Sentences with phrase «displaying confederate»

With full respect of the autonomy of the local church, we call brothers and sisters in Christ who display the Confederate battle flag as a memorial... to consider prayerfully whether to limit, or even more so, discontinue its display.

After the event, Howard issued a statement saying «I understand that some members of the crowd at this public event displayed a confederate flag and I know that members of the Black Lives Matter organization were there as well.

Protests by Duncan, S.C., students who displayed Confederate flags at their high school in defiance of school policy resulted this month in dozens of suspensions and a debate over free speech and racially charged expression.

Not exact matches

Ironically, one person who thought the country should not having monuments like these in the first place — as well as Confederate flags — displayed was Robert E. Lee.

Leaders at the cathedral have announced plans to remove images of Confederate battle flags shown in large stained glass displays that honor Civil War generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, both of whom led Confederate forces.

Earlier this week, the Southern Baptist Convention — which is the largest Protestant denomination in the world — voted to «call [their] brothers and sisters in Christ to discontinue the display of the Confederate...

«We call our brothers and sisters in Christ to discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag as a sign of solidarity of the whole Body of Christ, including our African - American brothers and sisters,» states Resolution 7, passed today by an overwhelming majority of messengers to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).

Earlier this week, the Southern Baptist Convention — which is the largest Protestant denomination in the world — voted to «call [their] brothers and sisters in Christ to discontinue the display of the Confederate battle flag as a sign of solidarity of the whole Body of Christ.»

Voted against using federal funds for the display of Confederate flags at national cemeteries.

One gun show last year turned particularly controversial after a Democratic legislative aide snapped pictures of Confederate and Nazi memorabilia and books being sold and displayed inside the show, giving rise to Democratic calls for its removal.

They acknowledged that many students had been suspended for up to five days for taking part in protests supporting displays of the red, white, and blue Confederate battle flag.

After months of racially charged violence, including the killing of nine Emanuel AME Church members, as well as the disputed removal of the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds spurred by that horror, the Charleston County School District has banned students from displaying the flag emblem on campus.

Though never an official flag, the display of the Confederate flag remains highly controversial because of the disagreement of its symbolism.

KAUFFMAN, Mark Confederate flags displayed on car of University of Maryland students, 1951 10 3/8 X 13 1/2 inches Gelatin silver print; printed c. 1951

After the shooting, pictures emerged of the gunman posing in front of the Confederate flag — a relic from the Civil War, now shorthand for white supremacy — sparking protest over its continued display in a number of US states.

The Associated Press notes that nearly 20 years ago the city moved to ban the display of the Confederate flag during a parade honoring Jackson, but was not successful in this effort due to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Indeed, any sort of emotionally charged or polarizing display like, say, a Confederate flag, can also be offensive.