police
Funerals held for slain police
By RNS staff — July 14, 2016
DALLAS -- Thousands of police officers joined by ordinary citizens attended funerals for three of the policemen shot dead in a racially motivated ambush attack last week that intensified America's long-running debate on race and justice.
Why do people support police using force? Religion is part of the answer
By Tobin Grant — July 7, 2016
Videos of police shootings (again) divide public opinion. Here's how religion shapes views of police.
NYC cop sues city to wear beard
By RNS staff — June 23, 2016
(Reuters) A Muslim policeman who was suspended by the New York City Police Department for refusing to shave sued the agency on Wednesday (June 22), saying its no-beard policy is unconstitutional.
Scholars offer Muslims and police a new roadmap for better relations
By Lauren Markoe — January 14, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) If police want to win the trust of Muslim Americans, they’re going to have to show that Muslims are not being singled out as potential terrorists, the report concludes.
Planned Parenthood attack kills a policeman, a mom and a veteran
By Reuters — November 28, 2015
The Colorado Springs clinic, which includes abortion services, has been the target of repeated protests by anti-abortion activists. The policeman who died was a co-pastor at an evangelical church.
How religion drives support for use of force by police (ANALYSIS)
By Tobin Grant — August 20, 2015
(RNS) Mainline Protestants and Jews tend to support the police use of force. Catholics and those in historically black churches are the least supportive.
‘Ambushed’ officer: God told me to put on ballistics vest
By USA Today Network — August 3, 2015
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) – He was shot in the line of duty. The St. Louis police chief called it an ambush.
How Ferguson and now Baltimore are altering our perception of law enforcement (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — April 28, 2015
(RNS) A nation grounded in laws and justice requires a trained cadre whose work is to enforce laws fairly. We thought we had that cadre.
Police chief to black churches: ‘We can’t do this without you guys’
By Adelle M. Banks — January 9, 2015
(RNS) As racial tensions continue to simmer in the wake of the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white officers in Ferguson, Mo., New York City and elsewhere, churches have offered themselves up as trusted go-betweens for the police and angry residents, particularly in black communities.
Can Cardinal Timothy Dolan be Gotham’s peacemaker?
By David Gibson — December 31, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) In an evocative homily in St. Patrick’s Cathedral the day after two NYPD officers were shot dead, Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke powerfully of his own anguish and his “worry about a city tempted to tension and division.”
The other narrative about Ferguson, Mo. (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — August 19, 2014
(RNS) I know from my years there as a pastor that Ferguson is a strong community. The town has rootedness, civic pride, strong churches, and a fervent desire to make an integrated community work.
At church rally, community pours out support for Michael Brown’s family
By Lilly Fowler — August 18, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo, (RNS) Speaking at a church service here, the Rev. Al Sharpton announced a future march in Washington on policing. He criticized the militarization of police, saying they act as if they are “at war with … citizens.”
Across America, silent vigils in Michael Brown’s memory
By Trevor Hughes — August 15, 2014
(RNS) Attendees wore red ribbons to honor Brown, 18, at Thursday evening rallies from Maine to Michigan, Florida to New York, Vermont, Colorado and California.
Muslim informants lauded for helping keep England safe from terrorists
By Trevor Grundy — December 30, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Britain’s domestic secret service -- M15 -- works hand in hand with informants who sometimes monitor sermons in mosques and tell the police about suspicious members.
N.J. leaders seek to ease anger over NYPD probe of Muslims
By Tracy Gordon — February 29, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (RNS) Amid concern over the New York Police Department's surveillance of Muslims beyond New York City, state and federal law enforcement officials plan to hold a summit Saturday to assure religious leaders that they are addressing the NYPD incursions into New Jersey. By James Queally and Christopher Baxter.
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