What does justice look like 151 years after the Indian Island Massacre? November 17, 2011 by Austin Leininger PDF Version (Optimal
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Depending on whom you ask, The Lorax, a March 2012 film adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book, is either a fun movie about caring for the earth or blatant liberal propaganda. More likely, it is a lesson in irony: an
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How God and “Deferred Action” Hastened Hope for One Undocumented Immigrant The following article is the second in a series, Tracking the Immigration Debate. This week we are cross-posting with our partner site, ecclesio.com. The author’s name is withheld for privacy in this article. For twenty years, I have lived
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Snap Crimes Against Humanity From 300 Miles Up by Frederick Clarkson Crimes against humanity are best carried out in secret. Terror can be inflicted, ethnic cleansing can be waged; torture can be committed – and in areas that the whole world is not already watching – who will even know?
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March 3-17, 2013: From Ft Myers to Lakeland, FL… 200 Miles Action Alert from the Rev. Noelle Damico, Associate for Fair Food, Presbyterian Hunger Program Dear Friends, This Lent, you are invited to join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in an historic, 200 mile March for Rights, Respect and Fair
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A review of Guillermo Márquez-Sterling’s new book, Rise of the Spiritual Activist: A Beginner’s Guide for Integrating Faith and Justice. In his book, Rev. Márquez-Sterling provides the philosophical foundation for spiritual activism as well as interviews with spiritual activists in the field and a step-by-step guide on how to run
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We have entered a new territory in natural disasters, with fewer resources to prepare and respond. A new model for disaster recovery is needed, in which everyone has a role to play: government, the business sector, individuals and families, education and foundations as well as voluntary organizations. Together, we can
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Rev. Bojangles Blanchard, Gay Baptist Minister, Tells the Story behind His Arrest after Applying to Marry His Partner By Rev. Maurice “Bojangles” Blanchard I’m Rev. Bojangles Blanchard and I was arrested, along with my partner, Dominique James, for holding a peaceful sit-in after being denied a marriage application. But
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ACTION ALERT: Sign the letter of conscience to USDA Secretary Vilsack, calling on the federal agency to purchase its tomatoes through the Fair Food Program and to support the highest standards for addressing modern slavery. By the Rev. Noelle Damico of the PC(USA) Campaign for Fair Food in partnership with the
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Inspired, on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, by the Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals who worked nonviolently to protect the village and olive trees of Budrus, and by all who use nonviolence to witness for justice, wholeness, and peace. By the Rev. W. Mark Koenig, Director of the
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Special Statement for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday This statement was delivered by Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson at a press conference held in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2013. Religious leaders and Faith Against Gun Violence came together to press for tighter gun regulations to stop gun violence in
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Helmut Gollwitzer and Economic Justice¹ Abstract: Helmut Gollwitzer’s legacy as a politically concerned pastor and theologian is instructive for those today who want to take seriously both what Christian faith means for socio-economic justice and what that concern for socio-economic justice likewise means for the theological task. I treat three
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