Racial Justice

The Overwhelming Whiteness and Increasing Maleness of U.S. Churches isn’t an Accident — It’s a Selling Point

https://religiondispatches.org/the-overwhelming-whiteness-and-increasing-malene…

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Sat, 28/09/2024 - 05:01

In a recent front-page article, New York Times religion reporter Ruth Graham explores a historic...

Church Attendance is (Once Again) Correlated with Authoritarianism — So Why Do We Refuse to Acknowledge It?

https://religiondispatches.org/church-attendance-correlated-with-authoritariani…

Created

Sat, 14/09/2024 - 03:15

Since 2016, I have been arguing here at RD that former president Donald Trump’s politics,...

Well, the Harris-Trump Debate Happened — Now Enjoy Your Freedom and Choose Wisely

https://religiondispatches.org/well-the-harris-trump-debate-happened-now-enjoy-…

Created

Fri, 13/09/2024 - 04:24

In the largest sacrifice the world has ever seen since Jesus disappeared into the clouds...

Historian Matthew Stewart Upends the Widespread Belief that 19th Century U.S. Christianity Was On ‘The Right Side of History’

https://religiondispatches.org/historian-matthew-stewart-upends-the-widespread-…

Created

Tue, 10/09/2024 - 01:57

Might as well say it up front: I am one of many progressive Christians who...

The Right Questions Kamala Harris’ Blackness — Yet as Long as She Holds Any Power She’ll Always Be Too Black for Them

https://religiondispatches.org/the-right-questions-kamala-harris-blackness-yet-…

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Thu, 08/08/2024 - 04:00

Hey, do you all remember jamming to the song “Jesus loves the little children, all...

Attacks on Tim Walz’s Lutheran Denomination are Undermined by Reality — I Mean, Is ELCA Even Exciting Enough for Controversy?

https://religiondispatches.org/attacks-on-tim-walzs-lutheran-denomination-are-u…

Created

Wed, 14/08/2024 - 06:58

Almost as soon as presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris announced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz...

‘Leaving is Never So Simple as Stepping Over a Line’ — A Conversation with the Author of ‘Rift,’ a New Memoir on Christian Patriarchy

https://religiondispatches.org/leaving-is-never-so-simple-as-stepping-over-a-li…

Created

Thu, 15/08/2024 - 05:45

Cait West’s insights could not be more urgent. At a time when conservative lawmakers and...

‘The Quiet Damage’ Details the Heartbreaking Effect of QAnon on Five American Families — But Critical Questions Linger

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Created

Thu, 22/08/2024 - 02:00

The outlines of QAnon conspiracy theories are by now familiar to many. The battle of...

Controversy Over Jay Shetty’s Authenticity Masks the Bigger Question: Why is the West Drawn to Such Figures Over and Over Again?

https://religiondispatches.org/controversy-over-jay-shettys-authenticity-masks-…

Created

Wed, 24/04/2024 - 05:54

From his popular podcast, to his travels with Will and Jada Smith, to GAP ads...

For White Christians ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ Reflects ‘Anti-White Bias’ According to New Research

https://religiondispatches.org/for-white-christians-anti-christian-bias-reflect…

Created

Sat, 06/04/2024 - 05:33

When social psychologists Marah Al-Kire and Michael Pasek primed White members of a research panel...

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