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A Significant Step Toward Health Reform in Spite of Poisonous Politics

by Jim Wallis 03-23-2010
From the very beginning, more than a year ago, the faith community called on the president and Congress to follow three principles in health-care reform: that it be framed as a moral issue; that it provide coverage to all who need health care, and that the sanctity of life be respecte
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Reconciliation: Will I Know It When I See It?

by Kathy KyoungAh Khang 03-23-2010
Tiger & Elin. Jon & Kate. Deadly Viper and some angry Asian Americans.
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War is Ugly, God is Good: What I Learned from the Truth Commission on Conscience in War

by Shane Claiborne 03-23-2010
I can't imagine a better way to lament the 7th anniversary of the war in Iraq than by spending it with Iraq veterans who are horrified by the war and courageously speaking out against it
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Circling Jericho in Zimbabwe?

by Nontando Hadebe 03-23-2010
There seems to be a consistent political pattern emerging in Zimbabwe: first, there will be a violation of the unity agreement by ZANU (PF), followed by challenge by opposition parties with threat
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Photos: Rally for Immigration Reform -- Change Takes Courage and Faith

by Ryan Rodrick Beiler 03-22-2010

Here are some of my favorite shots from yesterday's massive immigration rally on the National Mall.

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Health Care: Swiss Solidarity and the Scandalous 5%

by LaVonne Neff 03-22-2010
Whew. The health-care bill passed. It isn't the complete overhaul we need, but at least it's a start.
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Logging On Differently for Lent

by Andrew Wilkes 03-22-2010
Our experience of the world is increasingly mediated through intricate matrices of Internet networks.
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A Grassroots Victory for Immigration Activists

by Megan Grove 03-22-2010
On Tuesday, February 23, a small battle was won in small-town Virginia. It was not won in a field with weapons but in a council room with words.
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