‘The seminary needs a deeper reckoning,’ they wrote, ‘with its current relationship to and investment in modern systems of enslavement.’ […]
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I felt the same way about the inipi. My ability to explain what had happened didn’t obscure my absolute joy
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“WHO WOULDA THUNK…A SEMICOLON”1 Rarely would I steal..not plagiarize..but steal a title from an author or organization…but the claim to
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free article from the New York Times With America’s white conservatives increasingly drawn to Christian nationalism, many Black believers feel
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For centuries, we have recognized the importance of networking. According to Brian Uzzi, a management professor at Northwestern University, networks
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by Robert P. Jones https://religionnews.com/2023/03/14/five-charts-that-explain-the-desperate-turn-to-maga-among-conservative-white-christians/
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Just as the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Dawes Act of 1887 were used to strip Native tribes
Slavery was abolished, but the beliefs that justified it were not. Read More »
by Angela Denker https://open.substack.com/pub/angeladenker/p/how-can-a-poor-man-stand-such-times?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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In his new book, the scholar examines how religion shaped the history of major sports in North America https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/13/author-and-priest-randall-balmer-sport-has-eclipsed-religion-as-the-us-pastime
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If you ask young people to leave race at home, you might as well tell them to stay home, too.
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The biological ‘brainwashing’ that happens while you are sleeping is crucial for filtering out toxins. Here’s how to optimise your
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The city’s board of supervisors showed support for a plan to compensate eligible residents for slavery and systemic racism. https://qz.com/reparations-san-francisco-slavery-racism-1850227344
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In fall of 2015 I was part of a panel forum exploring the history and future of progressive faith communities
“This is a message those other White people need to hear.” Read More »
by Susan K. Smith Ten days after Dylann Roof murdered eight people and their pastor at Emanuel AME Church in
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France’s Catholic bishops’ conference agreed to provide reparations after a 2021 report estimated some 330,000 children were sexually abused over
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It is tempting to look back over the history of scapegoating women and breathe a sigh of relief: “Whew! It
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More specifically, as psychologist Richard N. Perloff explained years ago in his book The Dynamics of Persuasion, we can avoid
All persuasion is self-persuasion Read More »
So what virtues are most relevant for a democratic society? What virtues help us live together and even thrive in
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After funding from the United Methodist Church General Conference ended and in-person events were put on hold during the COVID-19
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