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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The following is an adaptation from the chapter “The Sacred and the Commodified” in Larry Rasmussen’s newest book, Earth-Honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key, published by Oxford University Press in November, 2012. Larry will be the keynote speaker at the Presbyterians for Earth Care Conference in October
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Sunday, November 25, is the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is also this month’s Orange Day. Unbound is pleased to share with you two stories from the Nonviolent Peaceforce, an unarmed paid civilian peacekeeping force among parties in conflict, providing a protective presence
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November 25, 2012 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Brought to you by WeWillSpeakOut.US Mark your calendar and start planning NOW! The United Nations has designated Sunday, November 25 as the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.” All around the world, people will
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“Leading by Listening” Presbyterians Today Nov. 2012 “Rethinking Church Leadership” Fast Chat Last month, the magazine Presbyterians Today sat down with Patrick Heery, managing editor of Unbound, for an interview about young adults, Unbound, and new forms of leadership and ministry. This month, that interview was published in the Nov.
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Christian Responsibility and Lessons from 2012 Healing A Flawed Electoral System from ACSWP on Vimeo. Video Produced by: the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy About: “Healing a Flawed Electoral System: Christian Responsibility and Lessons from 2012” is a 17+ minute video features the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, Director of
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Interfaith Worker Justice is calling on clergy and people of faith to make a stand: to publicly demonstrate their desire for Wal-Mart to do what is best for the company, its workers, and the surrounding community via prayer vigils at their local store. Wal-Mart’s intimidation tactics, poor pay, and
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Occupy Faith and partners are launching a Rolling Jubilee, a people’s bailout to help eliminate debt—and make a stand in the face of our moral crisis of money, debt, and power. Rolling Jubilee may signal an important, and long needed, shift in how we do faith-based community organizing: one that
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Name: Christian Public Witness Election Billboard Description: Albany Presbytery’s Peacemaking Task Force paid for this billboard to go up for a month, in anticipation of the November 2012 election. The quote, “The country needs equitable wages & lasting economic development,” comes from the Presbytery’s Spring 2012 statement of support for
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An Orange Day Sermon to End Violence Against Women The following sermon by Rev. Jeffrey Geary was originally preached at the White Plains Presbyterian Church on the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 29, 2012, and is published here on October 25, 2012, this month’s Orange Day, when Unbound, in collaboration
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ACTION: Help This Pastor Publish Her Book, Confessions of a Closeted Lesbian, by pledging support on Kickstarter Rae is a pastor and counselor from the Chicago area. On August 6, 2012, Rae launched a blog called “My Silent Half“, a series of “confessions” grappling with her sexuality. Hoping to publish
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