If there is anything that has broken the church's relationship with families, it is the global sexual abuse scandal. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
In a world where families are drowning on beaches to escape war, leaving the church because of sexual abuse, or denied access because of sexual orientation, the utopia that Pope Francis desires may be impossible for the church to attain. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
While the 1963 Birmingham church bombing is the most historic, there also was a series of church burnings in the 1990s. Recognition of the terror those and similar acts impose on communities seems to have been forgotten post-Sept. 11, 2001. — Anthea Butler Copy Share
I went to Catholic school and experienced racism firsthand from nuns and priests. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Graham promoted a white evangelical respectability that wanted to 'put the brakes' on the civil rights movement, and never really accepted women as equal… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Historically, narratives of forgiveness were part of both the anti-slavery movement and the civil rights movement in America. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' for instance, was… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
What often happens in a court of law is that, if victims do get their day in court, they are on trial as much… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Whether Trump knew it or not, his strong language tapped into evangelical beliefs about the 'last days' and America's role in biblical prophecy. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The pope's instruction for priests to forgive may mean, in some cases, the difference between a woman staying in the Catholic Church or leaving… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Despite a rich history of black Americans involved in the Catholic Church, invisibility is a big problem for black Catholics in America. — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
My memories of Vatican II center on white parishioners turning away from me when I went to shake their hands at Mass during the… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
Trump's defense of white Anglo-Saxon Protestantism is gathering those who support him into a strong solidified base. Since the election of Francis, Republicans have been very wary of the Pope, attacking his liberal statements on homosexuality, global warming, and capitalism. — Anthea Butler Copy Share
Not every conservative Christian is a dominionist, but to say a movement doesn't exist, as some pundits and journalists have, without even being able… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
The University of Pennsylvania and my wonderful colleagues in the Department of Religious Studies have been routinely sent hate emails about me. Calls to… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
