My memories of Vatican II center on white parishioners turning away from me when I went to shake their hands at Mass during the sign of peace. Anthea Butler Read Quote
I went to Catholic school and experienced racism firsthand from nuns and priests. Anthea Butler Read Quote
Despite a rich history of black Americans involved in the Catholic Church, invisibility is a big problem for black Catholics in America. Anthea Butler Read Quote
For black Catholics, the papal visit is a time of anticipation but also a time of reflection on their difficult – but important – place within the Catholic Church in America. Anthea Butler Read Quote
Judges can bring their own biases about sexuality in the courtroom, causing victims untold pain in the telling and retailing of their stories. Anthea Butler Read Quote
What often happens in a court of law is that, if victims do get their day in court, they are on trial as much as the perpetrators. Anthea Butler Read Quote
As a black woman in a nation that has taken too many pains to remind me that I am not a white man and am not capable of taking care of my reproductive rights or my voting rights, I know that this American god ain’t my god. Anthea Butler Read Quote
Graham functioned as a megaphone for conservative biblical ideas that dovetailed with conservative politics, including family, sexual morality, and adherence to laws. He was not only an evangelist, he was also an enforcer: enforcing conservative white Christian social beliefs and evangelical ethical claims as ‘America’s Pastor.’ Anthea Butler Read Quote
