Tuesday's News & Ideas - 6/2/2020
- Bible is not a prop
- Clergy at protests
- Difficulty of leadership
- Biden visits black church
- Pastors planning rebellion
- TV loves the police
‘The Bible is not a prop’: Religious leaders, lawmakers outraged over Trump church visit
NBC News: The widely criticized photo-op was the president's idea because he “wanted the visual,” sources told NBC News.
Washington Post: Episcopal bishop on President Trump: ‘Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence’*
At protests, some clergy pray, others put their bodies and souls on the line
Religion News Service: Many religious traditions call on believers to stand with the marginalized. Sometimes this means pushing for new laws or marching in streets to demand action. Other times it means getting pepper-sprayed in the face.
US faith leaders lead congregations through tumultuous time
Associated Press: American religious leaders across faiths are grappling with the heavy burden of helping to heal two active traumas: rising civil unrest driven by the police killing of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic.
Joe Biden listens to anguish at a black church in Delaware*
New York Times: After weeks of virtual events, Mr. Biden went to Bethel A.M.E. Church in Wilmington to hear from community leaders.
The pastors already planning to rebel against future shutdowns
The Atlantic: A growing number of pastors believe the government overstepped in keeping churches closed this spring.
The Spark
Cops are always the main characters
TV has long had a police’s-eye perspective* that helps shape the way viewers see the world, prioritizing the victories and struggles of police over communities being policed, Vulture says.
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