by Nell Green | Jun 15, 2020 | Opinion
The protests resulting from George Floyd’s asphyxiation by a white police officer arose just as COVID-19 measures were being loosened somewhat in Texas. So, my husband and I decided we would be as careful as possible and go to the protest here in Houston. I had...
by Maureen O'Leary | Jun 12, 2020 | Christian Nationalism, Opinion
Black Americans and allies have staged mass protests across the country in the weeks since George Floyd’s death. Protesters, which include a significant number of clergy, are expressing righteous anger and demanding justice long denied. How has the Trump...
by Michael Helms | Jun 12, 2020 | Opinion
The Christian church celebrated the breath of God on Pentecost Sunday (May 31) while our nation began to grieve and pour out its anger over George Floyd’s death, a man who was refused his breath until he died. We must not lose sight of the injustice done to this man...
by Mitch Randall | Jun 11, 2020 | Opinion
Democracy teetered on the brink of collapse on June 1. Responding to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police a week earlier, thousands of citizens marched demanding justice. They declared that Black Lives Matter and advocated for a...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 10, 2020 | Opinion
Division is not unusual for Americans; we have always been united in name only. In 1968, this was certainly true. No surprise there. A 2016 Center for Public Opinion Research article looked back at 1968 and specifically the Chicago Democratic convention when Democrats...
