‘Scholar strike’ for racial injustice includes US divinity school professors
RNS A religious studies professor at the University of Pennsylvania said thousands of faculty are supporting a “scholar strike” during which they are focusing on racial injustice in or out of their classrooms this week. “I would be down as a professor to follow the NBA and Strike for a few days to protest police […]
In US city of Kenosha prayer vigil at ELCA church calls for confession, lament and justice for Jacob Blake
Kenosha, WisconsinRNS The message appeared on signs, T-shirts and face masks in the crowd. Black Lives Matter. But Sonja Wolfe, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Church Council and resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin, said she was tired of feeling like they don’t. “I’m tired of feeling like I don’t matter to some people […]
Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo defends decision to host campaign for Kyle Rittenhouse
RNS Jacob Wells has been inundated with hundreds of emails and phone calls since Friday evening. “Some of the language has been very colourful,” he said. A small group of Black Lives Matter protesters pray near the sight of a police shooting on Monday, 24th August, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kenosha police shot a man […]
Christian fundraising site has earned more than $US270,000 for alleged Kenosha shooter
USRNS A Christian fundraising site, Give Send Go, has raised more than $US270,000, well beyond its $US200,000 goal for the alleged Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse. A scrolling ticker on the website shows who has recently donated to trending campaigns, many of whom are supporting the Rittenhouse fundraiser. Rittenhouse, 17, was arrested on Wednesday, 26th August, and is being […]
In the US, police shooting of Jacob Blake prompts calls by faith leaders, Governor for reform
RNS Muslim and Christian leaders are decrying the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as authorities begin an investigation into the incident and the Governor calls for a special session of the legislature to address police accountability. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called for “immediate action” against the officers involved in the […]