Religion Archives – Scalawag

I grew up against a backdrop of white evangelical power. Florida's new CRT ban means even more Black students will, too.

by Sierra Lyons August 17, 2022August 16, 2022

When it comes to the protection of whiteness, separation of church and state has been enforced primarily as a matter of convenience.

Incarcerated Muslims in Florida celebrated Eid with limited accommodations

by Anthony Cobb and Khawla Nakua May 2, 2022May 4, 2022

The Reverend Kenneth B. Thomas Sr., pastor of Bethesda Worship and Healing Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas, hugs Cory Brigham after ordaining him into the ministry during Sunday service on August 15, 2021. All photos by Terrance Armstard for The Guardian.

'We've come this far by faith:' Vaccines, religion, and community in Arkansas

by Sandra L. Combs and Terrance Armstard September 21, 2021September 21, 2021

Southern Politics

The Jewish South is Black, too

by Nic Yeager April 2, 2021April 2, 2021

Southern Politics

I ran from my church after Trayvon Martin's murder—but not from my religion

by Courtney Napier December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

Southern Politics

The Last, the Least, and the Lost

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa December 3, 2020January 11, 2021

South of Rider-Waite: Four Southern Tarot Decks that Tackle Representation in Imagery, Theme, and Language

by Christie Matherne December 23, 2019April 24, 2022

Southern Politics

Tennessee's latest attack on gay marriage takes aim at online ordinations

by Amber Stewart September 16, 2019September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

No justice in gentrification

by Claire Bolton July 8, 2019September 16, 2020

Feeding the Soul at the Feed & Seed

by Sammy Feldblum December 10, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

With the Poor People's Campaign, Southern progressives aim to reclaim "morality" from the Right

by Dan Holly June 4, 2018September 16, 2020

To battle opioids, county turns to better policy and hope

by Sammy Feldblum December 4, 2017October 27, 2020

Southern Politics

Christians could swing Alabama's senate election

by Katherine Webb-Hehn November 27, 2017September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

This North Carolina County Has a Thriving Branch of the NAACP—And It's Mostly White

by Michael Schulson October 31, 2017September 16, 2020

Shadow of the Cross

by Andrew Paul October 25, 2017September 16, 2020

White churches "aren't naming racism as a sin," says Rob Lee

by Sammy Hanf September 14, 2017October 1, 2020

Justice is more than a political issue now—it's a spiritual one

by Alysia Nicole Harris November 15, 2016October 1, 2020

Jesus, Aunt Mary, and me

by Tom Gogola March 8, 2016October 1, 2020

Southern Politics

The moral fight within Christianity against climate change

by Danielle Purifoy December 10, 2015September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Is Hampton Roads on the edge of the apocalypse?

by Michael Schulson December 8, 2015September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Raising foot soldiers for an imaginary holy war

by David R. Brockman November 17, 2015September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Constituting North Carolina

by Jedediah Purdy July 9, 2015September 16, 2020