Feeling a sense of superiority over and against another is, of course, a sign of our own weakness. We need someone to fail to know that we are successful. We need someone to be bad to know that we are good. We need someone to make an “insanely idiotic” statement to know that we are smart.
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On The Blog
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Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee talks LGBT-on-Christian 'bullying' in comedy show segment.
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But then, there may be another problem with increased surveillance and flooding our nation’s skies with drones. Let’s take traffic cameras as an example.
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A movement of lay advocates speaking out against sexual violence is gaining steam in the faith communities. But are similar efforts happening inside church doors?
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Jesus didn't worry much about stepping on political toes, and the Bible insists that governments be just toward the least of these (the books of the prophets alone make this point very clear).
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Our problems are the results of our many individual and collective choices. We can make better choices, more compassionate choices, less selfish choices. And when we do, things start to change.
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The ONE Campaign, co-founded by music legend Bono of U2, has launched a new platform to promote global messages of social justice, women’s rights, and putting an end to apartheid, war and poverty — just to name a few.
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While I affirm the right of any Christian to boycott a product, show, or the like, and even to explain why in the public square, I’m weary of the heavy-handed tendency of Christians to slap the “anti-Christian” label on anything they find objectionable.
In The Magazine
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How Jerry Falwell's Liberty U.—the world's largest Christian university—became an evangelist for drone warfare.
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Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill shines a light on U.S. covert wars.
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As the Lean In debate shows, striving for gender equality is still personal and political—and vital.
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Working with the U.N. for a negotiated settlement has a greater chance of success than military involvement.
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How the dominance of Christianity affects interfaith relations.
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More than 1,000 civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes. Obama, technology, and the myth of redemptive violence.
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An interview with Sen. Ehab El Kharrat, a Christian member of Egypt's Parliament, on why he sees the country as a "work in progress."
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Even at their best, toys like the American Girl Dolls send a mixed message.
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Jim Wallis' latest book On God's Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn't Learned About Serving the Common Good explores what would happen if, instead of focusing on partisan bickering and personal gain, we elevated the common good — in our politics, our family lives, our communities, and throughout each cross-section of our lives.
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