Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
“Mama, Mama… I can’t breathe!” Statement by the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians
(Prof. Musa W. Dube, Dept. of Theology, University of Bostwana, General Coordinator, Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians)
Locking arms for racial harmony in America: What the NAACP and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are doing together
(President Russell M. Nelson, President Derrick Johnson, Chairman Leon Russell, The Reverend Amos C. Brown, Medium)
The Forgotten King: Commentary on protest, race, and MLK
(Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor)
Combating Racism
(D. Gordon Smith, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
The killing of George Floyd sparks controversy over African-Iraqi
(Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor: Iraq Pulse)
Lessons from King, Tocqueville, and Augustine on loving our black neighbors
(Ashleen Menchaca-Bagnulo, Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute)
Trump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two camps: Ardent supporters saw the photo op as a blow against evil while others saw the gesture as cynical and a ploy
(Matthew Teague, The Guardian)
Romney’s racial justice march spotlights faith groups’ role
(Elana Schor, Associated Press)
Can a single passage of Talmud help us think about Black Lives Matter?
(Dov Nelkin, Forward)
The largest UK Jewish group has commissioned a report on the prejudice black Jews face
(Marcy Oster, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
The big idea: Black and white preachers, together, need to sound prophetic note on race
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Catholic fraternal groups call for prayer and justice amid George Floyd protests
(Catholic News Agency)
Activists call for justice, equal remembrance of Breonna Taylor on her 27th birthday
(Religion News Service)
Watery end for statue of slave trader in UK city of Bristol
(Pan Pylas, John Leicester, Associated Press)
Racial resentment varies widely among religious groups
(Ryan Burge, Religion News Service Opinion)
Jemar Tisby and Tyler Burns: Black Christians ‘cannot do this alone’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
After St. John’s, thinking differently about a president, a Bible and race
(Nick Hall, Religion News Service Opinion)
Minneapolis faces not just a rebuilding but a reckoning
(Justin Ellis, The Atlantic)
The double standard of the American riot
(Kellie Carter Jackson, The Atlantic)
Justice Roberts swings away from unfettered religious liberty on church openings
(Mark Silk, RNS Column: Spiritual Politics)
Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear says ‘black lives matter’
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Donor privacy under attack
(Steve West, World News Group)
'Gospel Above All' drives diversity, unity, missions, abuse prevention
(Diana Chandler, Baptist Press)
ONLINE EVENT, 10 June 2020 (2pm EDT): Religious Responsibilities in Confronting Police Brutality
(Please RRSVP by 12:00 p.m. on June 10 to receive the Zoom link to this webinar, Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the University of Southern California’s Center for Religion and Civic Culture.)
Programs on miscarriage, racial injustice recognized with awards
(Ellen Hostetler, Adventist News Network)
White Christians, it’s time for us to repent
(Tyler James Russell, Red Letter Christians)
United Methodist bishops affirm protests, call members to pray twice daily for 8 minutes, 46 seconds
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Trump faith advisers say the president did the right thing by visiting church
(Jace Jenkins, Religion News Service)
DC Catholic priests invited to 'prayerful protest' at White House
(Christine Rousselle, Catholic News Agency)
In Jewish tradition, racism is a sin
(Jason Rubenstein, Forward)
Dramatic funeral service for George Floyd: Was there Gospel in it, or only politics?
(Terry Mattingly, GetReligion)
Race relations in light of Islamic teachings
(Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Michigan)
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
Interview: Leading Sant’Egidio’s Prayer for Peaceful Coexistence in US, Cardinal Farrell prays for unity & against division
(Deborah Castellano Lubov, Zenit: The World Seen from Rome)
A moment we must face: Confronting a perennial sign of inhumanity
(Ganoune Diop, Adventist Review Online)
Round Up 8.6.2020 – George Floyd protests spread worldwide, Hong Kong concerns rise and the UK eases coronavirus lockdown…
(Thomas Hayes, UK Human Rights Blog)
George Floyd: Black Lives Matter protests go global
(BBC News)
Faith leaders hold local Black Lives Matter vigil in South Africa to protest lockdown deaths
(Anli Serfontein, Ecumenical News)
What Ministers, rabbis and imams preached last weekend about the George Floyd Protests
(Emily McFarlan Miller, Religion News Service)
Monday, 8 June 2020
Protest and the raging Messianic: How do our responses to pestilence and protest reflect the value of human life in our religious imagination?
(Foster J. Pinkney, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Vandals and the hands of Christ in the world: Exploring what Christian theology might have to say about the looting and vandalism that has accompanied many protests around the country
(John Sianghio, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
We need art to help us heal, now more than ever: An invitation to process pain and to heal through the viewing and contemplation of contemporary Black art
(Aneesah Ettress, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Protests, looting, and iconoclams: Considering how Christian acts of iconoclasm may illuminate the aims and effects of property damage and looting during protests
(Nathan Hardy, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Asking the right questions about riots: Contemplating the questions we should and shouldn't be asking about riots by looking to the example of Martin Luther King Jr.
(Russell P. Johnson, Sightings: The Martin Marty Center, University of Chicago Divinity School)
Race, justice, and religious liberty in the world
(Ken Blackwell, The Patriot Post)
Journalism cancels its moral voice: What does this mean for Catholic news? For religion news?
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
American Christians worship amid damaged churches
(Stefan J. Bos, BosNewLife)
“It should call out to every Jew:” Crown Heights rallies for Black Lives Matter
(John Kunza, Forward)
Saturday, 6 June 2020
Days of Unrest: Associated Press coverage of reaction to the death of George Floyd
George Floyd Protests: Live updates
(The Washington Post)
US cardinal at Vatican prays for Floyd, and America’s future
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Hundreds, including Al Sharpton, Eric Garner's mom, mourn at George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis (VIDEO)
(Danielle Wallace, Michael Ruiz, Fox News)
George Floyd’s death an American tragedy with global echoes
(Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
We are individuals, not victims
(Zais Jilani, Tablet Magazine - Belief)
Dean Marcus Cole, "I am George Floyd. Except, I can breathe. And I can do something."
(RIck Garnett, Mirror of Justice Blog)
Lord, is it I?
(Public Square Magazine)
We Can't Breathe: UN OHCHR Experts Issue Joint Statement and Call for Reparations
(Diane Desierto, EJIL: Talk! Blog of the European Journal of International Law)
North Carolina man charged with threatening to burn down Black church
(Pete Williams, NBC News)
Friday, 5 June 2020
Minneapolis officer faces upgraded murder charge in George Floyd death, 3 others charged
(Danielle Wallace, Bradford Betz, Fox News)
This movement is not anarchy. It could push America to be a better nation
(The Editorial Board, The Washington Post)
'Palestinian Lives Matter,' shout Israeli protesters over killing of Iyad Hallak
(https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/06/israel-palestinians-arabs-east-jerusalem-iyad-al-hallak.html, Al-Monitor: Israel Pulse)
The racism that killed George Floyd was built in Britain
(Afua Hirsch, The Guardian Opinion)
The pointlessness of American racial politics in Britain
(Charlie Peters, National Review Opinion)
Thursday, 4 June 2020
Faith leaders in metro Detroit call for justice and peace
(Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press)
Wednesday, 3 June 2020
Faith at the barricades: A weekend of religious protest and prayer in photos
(Religion News Service)
Racism is a disease of the heart and other epiphanies in a journey towards anti-racism
(Hena Zuberi, Muslim Matters)
Can human love make a comeback?
(Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review)
My generation failed to deal with racism
(Thomas Reese SJ, RNS Column: Signs of the Times)
President Nelson Shares Social Post about Racism and Calls for Respect for Human Dignity
(Press Release, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Friday, 29 May 2020
Christians respond to the tragic death of George Floyd
(Amanda Casanova, Christian Headlines)
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