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Practicing a Theology of Resistance. Hope. And standing on the right side of history from PICO National Network.
Whatever the outcome of today’s historic election, the crucial question to consider is how we move forward as people of faith.
Reverend Brown says he is glad that Baltimore United for Change coalesced into a formal coalition during this time, because of the magnitude of the “long and systemic issue” they were facing.
The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. (SDPC) was a participant and partner in the event, along with the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), conducting a service of consecration as a part of its “Sacred Memory Project” which has recently been launched.
When prophetic rhetoric is not connected to just actions as concrete praxis, the preacher can become much like a social justice avatar—like an online freedom fighter who advocates for justice one click at a time but never engages in the battle for equality offline.
Sexual assault breeds a culture that normalizes women being objectified, demeaned, and unsafe at the pleasure of men. It is a violation beyond imagination that ruptures if not shatters a woman’s body and spirit.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II - holds press conference at the North Carolina General Assembly, less than a mile away Rev. Franklin Graham held a prayer rally on the grounds of the State Capitol.
According to the ACLU, police used data from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to track protests in Ferguson and Baltimore following the deaths of Mike Brown and Freddie Gray.
The Black church has always joined hands with other faith traditions and stood on the front lines as they did in Selma, Alabama, fifty years ago. Now it’s time to take on climate change.
We may not, do not, and will not all agree. But we can love each other in action, not only speech.
