In the US, faith leaders react to guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery murder
RNS Religious groups and faith leaders across the country said the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case – that found all three white men charged in his death guilty of murder – is a sign of progress, even as they mourned Arbery’s death and said the church must continue to work toward justice and racial […]
In the US, Black pastors rally outside trial over Arbery’s killing
Brunswick, Georgia, US AP Hundreds of pastors both rallied and prayed Thursday outside the trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, gathering in response to a defence lawyer’s bid to keep Black ministers out of the courtroom. As testimony resumed inside the Glynn County courthouse, with its four huge columns, […]
Postcards: Black American families strive to build a town free from racism
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a bid to create a new community in central Georgia called Freedom…
In the US, three church coalitions in the Deep South partner to urge racial reconciliation — and justice
RNS Leaders of multiracial coalitions of churches in three Southern cities have confessed to being too “comfortable” and committed anew to “work for justice to right past wrongs” and seek racial unity. “As a group of racially, ethnically, and politically diverse church leaders in the Deep South areas of Charleston, South Carolina, Montgomery, Alabama, and […]
No race problem here: Despite summer of protests, many practicing Christians in the US remain ambivalent
RNS As racial tensions have risen in recent months, a new report reveals that some Christians are becoming less motivated to act on racial justice, and an increasing share say there is “definitely” not a race problem in the country. “Christians generally, and practicing Christians in particular, have changed their minds on addressing racial injustice, […]
The Interview: Chicago preacher Otis Moss III on his new film to honour Ahmaud Arbery and address racism
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Otis Moss III about his latest film…