Category: Inclusion

The current issue is always free to everyone Are these statistics overwhelming?! But so, too, is the failure of leadership African Americans have faced since the epidemic began. And no group of women is as affected by the failure of leadership in this country than women of African descent. American women and their struggle against…

As I prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of the autumnal harvest time’s spiritual significance. As a time of connectedness, I pause to acknowledge what I have to be thankful for. But I also reflect on the holiday as a time of remembrance – historical and familial. Historically, I am reminded that for…

The current issue is always free to everyone Is the Episcopal Church’s impeding schism really about the theological rift that sprung up after the consecration of its first openly gay bishop, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire? Or, is the brouhaha really about a church in battle with itself about how to be…

The current issue is always free to everyone It was intended to be an unprecedented example of how Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s grassroots political campaign could win over just as many religious conservatives as Republicans can. Instead, it has run afoul with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer supporters, as well as others, who…

The current issue is always free to everyone Since President Bush took office, religion has been the litmus test to discern a presidential candidate’s electability. And in the current pool of 2008 presidential hopefuls, this litmus test has produced a star-studded cast of Democratic prophets, extolling their religiosity as well as Republican religious bigots, promulgating…

The current issue is always free to everyone The Jena 6 case – in which Southern white law enforcement in Jena, Louisiana, unabashedly doled out biased treatment against six African-American high school students – harkens backs to this country’s era of Jim Crow. And it is a no-brainer as to why there was a mass…

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