The latest op-eds from Anthea Butler
Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School, died unexpectedly from a stroke on Sunday (Jan. 6). He was 76. In the …
Honoring the memory of Lamin Sanneh, Yale Divinity School expert on world Christianity Read More »
In a legal system that often puts the abused on trial, rather than abusers, the judge in the Nassar case blazed a new trail. “I just signed your …
Rosemarie Aquilina was the judge most sexual assault victims wish they had in court Read More »
Billy Graham’s death on the same day as the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X is an interesting postscript to the life of America’s premier evangelist of Americanism. It …
Billy Graham and the Gospel of American Nationalistic Christianity. Read More »
The minority party has to start playing the long game, and playing it to win, or we’re all going to suffer. Rejoice, Republicans, you will have another majority …
The Catholic church hierarchy systematically covered up the abuse of at least 1,000 kids by 300 priests over 70 years. It is time to face the horrible truth: …
After the film “Spotlight” won the Oscar for Best Picture, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston issued a statement regarding the importance of the film for giving a …
The Catholic Church Has Yet To Repent For Its Sex Abuse Scandals Read More »
As I watched the massive protests of President Donald Trump and his policies in London during his visit earlier this month, I couldn’t help but hope that London’s fierce, …
We Know Protests Work. So Why Aren’t We Protesting? Read More »
In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, published in 1845, Douglass named the true religion of America. America was not a Christian nation, he …
Separating Families And Calling It Christian Is An American Tradition Read More »
Evangelical preacher Billy Graham was lain in honor Wednesday in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Graham is the first American religious leader to be accorded that status, …
Playing respectability politics is not going to get us back the House, the Senate or the White House; going high when they go low ended with the low-goers winning.
