by Bruce T. Gourley | Jun 22, 2020 | Editor's Picks
Black Lives Matter: Church, State and Conflict in USA and UK (Ekklesia) Black Catholics: Words Not Enough as Church Decries Racism (Associated Press) Chattanooga Pastors Grapple with History of Church Racism (Chattanooga Times Free Press) Juneteenth’s Long Road to...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jun 19, 2020 | Opinion
The Emancipation Proclamation had been signed more than two-and-a-half years earlier. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant more than two months before, ending the treasonous Confederate States of America – an imagined white...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jun 19, 2020 | Editor's Picks
236 People Got the Coronavirus After an Oregon Church Held Services During Lockdown (Business Insider) As Protests Spread to Small Town America, Militia Groups Respond with Armed Intimidation and Online Threats (Washington Posts) Washington Bishop Joins Rev. William...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jun 19, 2020 | Editor's Picks
‘Distressing’: Reverend Reveals What Evangelicals Say Privately About Trump (CNN) Most US Pastors Speak Out in Response to George Floyd’s Death (Christianity Today) Megachurch Pastor Apologizes for ‘White Blessing’ Comments (Associated Press) On Painful Anniversary,...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jun 17, 2020 | Editor's Picks
At a Critical Time for Race Relations, Coronavirus Attacks Detroit’s Black Church Leadership (Detroit Free Press) Michigan Pollster: Trump’s Bible Photo Op Caused Immediate Drop in Support (Michigan Live) COVID-19 Costs Trump Support Among Catholics (Religion News...