Preaching the Zimmerman verdict
July 13, 2013
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George Zimmerman has been found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. If you give or hear a sermon about tonight’s verdict in this
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Commentary: Race still matters in America
June 27, 2013
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The Rev. Canon Gregory Jacobs of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark blogs today about racism in America, and President Obama’s recent commencement speech at Morehouse
Supreme Court rules on scope of Indian Child Welfare Act
June 25, 2013
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The Court had before it two competing interpretations of the ICWA: the more expansive version, advocated by the biological father, argued that ICWA applies whenever a court is considering whether to terminate parental rights of a Native American parent; the competing interpretation, advanced by the adoptive parents, argues that ICWA’s coverage is limited to the kinds of cases that Congress most likely had in mind when it passed ICWA
Remembering Medgar Evers on the 50th anniversary of his death
June 7, 2013
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Four Episcopal churches in Jackson, Mississippi will come together for their annual “Liturgy of Racial Reconciliation Commemorating the Life and Legacy of Medgar Wiley Evers.”
Thurgood, Jonathan, and Pauli, Pray for us
May 17, 2013
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Today we remember Thurgood Marshall, Lawyer and Jurist who died in 1993 who, along with other Episcopalians, Jonathan Daniels and the Rev. Pauli Murray, blazed a trail of freedom witnessing to Christ along the way.
Malcolm Boyd: still taking Christianity to the streets
May 12, 2013
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It would be natural to assume that, at almost 90 years old, the Rev. Malcolm Boyd has run out of steam. Yet here he is, still running. Running to fire up demonstrators demanding economic and social justice. Running to put together his latest column for national distribution. Running to deliver a major sermon at a packed church near downtown Los Angeles.
The most segregated cities in the U.S.
April 25, 2013
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Researchers from Florida State and Brown Universities have analyzed census data to compile a list of the country’s most segregated cities, accompanied by maps showing
Pleading for moderation in the face of injustice
April 12, 2013
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Fifty years ago today, the religious leaders of Alabama published the statement that prompted MLK to write his response from the Birmingham jail. Many are familiar with MLK’s letter but may not be aware of this document.
Multicultural church and “the vision of God”
April 1, 2013
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In a story of surprising theological depth, the Richmond Times Dispatch examines the question of why American churches are racially segregated, and whether one can
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