By: Stephen Baskerville – newenglishreview.org – July 2020 Why does it go on, year after year? Thirty years after the riots that followed the beating of Rodney King, and a half century after the riots following Dr King’s assassination? Decades after the Civil Rights Movement, desegregation, the Great Society, and decades of welfare before that? Even after eight years of an African-American...

By: Allen West – cnsnews.com – June 1, 2020 First, I just want to extend my sincere gratitude to the many of you who lifted me up in prayer during a very trying week of my life. There are not too many who survive a motorcycle crash on an interstate highway going 75 mph, which was the speed limit. That fact...

By: Fred Lucas – dailysignal.com – June 25, 2020 Black Lives Matter as a movement, or at least a slogan, recently has attracted broad support in favor of racial equality and opposition to police brutality. Two-thirds of Americans say they either strongly or somewhat support the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a Pew Research poll. However, at least one self-described “trained...

By: The Heartland Institute – redstate.com – June 24, 2020 Over the past month or so, Black Lives Matter (BLM) has become a power player in the political arena. According to Pew Research, 67 percent of American adults support BLM and 38 percent strongly support BLM. Obviously, the death of George Floyd was a tragedy. And even more obviously, racism is abhorrent....

By: Tom Gilson – stream.org – June 22, 2020 Voices everywhere are saying the Church should take leadership in the move toward racial reconciliation. Many churches are. And we need to. It’s not just because it’s a nice thing to do; it’s because just about everyone else is getting it wrong. I can say that with confidence, not because I claim...

By: James R. Copland & Rafael A. Mangual – nationalreview.com – June 22, 2020 George Floyd’s tragic death at the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has sent shockwaves through an America understandably outraged and traumatized by the unnecessarily fatal episode. Public unrest has spurred political action. In Washington, both Democrats and Republicans have pulled together fast-track legislation aimed at police...

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By: Beth Baumann – townhall.com – June 21, 2020 The Black Lives Matter movement has gained steam recently following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. Protests and riots have taken place across the country, all in the name of so-called “justice” for Floyd. BLM organizers have repeatedly said their goal is to end “police brutality” and “systemic racism” that disproportionately...

By: David French – frenchpress.thedispatch.com – June 7, 2020 Today let’s dive into one of the toughest questions of our religious, cultural, and political lives. While we write and print millions of words about race in America, why is it still so hard to have a truly respectful, decent, and humble dialogue about perhaps the most complicated and contentious issue in...

By: Benjamin Watson & Brian Fisher – humancoalition.org I do a fair amount of writing for Human Coalition, so it’s always a welcome relief when someone offers to jump in and co-write an article with me. When I started writing this short blog series on abortion and racism, I was honored that Bishop Vincent J. Mathews Jr., President of the International Missions Department,...