Posts tagged protests
Why Gen Z Have Turned On Churches In Kenya During Anti-Government Protests

As the rattle of gunfire and the spirited sloganeering raged on in the streets, Gen Zers opened a new theater in this fight: training their rage on the church for allegedly working with the state. They have accused church officials of being subservient to the political class.

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A Rabbi’s Cry Of Pain Following Oct. 7 Terror Attacks

(OPINION) The news only seems to get worse whenever Jews venture online, even when digging into their social-media feeds, said Rabbi Sharon Brous, in a viral sermon at her progressive IKAR (“essence”) congregation in Los Angeles. If the Holocaust is the “dominant psychic reality of the Jew,” it's impossible not to view news reports through “Shoah-colored glasses.”

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Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement for this Election Day and Beyond

(OPINION) We have resources in American political thought to help us through this tumultuous period. Anyone troubled by the prospect of violence this Election Day should reflect on the strategy behind the great victories of the Civil Rights Movement.

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Election 2020: Catholic voters in these states could decide the presidential race

(ANALYSIS) For all the fallout caused by the virus (and how various states have handled it) and the divisions in this country around issues like race, the presidential election could — once again — be decided by a handful of majority Catholic counties in four states by voters who care about abortion and religious liberty.

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Catholic Group Vows to Protect St. Louis IX Statue Deemed Anti-Semitic and Islamophobic

This week, St. Louis residents started a petition to remove a statue of the former French King St. Louis IX, deeming him anti-Semitic and Islamophobic. In response, local Catholics have formed a group to defend the canonized saint from vandalism or removal, while others are asking Pope Francis to “decanonize” the saint.

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Seattle protests: As The Cops Withdrew, Clergy Showed Up

Protesters occupying Seattle’s “autonomous zone,” a portion of the city’s Capitol Hill district spread over several city blocks, have managed to keep police and politicians out for almost two weeks. But they haven’t kept out God. A group of interfaith clergy has set up a tent to offer spiritual counsel to protesters and gawkers alike.

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Artist Jeromyah Jones Connects Scripture to Art Remembering Black Lives and History

Jeromyah Jones’ father was a painter, but his parents taught him more about the Bible than anything else, with the belief that a foundation in Scripture would allow him to be successful in any career he decided to pursue. This spiritual background helped Jones find his calling: to focus on the intersection of the Bible and black history, from the beginning of slavery in Africa to racial injustice in modern America. 

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U.S. Muslims host protest against anti-black racism

Peaceful Muslim protesters in New York City prayed together and decried anti-black racism in the Muslim community, calling it an issue that requires the attention of all faithful Muslims and saying it must be addressed before racism outside the community can be dismantled.

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Civil Rights Activist John Perkins On How To Heal America

John Perkins, an author and activist, sat down with a reporter to discuss the role of faith in healing racial divisions. In the wake of George Floyd’s death and the subsequent protests, Perkins says the present moment is an opportunity to progress toward unity and reconciliation through abundant love and forgiveness.

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Biblical Calls For Justice A Focus At George Floyd’s Memorial

Family and friends of George Floyd, along with several celebrities, politicians and Christian leaders gathered today in Houston for Floyd’s final memorial at The Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas.

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After George Floyd’s Death, Petition To Rename Harding Auditorium Gains Support

An alumnus of the private Christian university in Arkansas says the daily chapel venue’s namesake, George S. Benson, was “a vocal racist and supporter of segregation.” The petition proposes renaming the auditorium in honor of Harding graduate Botham Jean, a black man who was shot to death by a white police officer in Dallas in 2018.

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Majority Black Church's Windows Broken By Protesters in Virginia

A Virginia church’s building, in the heart of downtown Richmond, was just one of many structures damaged by rioters and protesters over the weekend. “We’re more concerned with the personal damage than the physical damage — the souls of those who did the damage,” said James Nesmith, minister for the West Broad Church of Christ, a predominantly black congregation. 

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Protests in Lebanon are testing unity among faiths and sects

Nearly three weeks of protests in Lebanon has united people across sectarian religious groups and signaled hopes of a new political system that could redefine how religious affiliation is lived in society.

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