by Colin Harris | Jul 13, 2017 | Opinion
It’s a long way in the biblical narrative from Joshua to Simon Peter. Yet, it was only a week between sermons on these men nearly 60 years ago as churches in the Atlanta area were facing the challenges of the escalating resistance to court-ordered requirements...
by Ferrell Foster | Jun 26, 2017 | Opinion
Alt-right racism is both like and unlike the old racism. How they’re alike: Both see the white race as superior and in need of protection. How they’re different: The alt-right is generally educated, secular and young. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)...
by Colin Harris | Jun 22, 2017 | Opinion
Racism and xenophobia continue to have residual influence even after their overt expressions are rejected. This points to the power of deeply rooted assumptions in a culture of socially focused and limited privilege. Insights like those of Walter Rauschenbusch...
by Starlette Thomas | Jun 5, 2017 | Opinion
Novelist James Baldwin looked down at the red clay hills of Georgia and thought “that this earth had acquired its color from the blood that dripped down from the trees.” That lynching is a part of America’s troubled history cannot be overstated and...
by Jerrod Hugenot | Apr 13, 2017 | Opinion
The Gospel of Matthew tells two stories that juxtapose the responses of those who look upon the death of Jesus and those who will see the resurrected Christ. The Roman guards are terrified twice over: at Christ’s death and at the angel’s announcement of...