Amid US unrest, faith leaders in dual roles guiding congregations and police
St Paul, Minnesota, USAP As an African American pastor who serves as a chaplain in the Minneapolis police precinct where the white officer charged with murdering George Floyd worked, Rev Charles Graham believes he is exactly where God intended. “God is putting us where he wants us to be,” said Graham, pastor emeritus at Macedonia […]
Concern grows over coronavirus spread amind mass protests in US and elsewhere
Miami, US/London, UK/Budapest, HungaryAP In hindsight, Rosa Jimenez Cano realises that attending a protest against police brutality was risky – and not just for the usual reasons. “This can be kind of a tinderbox for COVID,” the 39-year-old venture capitalist said after attending a demonstration in Florida, one of many around the country sparked by […]
Minneapolis unrest: Faith groups rush to aid demonstrators as they decry racism
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on how some faith leaders in Minneapolis are responding to the calls for justice over the death of George Floyd and the unrest which has gripped the city in recent days…
Unrest flares in US cities despite arrest of Minneapolis policeman
Minneapolis, USReuters The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black man’s neck to the street was charged with murder on Friday in the man’s death, an incident that has unleashed four nights of violent protests. Derek Chauvin, who was dismissed from the police department with […]
World Council of Churches rejects violence and racial injustice
The World Council of Churches has rejected “the brutality of both violence and racial injustice” in relation to the killing of black American man George Floyd and the unrest which has rocked the US city of Minneapolis in recent days. In a statement issued on Friday, the WCC said: “As part of our Christian understanding […]
Updated: Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd case
Updated: 11.15amMinneapolis, USReuters A white former Minneapolis police officer was charged with murder on Friday after a bystander video showed him pinning his knee into the neck of an unarmed black man who later died, an incident that triggered three nights of violent protests. Derek Chauvin, the officer seen on the cellphone video footage kneeling […]
Twitter hides Trump tweet for “glorifying violence”
Singapore/Birmingham, EnglandReuters Twitter hid a tweet by US President Donald Trump behind a warning for the first time on Friday, accusing him of breaking its rules by “glorifying violence” in a message that said looters at protests in Minneapolis would be shot. Twitter’s decision to step in escalates a feud between Trump and tech companies. […]
Racially charged violence rages for third night in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, USReuters A third night of racially charged arson, looting and vandalism gripped Minneapolis as protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black man after a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground following arrest. The latest unrest in Minnesota’s largest city went largely unchecked late Thursday, […]
US: FAITH GROUPS, NONPROFITS TEAM UP TO HELP HOMELESS AROUND SUPER BOWL
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports…