Christianity
Presbyterian Church Votes to Apologize for Racism
Presbyterian Church in America passed Overture to repent the Church’s role in discrimination against minority cultures. The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the second largest…
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Catholicism
First African-American Catholic Priest in the U.S. Could Be Canonized
Archdiocese of Chicago pushes for beatification of first U.S. African-American priest. Augustus Tolton was born a slave. He was born in Missouri, in the year 1854,…
Anglicanism
Desmond Tutu’s Daughter Leaves Ministry For Refusal to Recognize Her Same-Sex Marriage
Tutu’s daughter forced out of South African clergy for same-sex marriage. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has long been one of the biggest figures in Christianity on the…
Christianity
“Strong Woman of Faith” Harriet Tubman Will Be Featured on the $20 Bill
Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman will be the new face on the $20 bill. The U.S. Treasury made a recent announcement stating that the legendary Harriet Tubman…
Buddhism
Bernie Sanders’ Awesome Response About His Spirituality
Bernie Sanders gives stunning answer to CNN’s question of his faith. Voters, a few days prior to the Democratic primary in South Carolina, asked a series…
Baptist
Conference of National Black Churches Holds First Interracial Meeting to Fight Racism
The Conference of National Black Churches hopes to mitigate problems associated with racism. In June 2015, nine African-American people were shot dead while they were attending…
Islam
People on Train Protect a Muslim Woman from Racist Attack
Passengers shut down a vicious verbal attack of a British Muslim woman. Ruhi Rehman, a British citizen and a Muslim, thanked the public when they stood…
Christianity
White Scholar Urges Reparations For Black Slave Descendants
Author Jennifer Harvey is touring churches in hopes of racial reconciliation. In America, racism is still a very large and rampant issue. This is not only…
Catholicism
Bernie Sanders Captures Hearts with Anti-Racism Statements
Sanders may have made some gains in the Presidential race with anti-racism statement and a hug. Bernie Sanders, who hopes to land the Democratic nomination to…
Baptist
“God Has The Final Say On Marriage,” According to Ronnie Floyd, Head of Southern Baptists
Ronnie Floyd says God has already defined marriage as a covenant between one man and one woman. God–not the Supreme Court– has the final say on…
Catholicism
Catholic Church Bishop Urges a Racial Divide Conversation
Illinois bishop urges the Catholic community to try to put themselves in African-American shoes to better understand the country’s ‘racial divide.’ Bishop Edward K. Braxton of…
Christianity
Popularity of Interracial Adoption Forces Evangelicals to Confront Racism
Racism has begun to come to the forefront as a religious issue as more and more evangelicals have turned to interracial adoption as part of their…