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Slavery, Abortion and the Right to Life

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Pro-life vs pro-choice, Writer say the term pro-life is racist and calls for its abolition

From the moment we are created, we possess "unalienable rights." How will you advance them for the preborn today?

SBC Seminary Votes to Retain Slaveholders' Names on Buildings

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has decided not to change the names of some of the school's buildings named for men who owned slaves. The school did, however, set aside a substantial amount of money to fund scholarships for African American students.

Top Legislator Won’t Apologize for Comparing ‘Scourge’ of Abortion to Slavery

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

A leading Republican in the Michigan state legislature is refusing to apologize after comparing legal abortion to legal slavery – remarks that have drawn criticism from pro-choice members of the chamber.

16 Percent of Christians Think the Church Should Apologize for America's Racist Past

Monday, August 12, 2019

According to a new study undertaken by Barna research group, just a tiny fraction of the American church feels obliged to repent of the country’s racist past.

Angela, a First African, Tells Her Story in Jamestown, but Her Faith Is a Mystery

Friday, August 2, 2019

A group of dozens of visitors to Historic Jamestowne, the preserved site of the first permanent English settlement in the U.S., listened on the windswept banks of the river as Holmes spoke, including snippets of faith in her story.

Why Juneteenth Is a Holiday Every American Should Celebrate

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Today is Juneteenth (“June” plus “nineteenth”). The less you know about this holiday, the more you need to know. On June 19, 1865, two months after the Confederacy surrendered, Union General Gordon Granger led a group of federal troops into Galveston, Texas. Maj. Gen. Granger issued this declaration: “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, ‘all slaves are free.’

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Declines to Pay Reparations to Historically Black College

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Kentucky’s Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has declined a request to make a “biblical tithe” of its $100 million endowment to a nearby historically black college as reparations for the seminary’s past ties to slavery and racism.

Cory Booker Introduces Slavery Reparations Bill in the Senate

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Senator Cory Booker introduced a bill that would study the possibility of giving reparations to the descendants of slaves. Booker, a Democratic candidate for President, filed the bill Tuesday. According to Fox News, it would provide for a commission to study and report on the impact of slavery and discrimination against black Americans and would also deliver a verdict on different proposals for offering reparations.

Museum Highlights ‘Slave Bible’ That Focuses on Servitude, Leaves Out Freedom

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

On display on the ground floor of the Museum of the Bible there is a lone volume that stands out from the many versions shown in the building devoted to the holy book.

July 30: World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Monday, July 30, 2018

July 30 is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Today is the day that we reflect on all of the victims of human trafficking throughout the world, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking.