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May 2012

May 20, 2012
Perhaps the uglier side of politics is always close to the surface. President Obama and...
May 20, 2012
I wrote yesterday about religion-based bigotry versus the world of facts and I’m going to...
May 20, 2012
In the United States, where blacks bear a disproportionate burden of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, black...
May 19, 2012
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May 19, 2012
by Rashad GroveRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorCarter G. Woodson in his seminal text The Mis-Education...
May 19, 2012
Rev. Rashad D. Grove is licensed and ordained minister. He currently serves as an associate...
May 18, 2012
By Rahiel TesfamariamWhile Barack Obama was still hot on the campaign trail in his first...
May 18, 2012
Homosexuality was never a big issue in my family as a child – one way...
May 17, 2012
by Weldon McWilliams, IVRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorFrom: Weldon WorksI have consciously kept quiet in...
May 17, 2012
African-American Christian spirituality ― especially in relation to the Holy Spirit ― cannot be understood...
May 17, 2012
By Rev. Brad BraxtonAs an African-American theologian at a research university in Texas, a heterosexual...
May 16, 2012
Approximately fifty panelists from the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Nigeria, South Africa, Canada, and...
May 16, 2012
I met Tommy (not his real name) back in the 1980s at our local church...
May 16, 2012
Could a governmental retreat from “marriage” finally heal the deep schism that has divided and...
May 16, 2012
President Obama’s recent statement on gay marriage has again thrust his religious views onto the...
May 16, 2012
Three months ago, Rick Santorum almost pulled off the unthinkable when he lost by a...
May 16, 2012
by Giovanni Neal bka: Blame GirlRhetoric Race and Religion Contributorfrom: Blamegirl.comWell when you read this:...
May 16, 2012
by Ralph Watkinsfrom: It's the ChurchMy wife, Vanessa, and I moved from Augusta Georgia to...
May 15, 2012
The last couple of weeks have been difficult for queer folk. The United Methodist Church...
May 14, 2012
by Valerie Bridgmanfrom:inthisplacewefleshSeveral people sent me inbox messages chiding me about my postings on Facebook...
May 14, 2012
by Robyn Henderson EspinozaRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorToday is a sad day for so many....
May 14, 2012
Today's Washington Post’s story, “Obama decision on gay marriage divides local residents” inaccurately and unfairly...
May 14, 2012
I could very much relate to the recent NPR story about a Christian minister losing...
May 14, 2012
A few years ago, I interviewed to serve as the Senior Minister of a church...
May 14, 2012
Republican Tennessee Governor Bill Haslem has signed the ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’ bill into law. Earlier...
May 14, 2012
Mason Betha, also known as Mase, a multi-platinum-selling rapper from the late 1990s, who retired...
May 14, 2012
May 14, 2012
Editor's Reminder: On May 14, 2012 at 7:15pm(CST), we will continue our discussion on Twitter...
May 12, 2012
Three decades ago, the evangelical faithful was galvanized by public debates over abortion, the future...
May 10, 2012
By Giovanni Neal, BKA BlameGirlRhetoric Race and Religion ContributorIf you ignore a problem it doesn’t...
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