Faith leaders praise Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdicts, acknowledge work ahead
Religious leaders and faith-based organizations reacted swiftly to the verdicts. People cheer after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
April 20, 2021
(RNS) As the judge thanked jurors for their “heavy-duty jury service,” reactions had already begun to the three guilty verdicts in the trial of former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd.
Nine months later, fencing comes down around the church where Trump stood with a Bible
Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
March 1, 2021
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A worker on Monday straps fencing that surrounded St. John s Church in Washington.Washington Post photo by Matt McClain.
WASHINGTON - H Street downtown was nearly deserted and few people noticed Monday morning when workers at St. John s Church took down dozens of sections of black steel mesh fencing, a barrier that had gone up during the tumultuous summer of 2020 when the church wound up at the center of national debates about race, religion and security.
Across a small park from the White House, St. John s had been known for decades as the president s church for its elite congregation, but in June made news worldwide. As protests against police brutality and racism boiled across the country, someone threw a flammable substance through a basement window at the church, igniting a small fire. Then, after federal law e
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