by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 9, 2020 | Editor's Picks
Supreme Court Allows Religious, Moral Convictions for Employers Opposed to Contraceptives (USA Today) Supreme Court Rules Teachers at Religious Schools Aren’t Protected by Fair Employment Laws (NPR) Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They are a Major Source of...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 8, 2020 | Editor's Picks
In Fayetteville, George Floyd Killing Divides Black Elected Officials and People of Color (Washington Post) Dallas’ First Baptist Church, Other Megachurches Receive Millions in PPP Small Business Loans (Dallas Morning News) Churches, Camps Across Country Hit by...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 7, 2020 | Editor's Picks
‘Jesus Would Have Worn a Mask Too’: Some TN Churches No Requiring Masks for Sunday Worship (WBIR Knoxville) The Unofficial Racism Consultants to the White Evangelical World (The Atlantic) Everyday Words and Phrases that Have Racist Connotations (CNN) Seattle-Area...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 6, 2020 | Editor's Picks
‘More than Individual Sin’ – Black Pastors Urge Evangelicals to Admit Systemic Racism (RNS) Alan Bean: Why are Megachurch Preachers Pushing to Reopen? (Friends of Justice) Religious Summer Camps – a Cultural Mainstay – Head Home During the Pandemic (Houston Chronicle)...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 3, 2020 | Editor's Picks
White Supremacist Ideas Have Historical Roots in U.S. Christianity (National Public Radio) Mohler Defends Theology of Enslavers: Push Grows for More Changes (Word & Way) Evangelical Leaders are Speaking Up About Race – But Will This New Focus Last? (RNS) Old...
by Bruce T. Gourley | Jul 2, 2020 | Editor's Picks
Trump Calls Black Lives Matter a ‘Symbol of Hate’ as He Digs in on Race (CNN) Episcopal Church Deepens Engagement With Poor People’s Campaign, Racial Justice Work (Episcopal News Service) High Court Sparks New Battle Over Church-State Separation (Chicago Daily Law...