Journalists, nonprofit leaders and political analysts from across the political aisle discussed the politics of inequality and the role that the issue could play in the 2016 presidential elections in a conversation at the Aspen Ideas Festival this year.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio
Source: Christian Century | Frank G. Honeycutt
I wonder if Nicodemus would have found this bravery and poise in his faith if Jesus had talked about the weather or handed him an evangelism tract—anything to avoid bringing up the radical transformation into becoming a follower of Jesus.
Source: Eden Prairie News | Bernard Johnson
So I am wondering, will America change as a result of nine people slaughtered in a prayer meeting? It remains to be seen. Some have said we can never be the same. To live as if there is no bigotry and racism infecting the soul of our nation is only to give such things room to grow. To face them anew in the wake of profound pain and sorrow may be the first step in healing a social cancer.
Source: Shared Justice | Dan Carter
We need to repent and we need to do it now. We have a long list of injustices to confess. And you, white Christian American, should be first to your knees.
Source: Adirondack Daily Enterprise | George J. Bryjak
If Christian leaders in the U.S. do not act on the desire of many of the faithful to work for social justice issues, churches will continue to lose members, especially millennials.
Source: Huffington Post | Mae Elise Cannon
Join in action against the trend of burning black churches. Even one intentional arson is one too many and is a threat to racial peace in America. Take action during the Week of Righteous Resistance!
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald | Paul Hampton
Moore said living in Biloxi taught him to listen respectfully to opposing views.
Source: Aspen Daily News | Andrea Kaufman
“What is religion good for in this world of social justice?”
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
The biggest problem we face -- the biggest enemy at the heart of many of the issues we must address -- is hopelessness.
Source: Patheos | Tim Suttle
I flew to D.C. for the 2015 Missio Alliance North American Gathering with at least a bit of nervousness. I’m happy to say that, from the first moment to the last, I felt completely at home.
Source: Huffington Post | Carol Kuruvilla, Sebastian Murdock, and Taryn Finley
Black churches have long been symbols of power, community and liberation for African Americans -- and as a result, have often become a target when white supremacists feel their own power is being threatened.
Source: Patheos | Holly Roach
The prayers and tears gave way to organizing. We went around the table sharing the resources, contacts, and capacity we each had to lend to the effort.
Source: Think Progress | Jack Jenkins
Yet even as Huckabee and others invoked God in their opposition to the court’s decision, the move to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide was actually lauded by a multitude spiritual leaders and religious communities across the country.
Source: Oklahoman | Carla Hinton
Some Oklahoma church members, long accustomed to welcoming everyone, may be asking themselves these questions in the aftermath of the recent church shootings in Charleston, S.C. Several clergy leaders said there's a fine balance between the usual hospitality offered by their churches and operating with a sense of caution that has been heightened by the Charleston killings.
Source: Religion Dispatches | Christopher Stroop
We’ve also recently seen prominent evangelical speaker and author Tony Campolo generate some buzz by coming around to full LGBTQ affirmation, including here on RD, where senior editor Cathleen Falsani heralded Campolo’s move as “evangelicalism’s tipping point.”
Source: Catholic News Service | Mark Pattison
Lisa Sharon Harper, director of organizing for the Sojourners community in Washington, defined "America's original sin" as "racial hierarchy" at a June 15 conference on solidarity and faith issues in the nation's capital.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
The anguish, grace, and forgiveness of one family member after another stunned the world. Those families are not just victims now. They have set the tone for the nationalconversation on race that we now need to have. They want and will require justice but are also offering forgiveness.
Source: Christian Post | Stoyan Zaimov
Close to 100 evangelical and Roman Catholic leaders in the U.S. have united in a message calling on Christians to act on their "moral obligation" to fight climate change, which they also called a pro-life issue, following on Pope Francis' environmental encyclical released last week.
Source: ThinkProgress | Jack Jenkins
Close to 100 faith leaders are calling for lawmakers to act on climate change, urging elected officials to heed the words of Pope Francis and pass legislation that can help slow the advance of global warming.
Source: America Magazine | John Carr
For just a few days, Washington’s obsession with the “middle class” and silence about those at the bottom was broken.