As the country is once again facing a reckoning on racial justice, perhaps the biggest obstacle to White Christians’ full participation in the movement for racial equality is an unshakable commitment to our own innocence.
Colombia and the Brazilian Amazon remain two major hotspots for deadly attacks on environmental defenders, a new report from human rights and environmental NGO Global Witness reveals.Read full piece
Wendell Griffen responds to a claim by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas that slavery was a "necessary evil."Read full piece
Tony Cartledge reflects on an archaeological find in Jerusalem dating to the time of the biblical kings Hezekiah and Manasseh.Read full piece
Between a global pandemic, massive protests against racial injustices, and a divisive election, Editor Brian Kaylor argues that 2020 is a year that demands more cellos.
Americans, particularly young adults, are becoming less religious in the formal, traditional sense. Still, surveys find younger Americans are just as spiritual as their older counterparts, and many have found other expressions of faith outside formal religion.
Before the Americans with Disabilities Act granted people with disabilities greater protection and accessibility 30 years ago, a little-known law set the groundwork.
Religion was at the center of the civil rights movement. In the Black Lives Matter movement, that’s no longer the case.
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced it will remove founder Margaret Sanger's name from its Manhattan Health Center because of her "racist legacy." Meanwhile, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary refuses to remove the names of its racist founders.
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove reflects on progress toward racial justice and how much more is needed.Read full piece