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Sotomayor’s Dissent Sheds Light On Religious Universities Amid Affirmative Action Debate
Sotomayor’s Dissent Sheds Light On Religious Universities Amid Affirmative Action Debate

(ANALYSIS) Sotomayor’s dissent poses an interesting inquiry, regardless of one’s personal opinion of where the court should have landed on affirmative action: Does the Constitution uphold the spiritual and religious freedom of faith-based higher education institutions to engage in holistic, race-conscious admissions practices as an expression of their sincerely held institutional religious beliefs?

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Analysis, Catholicism, Christianity, Conflict, Constitution, Judaism, Justice, North America, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious FreedomChelsea Langston BombinoChelsea Langston Bombino, Supreme Court, Affirmative Action, Equal Protection Clause, UNC, Harvard, Justice Sotomayor, SCOTUS, Religious Freedom, Religious Colleges, Georgetown University, Yeshiva University, Mount St. Mary's, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, CCCU, Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Paul StarrComment
In Post-Pandemic America, Will Sagging Church Health Damage Public Health?
In Post-Pandemic America, Will Sagging Church Health Damage Public Health?

(OPINION) America's religious congregations have, over all, suffered steady erosion in attendance, membership and vitality since around 2000. Analysts fret that worse may occur after the current COVID-19 emergency finally subsides because myriads of members are now accustomed to worshiping online rather than in person.

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Opinion, North AmericaRichard OstlingAcademia, Black Church, Charities, Nonprofits, Church & State, Coronavirus, Demographics, Evangelicals, Godbeat, Health, Mainline, Marriage & Family, Nones, Politics, Worship, COVID-19, richard ostling, Pandemic, Associated Press, Lifeway Research, Harvard, Human Flourishing Project, Church Attendance, Tyler VanderWeele, Christianity Today, Richard OstlingComment
A Christian Response In The Face Of Injustice
A Christian Response In The Face Of Injustice

(OPINION) Prayer is paramount and education is critical. But is it essential that they lead us to act. We cannot hide in our prayer closets or behind our books. Perhaps what is most important for the current moment, is for us as Christians to do all we can to support structural changes that will reduce the frequency of incidents such as the death of George Floyd.

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North America, Opinion, PoliticsDr. Jacqueline C. RiversDr. Jacqueline C. Rivers, Seymour Institute, Black church, racism, george floyd protests, civil rights, African American studies, sociology and race, Harvard, TenPoint Leadership Foundation, Christian response to racism, racial equality, racial justice, Christianity Comments