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Jim Antal

The Rev. Dr. Jim Antal is Minister and President of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ, and former Executive Secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation.  He provides national leadership as a climate activist for the United Church of Christ. 

Blog Posts by Jim Antal

God’s Earth is Crying Out; God’s People, Responding, Must Prepare for Jail
Posted by Jim Antal, Rabbi Arthur Waskow 9 weeks 5 days ago
God’s creation is in danger; and to call upon the powers of the world to heal it, God’s people are prepared to go to jail. Perhaps most famously in our recent history, the startling sight of a...
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To Dust You Shall Return: In the Meantime — Acting With Gratitude and Conviction
Posted by Jim Antal 13 weeks 5 days ago
My wrist was cuffed to the White House fence next to the wrist of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Our nation’s chief climate scientist James Hanson stood next to me; Daryl Hannah sat in front of us. A few...
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