Religious News From Around the Web June 8, 2020

Polls: Policy Decisions Forcing Religion's Decline in U.S., Religious freedom and Public Health, Racism a "spiritual virus," Tulsi Gabbard Addresses Hindu Commencement, Abraham Lincoln

The Mormon Church Makes New Efforts on Race

The Mormon Church Makes New Efforts on Race

LDS taking steps to move forward The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has not always been the pinnacle of equality as

An Interview with Reverend Lenny Duncan

An Interview with Reverend Lenny Duncan

Reverend Duncan's new book "Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S." Reverend Lenny Duncan is

Martin Luther King Jr

How Writings in the Quran Supported Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Equality Movement

Portions of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goals to eradicate racial inequality were echoed in the Quran some 1,300 years prior. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Southern Baptist Seminary Report Laments Founders Racism and Slaveholding

Southern Baptist Seminary Report Laments Founders’ Racism and Slaveholding

The seminary apologized for its past as late as 1995. The Southern Baptist Convention released a brutal, unnerving report delineating the second biggest U.S.

Black Baptist Groups Announce Plan to Stand Apart from Conservatives and White Liberals

Black Baptist Groups Announce Plan to Stand Apart from Conservatives and White Liberals

They refuse to be guided by either the liberal left or the hard right. Representatives of National Baptist Convention USA and Progressive National Baptist

You Will Be Shocked At What Happened At The Southern Baptist Convention

Shocking Shift Revealed at Southern Baptist Convention

The Largest Protestant Denomination Shows Radical Shift In Their Focus The Southern Baptist Convention was at a historic crossroads. The denomination has been sliding

Morrissey Brands Halal Meat as Racism Against Animals

Morrissey Brands Halal Meat as Racism Against Animals

Morrissey blamed both the Conservative and Labour Parties for their supposed ineffectiveness Morrissey, the former frontman of The Smiths, made several pronouncements during an

The Expectations Project Slammed DeVos for Her Comments on Race and Discipline

The Expectations Project Slammed DeVos for Her Comments on Race and Discipline

The controversy started after DeVos was interviewed on 60 Minutes in March. A public letter by Nicole Baker Fulgham of The Expectations Project, a

Jesus was black

Why Do We Pretend Jesus Wasn’t Black?

The image of Jesus Needs To Revised To Reflect The Truth Who was Jesus? Not the debate over whether he was a religious or