The Guardian ‘Long overdue’: lawmakers declare racism a public health emergency https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jun/12/racism-public-health-black-brown-coronavirus?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX1VTTW9ybmluZ0JyaWVmaW5nLTIwMDYxMg%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=USMorningBriefing&CMP=usbriefing_email
Parker Palmer “I Can’t Breathe” by Parker Palmer https://www.facebook.com/86750497077/posts/10157316646222078/?d=n
The Guardian ‘Allergic reaction to US religious right’ fueling decline of religion, experts say Alison Gill, vice-president for legal and policy at American Atheists, who authored a report into the creep of Christian extremism in the US, warned that the drop-off in religious adherence…
The Guardian Senior faith leaders call for global decriminalisation of LGBT+ people More than 370 sign declaration demanding ban on conversion practices before UK conference - from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/16/senior-faith-leaders-call-for-global-decriminalisation-of-lgbt-people
New York Times Heather Cox Richardson Offers a Break From the Media Maelstrom. It’s Working. from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/27/business/media/heather-cox-richardson-substack-boston-college.html
Brian McLaren The storming of the US Capitol by Christians was a sickening sight by Brian McLaren https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/The-storming-of-the-US-Capitol-by-Christians-was-a-sickening-sight/ Tragically, too many American churches have become aggregators for Trumpist organizers, rendering sincere but gullible believers tools in Trump's delusional power-grab.
Brandan Robertson America’s Last Stand by Brandan Robertson https://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfulprogress/2021/01/americas-last-stand/
Brandan Robertson Digital Deception: How We Ended Up Here And What We Can Do To Save Ourselves by Brandan Robertson https://www.patheos.com/blogs/faithfulprogress/2021/01/digital-deception-how-we-ended-up-here-and-what-we-can-do-to-save-ourselves/
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Trump fueled conservative Christian power. But with Biden and Warnock, that can change. For decades, conservatives controlled American religious discourse. But a progressive coalition is on the rise. (Got that right!!) https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-fueled-conservative-christian-power-biden-warnock-can-change-ncna1255461
Uncategorized Biden’s Early Move to Deliver on His Promise of Racial Equity The president signed four executive orders meant to thwart discrimination against minorities – the start of a broad-based plan to address racial equity. https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-26/bidens-early-move-to-deliver-on-his-promise-of-racial-equity
Jen Kidwell Jen Kidwell is the Director of Youth and Adult Discipleship at Silver Spring United Methodist Church in Maryland. She loves journeying through questions of faith, theology, and justice with people…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Conservatives opposing the Equality Act don’t speak for most people of faith, and they know it by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Most Americans, including religious ones, support LGBTQ people's right to nondiscriminatory treatment. So conservative fearmongers switched tactics. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/conservatives-opposing-equality-act-don-t-speak-most-people-faith-ncna1258910
Uncategorized You Need to Take the Religious Left Seriously This Time An interview with the Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary in New York. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/02/25/religious-left-politics-liberal-471640
Uncategorized Can the Meritocracy Find God? from the New York Times Opinion section The secularization of America probably won’t reverse unless the intelligentsia gets religion. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/opinion/sunday/religion-meritocracy-god.html
Uncategorized Churches Step In Where Politicians Will Not Why do we need acts of charity to rescue Americans from crushing medical bills? From the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/opinion/covid-medical-debt-church-charity.html
Patricia Raybon Letting God Lift Up Your Head by Patricia Raybon https://www.patriciaraybon.com/letting-god-lift-up-your-head/
Uncategorized 3 Confessions Of A Recovering Ex-Evangelical Pastor by Dr. Jeff Burns https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jeffburns/2021/05/3-confessions-of-a-recovering-ex-evangelical-pastor/
Uncategorized A short history of the long conservative assault on Black voting power https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/08/politics/black-voter-suppression/index.html
Uncategorized What We Believe About History by Kristin Kobes Du Mez https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/special-series/kristin-kobes-du-mez-what-we-believe-about-history.html
Jeff Burns Growing Up White In The Segregated South: Forbidden Friendship by Dr. Jeff Burns https://www.patheos.com/blogs/jeffburns/2021/06/growing-up-white-in-the-segregated-south-forbidden-friendship/
Uncategorized How Brandan Robertson, a.k.a. the ‘Tik-Tok Preacher,’ Is Taking on the Anti-LGBTQ Teachings of His Faith Congratulations Brandan! https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tiktok-preacher-brandan-robertson-lgbtq-faith-1185814/