Washington Auxiliary Bishop Roy E. Campbell and a woman religious walk with others toward the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington during a peaceful protest June 8, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis whose neck was pinned to the ground by a white police officer for more than eight minutes before he was taken to the hospital. (CNS photo/Bob Roller) Dec. 22, 2020 Catholic News Service WASHINGTON This year, as tens of thousands of people nationwide protested racial injustices, Catholics similarly took to the streets and also joined in prayer services and discussions speaking out against inequalities and seeking a path forward.
Mormons address racism, misinformation in new handbook sections Follow Us
Question of the Day By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times - Monday, December 21, 2020
The nation’s largest Mormon denomination has announced new handbook sections that condemn misinformation and decry racism, addressing a thorny topic that has embroiled faiths across the U.S. this year.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said it has added a section on prejudice to its General Handbook, a spiritual guide for the world’s 16 million LDS followers.
“[Prejudice] is not consistent with the revealed word of God,” the new section reads, in part.