Race

The project is “a Gospel-centered, ethnically diverse racial reconciliation ministry designed to mobilize Southern Baptist pastors and leaders in unifying their communities” expected to launch today. - BPNews

Today, “the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the most important case of this term, a case which is arguably among the most important of this new century. It will decide whether schools can continue to discriminate on the basis of race in college admissions.” - David French

“A post-Dobbs narrative breezily associates all anti-abortion activism and policies with racism….Of course, pro-lifers know the truth is precisely the opposite. ” - RNS

“The next morning…the General Assembly was presented with a two-paragraph statement apologizing for the ‘racial disparagement reported being made by some present at our Assembly’ and condemning racism more generally.” - C.Today

“The new grading practices are designed to help students struggling with difficult home situations but, according to an official statement, ‘OPRFHS does not, nor has it ever had a plan to, grade any students differently based on race.’” - Relevant

“As a black pastor trained in a conservative evangelical school, I have been grieved to watch my white fellow pastors debate each other and divide over racial issues….Into this fray enters George Yancey with his new book, Beyond Racial Division: A Unifying Alternative to Colorblindness and Antiracism.” - TGC

“A new report from the Christian school says Jemar Tisby’s chapel talk was a ‘mistake’ and critiques diversity teachings in an elective class and in resident assistant trainings.” - C.Today

“The National Association of Evangelicals has hired a director of its new Racial Justice & Reconciliation Collaborative, an initiative aimed at providing resources and training for churches in its 40 member denominations.” - RNS

“I’ve seen enough black lives in ruins to know that protecting black futures starts with getting more people married. These kids just need dads around. I’ve seen fatherlessness drive so many mad with pain.” - Alton Hardy

“A new study conducted by Nashville-based Lifeway Research surveyed 1,000 Protestant pastors to learn their views on race and racial reconciliation in the church.” - BPNews