<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>ReligionLink &#187; Race/ethnicity</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.religionlink.com/category/doctrine/raceethnicity/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.religionlink.com</link>
	<description>Ideas and resources for every journalist</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:09:48 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Hindu chic? From the yoga craze to the movie &#8216;Eat Pray Love&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100902.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100902.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asian-Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doctrine & practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hinduism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hot topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religions & movements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=6064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If Hindus haven't replaced WASPs as the religious elite of America, they're doing quite well for a relatively small community of fairly recent arrivals to the United States. The new movie 'Eat Pray Love' has lovely scenes of India and Hindu practice, and star Julia Roberts says she is now a Hindu.

]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100902.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Immigration reform: Faith-based groups push for a bill this year</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_100630.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_100630.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hispanics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=5222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama pushed for immigration reform in a speech on Thursday in Washington. While Obama is to focus on "the need to fix our broken immigration system," some wonder whether it will be enough to pass the legislation. Faith-based groups hope so.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_100630.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Does the black church have a future? A debate continues</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100505.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100505.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 02:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African-Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hot topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race/ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[black church]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=5445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The vibrancy and viability of America's black churches have suddenly become matters of intense debate among African-American religious leaders. The debate was sparked by a Huffington Post "obituary" for the black church, which in turn prompted numerous responses about the fate of one of America's most important and enduring religious institutions.

]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/topic_100505.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hate-crimes bill becomes law: Religious opinion divided</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_091013.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_091013.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current edition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gender issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Government & politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race/ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hate crimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matthew Shepard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=979</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A landmark hate-crimes bill expanding federal statutes to include protections for homosexuals was signed into law on Oct. 28, 2009 by President Barack Obama. The law is a landmark achievement for the gay community but a dividing line for some religious groups. The law is often called the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_091013.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A guide to Asian-Americans and religion</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_071015.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_071015.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asian-Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race and ethnicity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Asian-Americans are one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population, and they are stunningly diverse culturally and religiously. ReligionLink presents a guide to experts and organizations that focus on this group. How to use this guide This guide is organized into several major areas. Click on the topic to jump to it. Sources may [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_071015.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>African-Americans and Islam: growth and change</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070416a.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070416a.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African-Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race and ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9/11]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Muslims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keith Ellison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louis Farrakhan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nation of Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=945</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a post-9/11 world, the American face of Islam is most often associated with that of an immigrant, usually from the Middle East or Asia. But American Islam is much more diverse than a single ethnicity or nationality. Today, African-American Muslims are among the fastest-growing segments of Islam, accounting for about 30 percent of all [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070416a.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Race and religion in America</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070402a.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070402a.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Race and ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race/ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethinicisty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The presidential run of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has energized discussion about the interplay between race and religion in the United States. The debate draws political scientists, historians, theologians, sociologists, political politicians and citizens. It generates big, wide questions: Is religion used to justify racism? Does it help combat it? Or both? Does religion offer [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070402a.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A guide to African-Americans and religion</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070108.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070108.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African-Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race and ethnicity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ReligionLink presents a guide to experts and organizations on African-Americans and religion, from scholars to pastors, from gospel to hip-hop, from civil rights to family issues, from Christianity to Islam. How to use this guide This guide is organized into several major areas. Click on the topic to jump to it. Most clergy and scholars [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_070108.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>A guide to Hispanics and religion in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_061204.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_061204.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hispanics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race and ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethnicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hispanic religion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hispanics, already the nation’s largest ethnic minority, are expected to double their U.S. population in less than 50 years. That will have profound effects on religion, many of which are already evident. ReligionLink offers an expansive guide to Hispanic religion, including scores of interview sources and links to organizations and surveys. How to use this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_061204.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Goodbye, Columbus; hello, Indigenous Peoples Day?</title>
		<link>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_061002.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_061002.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Native Americans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native American]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.religionlink.com/?p=851</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is Christopher Columbus a hero who discovered the New World? A murderous explorer? Or something in between? Should the second Monday in October continue to be a federal holiday in his honor? More than half a millennium after Columbus arrived in the New World, some Americans are debating how he should be remembered. For schoolchildren, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.religionlink.com/tip_061002.php/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
