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Despite white Christianity’s role in Capitol assault, some signs of hope and change
By Robert P. Jones — July 16, 2021
(RNS) — White Christians have only begun the work of reckoning with white supremacy.
Some question replacing Mississippi’s Confederate symbol with ‘In God We Trust’
By Jack Jenkins — July 2, 2020
(RNS) — ‘In God we trust that we never go back to the Jim Crow laws, that we never go back to the Confederate flag and that every citizen of Mississippi — whether he’s Black or white — will be inclusive,’ said the Rev. Isiac Jackson Jr.
Gospel sing-along in Tennessee faces Confederate controversy after photos surface online
By Holly Meyer — July 22, 2019
(USA Today) — Organizers apologized after a parade preceding the Diana Singing, a popular event for 50 years, included a motorized scooter flying the Confederate banner.
Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
By Adelle M. Banks — September 6, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Officials said their decision-making process concerning the windows sped up after the violence in Charlottesville, Va., last month.
National Cathedral faces calls to remove windows with Confederate generals
By Adelle M. Banks — October 27, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The windows were added in 1953 with the support of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Confederate flag images quietly removed from National Cathedral
By Adelle M. Banks — September 28, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Cathedral officials decided 'to just do it and get it done and move on to the next phase,’ a spokesman said.
Confederate flag resolution a historic opportunity to correct the past
By guest — June 15, 2016
(RNS) We cannot undo what our ancestors did, but I felt we had a historic opportunity to show that we have repented of these ungodly attitudes.
Southern Baptists: ‘Discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag’
By Adelle M. Banks — June 14, 2016
(RNS) Baptists considered the resolution almost a year after nine people were gunned down at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., by an alleged killer who posed for photos with the rebel flag.
How Southern delusions lie at the heart of the Charleston killings
By guest — June 8, 2016
(RNS) Hypnotized by the lost cause of the Civil War, those under its spell could not awaken without the shock of wanton cruelty. The murders at Emanuel AME Church provided that shock
National Cathedral to remove Confederate flag images
By Adelle M. Banks — June 8, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Cathedral officials acknowledged that there are intense feelings about the best way to handle the controversial windows.
Interview: Russell Moore on religious liberty, Franklin Graham and Moore’s past life as a Democrat
By Jonathan Merritt — August 4, 2015
(RNS) The prominent conservative Christian leader, who interviews Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio on Tuesday in Nashville, talks with RNS’ Jonathan Merritt.
Confederate flags placed outside MLK’s Atlanta church
By USA Today Network — July 31, 2015
ATLANTA - Authorities have images of the men placing the flags outside Ebenezer Baptist Church; they say they have not ruled out hate crime charges.
Activist who took down Confederate flag drew on her faith and on new civil rights awakening
By Jesse James DeConto — July 12, 2015
HOT SPRINGS, N.C. (RNS) Speaking at the Wild Goose Festival, Bree Newsome said she prepared for her mission, scaling the 30-foot flagpole outside the South Carolina Statehouse, by rereading the biblical story of David and Goliath.
South Carolina takes down Confederate flag
By Nathaniel Cary — July 10, 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gov. Nikki Haley cast the events as "a story of action," beginning with the worshipers who welcomed and prayed with the suspect and ending with the legislative action to remove the flag the accused killer had embraced.
Bill to remove Confederate flag clears S.C. Senate, moves to House of Representatives
By Reuters — July 7, 2015
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) Several Senators spoke of being moved and inspired by the Christian forgiveness displayed by relatives of the Emanuel 9 for the shooter, adding that removal of the flag was the proper way to honor them.
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