Bilgrimage: June 2020
I'd like to share with readers a presentation that David Clohessy of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) made in June 2019 when the Southern Baptist Convention held its annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. I'm grateful to David for permitting me to share it here, and to Carol Yeager of SNAP in North Carolina for sharing this video with me.
Labels: Catholic, churches, clerical sexual abuse, David Clohessy, sexual abuse, SNAP, Southern Baptists
Police kill George Floyd, Archbishop Gomez responds six days later; SCOTUS files a ruling about LGBT people, Gomez responds six hours later. https://t.co/LHMFVHp1Wo
— Dan Cosacchi (@dcosacchi) June 15, 2020
Labels: Catholic, Catholic bishops, discrimination, gay rights, homophobia, human rights, USCCB
"As the Nation Grapples with Demographic Changes and the Legacy of Racism, Christianity's Role as a Cornerstone of White Supremacy Has Been Largely Overlooked"
Germany confronted its racist legacy. Britain and the US must do the same | Susan Neiman https://t.co/VrmrtGM2x2
We cannot have a just and decent present as long as we refuse to face our pasts.
— 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞 𝔻. 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕖𝕪 🌈 (@wdlindsy) June 14, 2020
Posted by William D. Lindsey at 7:07 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Catholics, churches, Donald Trump, evangelicals, Mormons, racism, white privilege, white supremacy
SNAP to Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina: Nine Names Missing from Your List of Credibly Accused Clergy Need to Be Added
In January this year, I reported that after the Catholic bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, Peter Jugis, and his diocese released a list of clergy credibly accused of having abused minors, survivors spoke out to say that the list Jugis released was incomplete. The January 2020 posting to which I have just pointed you provides an excerpt of a statement SNAP made on 30 December 2019, which states the following:
Catholic officials in Charlotte, NC have finally followed in the footsteps of the vast majority of dioceses around the country and released a list of priests accused of abuse. Unfortunately, the list released today is incomplete and leaves off allegations related to other church staffers. We call on them to update this list immediately in order to provide a clearer and more complete look at abuse within the Diocese of Charlotte.
Labels: Belmont Abbey College, Bishop Peter Jugis, Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, SNAP
Commentary on Trump's Powerful Religious Enablers Pence, Barr, Pompeo: "Have Convinced Themselves That They Are in a Biblical Moment"
Trump officials claim there is no systemic racism in policing as protests sweep US https://t.co/ms1pX6dd9a pic.twitter.com/k3ZnN4Au5G
Labels: Catholics, Donald Trump, evangelicals, fascism, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, racism, Republican party, white supremacy, William Barr
Want to Know Why, Even Now, More Than Half of US White Christians Stand with Trump? See Robert P. Jones on GOP's White Christian Strategy
1/ THREAD: For the second time this week, Donald Trump used a church as a photo op. This image released this morning shows the President and First Lady at Saint John Paul II Shrine. What follows is a partial #BodyLanguage#BodyLanguageExpert #EmotionalIntelligence pic.twitter.com/VOSERW2T2L
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
Three days ago on 4 June, the Public Religion Research Institute published results of a telephone survey PRRI conducted between 21-26 May. The PRRI report is entitled "Trump Favorability Slips Among White Catholic and Non-College Americans During National Unrest."
Ahmaud Arbery, an African-American man out jogging, was killed in Brunswick, Georgia, 23 February by Gregory and Travis McMichael. Gregory McMichael is a former police officer.
Breonna Taylor, an African-American woman, was shot to death by Louisville police officers in her apartment on 13 March; no one has yet been charged in her killing.
George Floyd, an African-American man making a purchase at a convenience store, was killed by Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on 25 May.
Labels: Catholic bishops, churches, evangelicals, Republican party, Robert P. Jones, Southern Baptists, Southern Strategy, white privilege, white supremacy
Labels: Bible, Donald Trump, scripture
We've reached the 'mad emperor' stage, and it's terrifying to behold | Richard Wolffe https://t.co/hSAx1wkhgZ
Labels: Bible, Donald Trump, scripture, violence, white supremacy
Again, Case Study from Minnesota: Bishops Playing Culture-War Games Cannot Effectively Address Real, Pressing Problems Like Racism
On 23 May, I posted a piece here entitled "As US President Demands That Churches Re-Open, Case Study from Minnesota." That posting noted the intent of the Catholic bishops of Minnesota to "defy" the stay-at-home orders of the state's governor and re-open churches. The word "defy" is used in the headline of a 20 May MPR article about this story to which I linked on 23 May.
Labels: Catholic bishops, economic justice, Minnesota, racism, social justice, structural violence
Bilgrimage: June 2020
I'd like to share with readers a presentation that David Clohessy of Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) made in June 2019 when the Southern Baptist Convention held its annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama. I'm grateful to David for permitting me to share it here, and to Carol Yeager of SNAP in North Carolina for sharing this video with me.
Labels: Catholic, churches, clerical sexual abuse, David Clohessy, sexual abuse, SNAP, Southern Baptists
Police kill George Floyd, Archbishop Gomez responds six days later; SCOTUS files a ruling about LGBT people, Gomez responds six hours later. https://t.co/LHMFVHp1Wo
— Dan Cosacchi (@dcosacchi) June 15, 2020
Labels: Catholic, Catholic bishops, discrimination, gay rights, homophobia, human rights, USCCB
"As the Nation Grapples with Demographic Changes and the Legacy of Racism, Christianity's Role as a Cornerstone of White Supremacy Has Been Largely Overlooked"
Germany confronted its racist legacy. Britain and the US must do the same | Susan Neiman https://t.co/VrmrtGM2x2
We cannot have a just and decent present as long as we refuse to face our pasts.
— 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞 𝔻. 𝕃𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕖𝕪 🌈 (@wdlindsy) June 14, 2020
Posted by William D. Lindsey at 7:07 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Catholics, churches, Donald Trump, evangelicals, Mormons, racism, white privilege, white supremacy
SNAP to Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina: Nine Names Missing from Your List of Credibly Accused Clergy Need to Be Added
In January this year, I reported that after the Catholic bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, Peter Jugis, and his diocese released a list of clergy credibly accused of having abused minors, survivors spoke out to say that the list Jugis released was incomplete. The January 2020 posting to which I have just pointed you provides an excerpt of a statement SNAP made on 30 December 2019, which states the following:
Catholic officials in Charlotte, NC have finally followed in the footsteps of the vast majority of dioceses around the country and released a list of priests accused of abuse. Unfortunately, the list released today is incomplete and leaves off allegations related to other church staffers. We call on them to update this list immediately in order to provide a clearer and more complete look at abuse within the Diocese of Charlotte.
Labels: Belmont Abbey College, Bishop Peter Jugis, Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, SNAP
Commentary on Trump's Powerful Religious Enablers Pence, Barr, Pompeo: "Have Co
nvinced Themselves That They Are in a Biblical Moment"
Trump officials claim there is no systemic racism in policing as protests sweep US https://t.co/ms1pX6dd9a pic.twitter.com/k3ZnN4Au5G
Labels: Catholics, Donald Trump, evangelicals, fascism, Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, racism, Republican party, white supremacy, William Barr
Want to Know Why, Even Now, More Than Half of US White Christians Stand with Trump? See Robert P. Jones on GOP's White Christian Strategy
1/ THREAD: For the second time this week, Donald Trump used a church as a photo op. This image released this morning shows the President and First Lady at Saint John Paul II Shrine. What follows is a partial #BodyLanguage#BodyLanguageExpert #EmotionalIntelligence pic.twitter.com/VOSERW2T2L
— Dr. Jack Brown (@DrGJackBrown) June 4, 2020
Three days ago on 4 June, the Public Religion Research Institute published results of a telephone survey PRRI conducted between 21-26 May. The PRRI report is entitled "Trump Favorability Slips Among White Catholic and Non-College Americans During National Unrest."
Ahmaud Arbery, an African-American man out jogging, was killed in Brunswick, Georgia, 23 February by Gregory and Travis McMichael. Gregory McMichael is a former police officer.
Breonna Taylor, an African-American woman, was shot to death by Louisville police officers in her apartment on 13 March; no one has yet been charged in her killing.
George Floyd, an African-American man making a purchase at a convenience store, was killed by Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin on 25 May.
Labels: Catholic bishops, churches, evangelicals, Republican party, Robert P. Jones, Southern Baptists, Southern Strategy, white privilege, white supremacy
Labels: Bible, Donald Trump, scripture
We've reached the 'mad emperor' stage, and it's terrifying to behold | Richard Wolffe https://t.co/hSAx1wkhgZ
Labels: Bible, Donald Trump, scripture, violence, white supremacy
Again, Case Study from Minnesota: Bishops Playing Culture-War Games Cannot Effectively Address Real, Pressing Problems Like Racism
On 23 May, I posted a piece here entitled "As US President Demands That Churches Re-Open, Case Study from Minnesota." That posting noted the intent of the Catholic bishops of Minnesota to "defy" the stay-at-home orders of the state's governor and re-open churches. The word "defy" is used in the headline of a 20 May MPR article about this story to which I linked on 23 May.
Labels: Catholic bishops, economic justice, Minnesota, racism, social justice, structural violence