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Where are the Other Christian Voices Against Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill?

by Aaron Taylor 12-11-2009
As a career missionary to Africa, I fear what would happen to me on judgment day if I didn't speak out against what is happening in Uganda right now in the name of Christ.
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Halliburton and the 'Resource Curse'

by Elizabeth Palmberg 12-11-2009
Part I of an interview with David Ugolor, head of the African Network for Environment and Economic Justice.
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U.S. Military Aid and the Paramilitaries Behind the Philippine Election Massacre

by Katrina Abarcar 12-11-2009
For many of us in the U.S., the sometimes vicious attack ads of last year's presidential election are more than just a recent memory.
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Copenhagen: Three Global Factions and a Volatile Mix of Hope and Despair

by Tim Costello 12-11-2009
In search of a global ethic and political will, in freezing weather and the most dispiriting cavernous building under cold grey Copenhagen skies, this search by 34,000 people with 3500 press observ
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Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill: A Betrayal of Christ's Teachings

by Jim Wallis 12-11-2009
There are times in the "culture wars" when a very diverse group of religious leaders can come together across the political spectrum in a common cause.
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Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Speech and Just Peace Theory

by Valerie Elverton Dixon 12-10-2009
If all we notice in President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture is a justification of war, we will miss the 21st
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Climate Justice Clips: Burning for Change

by Becky Garrison 12-10-2009
As we reflect on the current economic crisis and the Copenhagen Climate Summit, I'm reminded of the documentary The Burning Season, which
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