No written records remain, if any ever existed, of what was said in the surviving Black churches after the Tulsa Race Massacre, according to @rkrehbiel‘s book.
But the local papers covered what prominent White pastors preached in the aftermath.https://t.co/7yZ0xGr4Wz
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) May 26, 2021
TULSA, Okla. — Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, a truly dark moment in America’s history.
At the centennial, a prayer room at a downtown Tulsa church focuses on the sins of 1921 while asking God to bring healing, as I report here at ReligionUnplugged.com.
In separate dispatches for The Christian Chronicle, I explain how faith drives two leading advocates fighting for massacre justice and detail the racial unity effort by two Tulsa-area ministers — one Black, one White.
New Associated Press religion writer Peter Smith reports from Tulsa on how houses of worship commemorated the massacre Sunday.
At The Oklahoman, longtime faith editor Carla Hinton and her colleagues offer in-depth coverage, including a compelling story on how a modern-day Moses helped rebuild Tulsa’s Mount Zion Baptist Church.
A strong narrative piece by The Associated Press’ Aaron Morrison opens with a scene from Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, a congregation involved in a massacre reparations lawsuit that Religion News Service’s Adelle M. Banks highlights.
Check out the Tulsa World, too, for the latest developments, including a last-minute cancellation of a planned centennial event featuring John Legend and Stacey Abrams.
If that “God Bless the USA” Bible still makes it to print, it won’t be with the NIV text or with Zondervan anymore. https://t.co/bRrcKkjoWz
— Jeff Chu 朱天慧 (@jeffchu) May 26, 2021
Power Up: The week’s best reads
1. After pushback, HarperCollins will not produce a “God Bless the USA” Bible: Earlier this month, ReligionUnplugged.com’s Meagan Clark broke the news about plans for a patriotic-themed edition of the scriptures. This week, she has the scoop on the seller losing its manufacturing agreement.
In a related piece, authors Shane Claiborne, Doug Pagitt, Lisa Sharon Harper, Jemar Tisby and Soong-Chan Rah explain why they’re glad their publisher — Zondervan — isn’t backing the project.
At Religion News Service, Bob Smietana notes that a long-dead British king — King James — could save this Bible inspired by a Lee Greenwood song.
CONTINUE READING: “At Tulsa Massacre’s Centennial, The Role Of Repentance, Reconciliation And Reparations”
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