social justice
‘Refusal to engage’: Gen Z sees gap in support of LGBTQ+ rights among faith groups
By Josh Packard and Robyn Henderson-Espinoza — January 3, 2022
(RNS) — Those looking for accepting communities may need to look outside of traditional houses of worship.
What Americans hear about social justice at church – and what they do about it
By R. Khari Brown and Ronald Brown — November 18, 2021
(The Conversation) — Race, politics and religion have a long and tangled history in the US. And it all comes together each week in sermons across the country.
Gomez, painting Catholics as victims, goes after his woke oppressors
By Thomas Reese — November 9, 2021
(RNS) — Archbishop Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, attacked movements of ‘social justice,’ ‘wokeness,’ ‘identity politics,’ ‘intersectionality’ and ‘successor ideology’ as pseudo-religions.
What is Ashura? How this Shiite Muslim holiday inspires millions
By Noorzehra Zaidi — August 18, 2021
(The Conversation) – Many Muslims mark the commemoration of a martyr by working for social justice.
Mary, mother of Jesus, returns as an icon for pop stars and social justice warriors
By Whitney Bauck — July 26, 2021
(RNS) — She’s showing up on everything from guitar gear to luxury coats — and people of all backgrounds are flocking to her.
Ben & Jerry’s threatened ban in West Bank creates ripples beyond ice cream stores
By Michele Chabin — July 20, 2021
(RNS) — The company’s announcement that it would not renew its licensee in the occupied territories has brought accusations of antisemitism.
On an Easter shadowed by the Lorraine Motel, recommit to justice
By J. Lawrence Turner — April 1, 2021
(RNS) — Fifty-three years after MLK's assassination, we must transform a place of bloodshed into inspiration for a better world.
Black skeptics find meaning in uplifting their community through social justice
By Alejandra Molina — October 15, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Black nonbelievers have for years been working to redefine what it means to be atheist, a word too often linked to white spaces mostly concerned with creationism and the separation of church and state.
Faith, hope and creative destruction: religious responses to COVID-19
By Donald E. Miller — July 16, 2020
(RNS) — The better angels of our common humanity are finding voice. In our vulnerability, we are searching for a new moral foundation.
Tony Campolo, beloved pastor and social activist, recovering from stroke
By Kathryn Post — July 6, 2020
(RNS) — Speaker and pastor Tony Campolo had a stroke that partially paralyzed the left side of his face and body; he is now in recovery at a health center.
‘Racialized policing’ program takes faith leaders from grief to action
By Adelle M. Banks — June 22, 2020
(RNS) — As the White House and Congress debate nationwide actions, participants say they have come away from their studies with determination to push for change in their communities.
How churches can reframe social justice now and after COVID-19
By Barbara Williams-Skinner — May 7, 2020
(RNS) — The church can leverage its social mission to advocate for just policies, offer to open its spaces and look out for the most vulnerable during this crisis.
How to really preach truth to power
By Jeffrey Salkin — March 20, 2020
It takes theological courage to live in this world. A beloved thinker teaches us how to do that.
Three women of faith who changed America
By A. James Rudin — October 21, 2019
(RNS) — These three women — a Quaker, a Jew and a Roman Catholic — were polarizing figures who were often propelled by their faith into history.
Religion in the age of Trump
By Ali A Olomi — September 12, 2019
(RNS) — While much of the media oxygen is taken up by wealthy and powerful religious leaders, the faithful continue to work at the grassroots level.
