by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Oct 22, 2019 | Opinion
“Sisters and brothers” – it’s a widely used address in local churches that some pastors are now questioning. In a recent Facebook group post, Kathy Donley, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Albany, New York, asked for alternative ways to address her congregation....
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Oct 31, 2018 | Opinion
The Oct. 27 mass shooting during services at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh confronts us with the human capacity for evil, and with our complicity in failing to address adequately the rise of anti-Semitism in our society. According to the Anti-Defamation...
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Jul 13, 2018 | News
Responding to the U.S. government’s current practice of separating migrant children from their parents, the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Council, meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 2-6, 2018, adopted a resolution urging all governments “to follow...
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Jun 12, 2018 | Opinion
On April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Sen. Robert F. Kennedy spoke at the City Club of Cleveland. Kennedy’s speech on the “mindless menace of violence” continues to resonate. Less than 24 hours earlier, Kennedy...
by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas | Mar 21, 2018 | Opinion
Dick Thornburgh was recognized at a March 13 event in Washington, D.C., for his leading role in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and his lifelong commitment to the civil rights of people with disabilities. Thornburgh attended the event with...
