Contributions of Religious Leaders to the "Information" on Critical Race Theory.

In 2019, the New York Times, as a well-regarded and widely-read publication venue in the popular press, issued The 1619 Project, framing Critical Race Theory. During the next three years, societal discussions related to addressing racism and systemic discrimination, broadly, and in industries and in individual organizations. However, the discourse in opposition to diversity efforts and Critical Race Theory was substantial, although that discourse has been described as not well-informed, thus contributing to the misinformation and disinformation around the concept of Critical Race Theory. As a part of the information on Critical Race Theory, this article focuses on the example of two denominations, which are particularly large and influential in the U.S. and the world, the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention, in the contributions of religious leaders to the discourse--the information, misinformation or disinformation--about Critical Race Theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]