Changing the abortion conversation from justification to justice
Framing abortion as an abstract thought exercise distracts from the real issues raised by an unplanned or problem pregnancy, writes a university professor.
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Reproductive justice and abortion
Parenting is a sacred gift. And healthy and thriving women are necessary for healthy and thriving families, writes an expert in this series on reproductive rights.
Link to author Rebecca Todd Peters
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Rebecca Todd Peters
Professor and program director, Elon University
For Black teachers and Black churches: A wonder
The work of African American educators can serve as a model for churches, particularly as some public schools limit curriculum, a pastor writes.
Link to author Candace Simpson
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Candace Simpson
Minister and religious educator
Juneteenth is both a cause for celebration and a call to action
The history of racial violence in this country runs deep. Juneteenth calls us to remember and repair the damage.
Link to author Michael W. Waters
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Michael W. Waters
Lead pastor of Abundant Life AME Church
Responding to gun violence
From the archives of Faith & Leadership and others, we offer resources to help Christian leaders respond to recent mass shootings, including guidance on how to talk to children.
Sue Silberberg: The Mezuzah Project gives allies a way to show support for Jewish students
Hundreds of people across the Indiana University campus — Jewish and non-Jewish — put up bright red mezuzahs after antisemitic incidents on campus, says the executive director of Hillel at Indiana University.
Some churchgoers have an incomplete vision of race in America
A national survey shows a disconnect for people in the pews when it comes to perceptions and reality on race and racial oppression.
Link to author Aleta Payne
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Aleta Payne
Senior associate editor, Faith & Leadership
Abortion access, free will and bodily integrity
In light of an expected Supreme Court ruling, churches and faith leaders interested in supporting reproductive justice need to understand the history of abortion access in the U.S., writes a university professor.
Link to author Rebecca Todd Peters
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Rebecca Todd Peters
Professor and program director, Elon University
Crowdsourcing data projects help faith congregations get involved in creating justice
Volunteering for research initiatives like the Mapping Prejudice project in Minneapolis educates church members on how to rectify present injustice.
Link to author Todd Nelson
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Todd Nelson
Journalist
A white, progressive pastor reflects on the anti-racism work ahead
In the 1960s and ’70s, the work of justice for white people looked like writing letters, joining marches and signing petitions. But the work ahead is focused on economic justice as well as building relationships, writes a Baptist pastor emeritus.
Link to author Mel Williams
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Mel Williams
Activist & Baptist pastor emeritus
A nonprofit promotes justice by creating employee-owned enterprises and industrial cooperatives
Inspired in part by Catholic social teachings, The Industrial Commons seeks to create “an inclusive economy rooted in community and dignity.”
Link to author Yonat Shimron
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Yonat Shimron
Journalist
