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(in alphabetical order) - click here to suggest that we add a resource to this list2004-08-16: Barna Researches How Race and Religion Relate
This resource is located at:
http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion01377.shtml
Excerpt… “Nationwide Barna surveys of more than 2,600 American adults revealed marked differences between the African-American, Asian, Hispanic, and white populations of the U.S. in the areas of their religious beliefs, religious practices,…
2005-06-01: Gordon College Wins Racial Harmony Award
This resource is located at:
http://www.gordon.edu/page.cfm?iPageID=389&iCategoryID=119
Excerpt:
“In 2001 Gordon’s long-range strategic plan made as part of its expanded vision a greater commitment to racial and ethnic diversity. In recognition of the progress the College has made toward that…
2007-05-14: Multicultural Congregations Multiply – Intentionally
This resource is located at:
http://www.religionlink.org/tip_070514.php
From this article… “Despite a lot of rhetoric about diversity, racially segregated worship is still a reality in most congregations. One study found that only 8 percent of Christian congregations in the U.S.…
2007-09-22: The World Comes to Georgia, and an Old Church Adapts
This resource is located at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/us/22church.html
From this article, “When the Rev. Phil Kitchin steps into the pulpit of the Clarkston International Bible Church on Sunday mornings, he stands eye to eye with the changing face of America. In…
2008-04-01: Why many Americans prefer their Sundays segregated
This resource is located at:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/04/segregated.sundays/index.html
This is an excellent and thorough article on the state of multi-ethnic churches in America. An excerpt… “Americans may be poised to nominate a black man to run for president, but it’s segregation…
2008-08-14: US Census–An Older and More Diverse Nation by Midcentury
This resource is located at:
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012496.html
Excerpt… “The nation will be more racially and ethnically diverse, as well as much older, by midcentury, according to projections released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Minorities, now roughly one-third of the U.S.…
2008-08-16: Obama, McCain talk issues at pastor’s forum
This resource is located at:
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/16/warren.forum/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Click this link about to watch all of the footage of this presidential forum hosted by Saddleback Church and Pastor Rick Warren.
Note: We include news stories like these because they contain material that…
2008-09-17: Mosaix Charter Church Initiative
Mosaix Global Network Launches 2008 Charter Church Initiative!
The MOSAIX GLOBAL NETWORK (MGN) is pleased to announce its 2008 CHARTER CHURCH INITIATIVE with plans to register 50 churches as charter churches by December 31, 2008.
Purpose
Through the 2008 CHARTER…
2008-09-29: The Most Segregated Hour in America May Finally Change with the Help of TheNewCulture.org
click here to view this press release at ChristianNewsWire.com
Contact: Laurie Brennan, 614-668-6967, TheNewCulture.org
COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 29 /Christian Newswire/ — Many Christian leaders are frustrated by the fact that 11am on Sunday morning continues to be the most segregated…
2008-11-05: America Has Chosen a President
This resource is located at:
http://almohler.com/blog_read.php?id=2715
Excerpt:
That victory is a hallmark moment in history for all Americans — not just for those who voted for Sen. Obama. As a nation, we will never think of ourselves the same…
2008-11-05: It’s History
This resource is located at:
http://www.urbanfaith.com/2008/11/its-history-1.html
Excerpt:
From the start, Obama’s political career–and, for that matter, his life–has declared the importance of racial and social reconciliation. The son of an African father and Caucasian mother. The erstwhile community organizer.…
2008-11-05: Moving Toward a Post-Racial America
This resource is located at:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2008/11/moving-toward-a.html
Excerpt
One of the most stunning facts of the turnout tonight is that only 74 percent of the electorate in this election was white.
Go back to 1976 and 90 percent of the…
2008-11-05: Obama’s victory caps struggles of previous generations
This resource is located at:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/obama.history/index.html
Excerpt:
President-elect Obama’s victory Tuesday may be a racially transformative event. But for people like Kennedy, who came through the fires of the civil rights movement, it also represents something else — personal…
2008-11-05: Witnessing History
This resource is located at:
http://onthescene.msnbc.com/witnessing_history/
This webpage includes a variety of videos showing various people’s reactions to the election of Barack Obama.
Excerpt:
In one home, news of Barack Obama’s election brought screams of joy and amazement. In…
2009-03-29: In times like these, more people are going to church for help
This resource is located at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-03-29-churches-helping_N.htm
Excerpt:
Pleas for help — spiritual and financial — are flooding U.S. churches, from tiny congregations to megachurches, as recession woes seep into the pews, a new survey finds.
Pastors say they’re giving…
2009-05-28: Multiracial people become fastest growing US group
“Multiracial Americans have become the fastest growing demographic group, wielding an impact on minority growth that challenges traditional notions of race.”
2009-06-24 Drum Majors Partnership Announced
As drum majors, Drs. Perkins and Metzger want to inspire people across the nation to pursue a biblical vision of love, truth, and justice where the all-consuming love of Jesus revealed in the Bible consumes those things that divide us, like race and class barriers. They will be speaking in different locations nationally, working with churches and community groups to raise up well-trained and educated Christian leaders who are passionately engaged in proclaiming the whole gospel of the kingdom in word and deed through the church, to the whole person, in the whole community.
2009-09-23: Minorities feel sharper recession pain
Overall unemployment reached its highest level in 26 years in August, and the rate for minorities grew by more than the rate for whites, according to the report. Between the fourth quarter of 2007 and the second quarter of this year, African American unemployment climbed 4.2 percentage points annual rate and joblessness among Hispanics rose at 4.1 percentage points per year, while the rate among whites increased 2.8 percentage points annually.
2009-10-23: Hopes buoyed on race relations
“To be sure, race remains a flashpoint and a divide. Blacks are much more likely than whites to say that racism against blacks persists — 72% of blacks say it is widespread, compared with 49% of whites — but they are also more optimistic that Obama’s election will improve that.”
2009-12-01 – Unemployment hits African Americans hardest
News video segment on how the rising unemployment is hitting African Americans the hardest.
2009-12-01: Americans Divided Among Race, Class Lines
“Tensions between different political, economic and racial backgrounds have worsened over the past decade, according to a USA Network poll released today.”


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