sexism
Black women ministers get ‘affirmation that God sees us‘ at DC event
By Adelle M. Banks — December 7, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The event also focused on women who are not in top roles but who nevertheless serve in ministry in ways they feel called to pursue.
Can I get an amen? Black Americans’ faith, religious practice detailed in Pew study
By Adelle M. Banks — February 16, 2021
(RNS) — Senior researcher Besheer Mohamed said that for Black American church shoppers, ‘the race of a congregation and the race of leadership would be not that important.’
Pope Francis’ new papal encyclical could be derailed by its seemingly sexist title
By Thomas Reese — September 8, 2020
(RNS) — Let us pray that the encyclical’s language does not distract from its content.
Illinois imam resigns over sexist, racist social media posts
By Aysha Khan — July 28, 2020
(RNS) — An imam at a suburban Chicago-area mosque has resigned after circulation of his social media posts using derogatory language toward Muslim women and a racial slur.
Bread for the World ‘deeply concerned’ by board member Yoho’s attack on Ocasio-Cortez
By Alejandra Molina — July 23, 2020
(RNS) — The Christian advocacy group called the Florida congressman's 'non-apology' insufficient, in a statement to Religion News Service on July 23.
How the purity movement created a sense of shame in evangelical women
By Julie Ingersoll — December 10, 2019
(The Conversation) — Extreme abstinence culture goes beyond sexual mores to advise women not to pursue leadership roles or speak out in mixed company.
ELCA Churchwide Assembly calls sexism and patriarchy sins, condemns white supremacy
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 9, 2019
MILWAUKEE (RNS) — The ELCA's newly approved social statement — titled 'Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action' — names patriarchy and sexism as sins and acknowledges the church’s complicity in them.
5 things to watch at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 6, 2019
(RNS) — This week's ELCA Churchwide Assembly offers a window into the issues important to many progressive Christians across the United States.
New video captures sexist comments to women ministers — read by male counterparts
By Yonat Shimron — June 20, 2019
(RNS) — 'I keep picturing you naked under your robe,' said one congregant to his female minister.
Paige Patterson has resigned. Imagine if he were Tim Cook.
By Jonathan Merritt — May 23, 2018
(RNS) — Many of the secular communities in America that Southern Baptists have painted as evil possess more moral courage than they do.
Neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer tries Google after GoDaddy rejection
By guest — August 14, 2017
(USA Today) The company, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has drawn criticism for months for its willingness to provide a domain name for a website 'dedicated to spreading anti-Semitism, neo-Nazism, and white nationalism,' according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Muslim women adjust the volume: #CanYouHearUsNow, Trump?
By Aysha Khan — August 1, 2016
(RNS) Muslim women around the country have joined on social media to address Trump's comments, as well as the popular notion that Islam oppresses women.
Online, Muslim women face threats from both Islamophobes and reformers
By Aysha Khan — June 28, 2016
(RNS) Muslim women have created a vibrant space for themselves online. But increasingly, many groups — from Islamophobes to conservative Muslims to feminists — are using social media’s lack of accountability to attack them.
Why civil rights and LGBT equality are joined at the hip
By guest — June 1, 2016
(RNS) The black community and the LGBT community are not mutually exclusive and neither “community” is monolithic. We are interconnected by our humanity.
The 10 most read ‘Faitheist’ stories of 2014
By Chris Stedman — January 1, 2015
As we begin 2015, here's a look back at the most read 'Faitheist' posts from last year—from whether or not atheists can be fundamentalists to why atheists shouldn't call religion a mental illness.
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