religion Headlines

Saturday, 8 May 2021

National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice
(Luis Andres Henao, David Crary and Mariam Fam, Associated Press)

Friday, 9 April 2021

Should the ECtHR Invoke Article 17 for disinformation cases?
(Ethan Shattock, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)

The Black Church in American public life
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

A moment of progressive religious revival (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Barbara D. Savage, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

African American Catholics and “the Black Church” (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Edward K. Braxton, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

American idolatry and the theopolitical imaginations of the Black Church (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Melech E. M. Thomas, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Black faith and the nation’s political future (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Terrence L. Johnson, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

How to think beyond “the Black Church” and the trope of generational rebellion (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Vaughn A. Booker, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Looking for justice for black women and girls: the Black Church, Jezebel, and aspirational black capitalist patriarchy (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Of impact, of influence: the Black Church in contemporary American politics (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Leah Daughtry, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The Black Church and the black fantastic: Black religious experience in popular culture (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(James Howard Hill, Jr., Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The gendered politics of “the Black Church” (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Nicole Myers Turner, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

The historiography of the Holy Spirit in Black Church culture (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Cheryl J. Sanders, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

This is our story, this is our song…Whose story? Whose song? (Responding to: The Black Church in American public life)
(Whitney R-E Bond, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

BJC conversation to feature four Black scholars on white supremacy and religious liberty
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)

Monday, 5 April 2021

Raphael Warnock and the ongoing legacy of Black liberation theology: The myth of a monolithic Black theology at the heart of political scare tactics.
(Russell Sandberg, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Mormon leaders decry abortion as evil, call out racism
(Brady McCombs, Associated Press)

Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Killings of Asians fuel US debate about churches and racism
(Rebecca Paveley, Church Times)

First Peoples, First Racism: A discussion with first nation and indigenous leaders
(JoAnne Wadsworth, Viewpoints: A blog of the G20 Interfaith Forum)

Monday, 29 March 2021

Noose found in courtyard of Episcopal church on Capitol Hill
(Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

Why Reformed Evangelicalism has splintered: Four approaches to race, polities, and gender
(Kevin Deyoung, The Gospel Coalition)

At nationwide rallies, Christians stand up for Asian Americans
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

WEBINAR, 29 March 2021 (1PM EST): First Peoples, First Racism: a discussion with first nation and indigenous leaders
(G20 Interfaith Forum Association)

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Study: Most Black ‘nones’ believe in God or higher power, fewer pray regularly
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Asian American Christian Collaborative releases statement condemning Atlanta shootings
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)

Monday, 22 March 2021

Plug-in: Debates about race, religion follow shooting of eight, Including six Asian women
(Bobby Ross Jr., GetReligion)

Church of England may impose black, minority ethnic quota for clergy
(Anugrah Kumar, The Christian Post)

US bishops denounce violence against Asian Americans
(Lucy Grindon, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Pope decries shame of racism, like ‘virus’ lurking in wait
(Associated Press)

Accused Atlanta gunman’s church expels him, as local Korean church leaders mourn, call for action
(Jonathan Krohn, Drew Harwell, and Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post)

Friday, 19 March 2021

Atlanta faith leaders grieved over mass shooting at Asian-owned spas
(Hamil R. Harris, Religion Unplugged)

Christian leaders wrestle with Atlanta shooting suspect’s Southern Baptist ties
(Sarah Pulliam Bailey and Teo Armus, The Washington Post)

Race, religion draw focus after killings of eight, including six Asian women
(Bobby Ross Jr., Religion Unplugged)

Jesuits pledge $100 million for descendants of enslaved people the Catholic order once owned
(Marisa Iati, The Washington Post)

Opinion: After Atlanta-area shooting, Christians must rethink purity culture that puts the blame on women
(Katelyn Beaty, The Washington Post Opinion)

Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime
(Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation)

Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Jesuits in US pledge $100M for racial reconciliation
(David Crary, Associated Press)

57 Black Christian Leaders Send Open Letter to Senate Committee Warning against the Equality Act
(Milton Quintanilla, Christian Headlines)

Black pastors slam Equality Act as 'a danger' to religious institutions, back 'Fairness for All'
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Monday, 15 March 2021

Two years on from the Christchurch terror attack, how much has really changed?
(Alexander Gillespie, The Conversation)

Critical race theory’s anti-Semitism problem
(Ellie Krasne, The Daily Signal - Commentary)

Painful issue of SBC culture – is the word 'Southern' more important than 'Baptist'?
(Terry Mattingly, OnReligion)

Becoming the church we say we are (Birth of a Movement: Black Lives Matter and the Catholic Church)
(John Gehring, Commonweal)

Friday, 12 March 2021

Shackles of blindness (healing blindness in both religious engagement and racism)
(Katherine Marshall, G20 Interfaith Forum)

Muslim representative of Queen says Royal Family is not racist
(5 Pillars UK)

Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Dr. Seuss books pulled over racist images
(Deutsche Welle)

Monday, 1 March 2021

Utah religious representatives to discuss racial diversity at virtual panel
(Darcy Ritchie, Utah Statesman)

Malcolm X assassin’s deathbed letter the latest in new look at Muslim leader
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)

AR Bernard on how the black church informed the fight for freedom and equality in America
(Jeannie Law, The Christian Post)

Catholic Church’s Role In Ending Slavery – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)

Black, white, and born again: How race affects opinions among Evangelicals
(Diana Orcés, PRRI)

Friday, 26 February 2021

‘Nobody came, nobody helped’: Fears of anti-Asian violence rattle the community
(Marian Liu and Rachel Hatzipanagos, The Washington Post)

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Religion Unplugged's full conversation with Alabama's 'Fifth Girl' Sarah Collins Rudolph
(Mattie Townson, Religion Unplugged)

Three-quarters of Black Americans say Black churches have helped promote racial equality
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center Fact Tank)

New Georgia legislation would curb ‘souls to the polls’
(Eugene Scott, The Washington Post)

Monday, 22 February 2021

Washington taps pastors to overcome racial divide on vaccine
(Ashraf Khalil and Hilary Powell, Associated Press)

Southern Baptists divided over politics, race, LGBTQ policy
(David Crary, Associated Press)

CCCU launches new database of racial, ethnic diversity resources
(Ryan Foley, The Christian Post)

Most black adults believe religion, church play significant role in African American experience
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

Majority of black Americans remain highly religious even if they don't go to church
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Friday, 19 February 2021

Interfaith Youth Core funds campus projects at the intersection of racial justice and interfaith work
(Diverse Issues in Higher Education)

Most black Americans attend black churches but want diversity: study
(Leonardo Blair, The Christian Post)

Want to understand Black experience? Learn about African American faith, survey finds
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

To understand America, you need to understand the Black Church
(Henry Louis Gates Jr., Time)

Black History Month: 7 pioneering African American clergy
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Why the Black Church matters to African Americans living in Utah
(Trent Toone, Deseret News)

Can I get an amen? Black Americans’ faith, religious practice detailed in Pew study
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)

Pew report findings will validate faith of some, or cause soul-searching
(Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service)

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Monuments, memorials, and the resacralization of space: The landscape of public space shapes collective understandings of the past
(Annie Rose O'Brien, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Chicago church to Court: Keep government out of the mass
(Becket: Press Release)

42 percent of Americans say churches are 'too segregated': study
(Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post)

Demonizing White Christians – OpEd
(William Donohue, Eurasia Review Opinion)

Monday, 8 February 2021

Black History Month: 8 historically significant African American churches
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Church known as a birthplace of LA’s Chicano civil rights movement earns national recognition
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)

Friday, 5 February 2021

Sussex music hall singers' 'racist' gravestones to be re-engraved
(Harry Farley, BBC News)

Wednesday, 3 February 2021

‘We can name the evil that is racism’: A conversation with Archbishop Thabo Makgoba
(Matt Gardner, Anglican Journal)

Monday, 1 February 2021

Is this America? A distinction may bring some clarity to disagreements about the meaning of the Capitol riots
(Russell P. Johnson, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

Majority of evangelicals sympathize with, back Christian nationalism: researcher
(Michael Gryboski, The Christian Post)

Church established by slave owners creates reparations fund
(Associated Press)

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Online forum helps Asian Americans find their way in Americanized Buddhism
(Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, Religion News Service)

Friday, 22 January 2021

Of Memphis and Washington: White Supremacy's desecration of sacred spaces, in 1968 and today
(Richard A. Rosengarten, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)

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