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Nonviolent Activists in Palestine Face Harassment, Prison, and Violence

by Ryan Rodrick Beiler 01-07-2011
Last Friday, at a protest against the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank town of Bil'in, Palestinian nonviolent activist Jawaher Abu Rahmah was killed by
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We Three Kings of Orient Are (Not in the Bible): An Epiphany Sermon

by Nadia Bolz-Weber 01-07-2011
I have a pastor friend who collects a lot of crèche scenes. He especially likes really bad ones.
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Fish-Workers in Sri Lanka Struggling for Life and Livelihood

by Rev. Thomas John 01-06-2011
In the wake of the horrendous tragedy of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami ever
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A Message of Gratitude

by Jim Wallis 01-06-2011
On New Year's Day I sat and reflected on the past year.
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Seeking Justice: Does it Really Matter?

by Eugene Cho 01-06-2011
Yesterday morning, I arrived at Q Cafe as I do on nearly every work morning to begin a new day.
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Taking the Constitution Seriously

by Duane Shank 01-06-2011
Today, the new 112th Congress convenes.
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What Did Sojourners Activists Do in 2010?

by Elizabeth Denlinger Reaves 01-05-2011
Half a million messages. That's how many our most engaged Sojourners activists sent on behalf of important justice issues in 2010.
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My Hardest Working Students are Undocumented

by Robert Chao Romero 01-05-2011
I am greatly saddened and angered by Congress' failure to pass the DREAM Act before Christmas last year.
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Remembering Judy Bonds, Mountain Defender

by Allen Johnson 01-05-2011
This past Monday, January 3, anti-mountaintop removal activist Judy Bonds exhaled her last breath from the homeland she loved.
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Daughters of Deborah: What is a Leader in the 21st Century?

by Theresa Cho 01-05-2011
"Deborah was a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth. She was judge over Israel at that time. She held court under Deborah's palm between Ramah and Bethel in the hills of Ephraim.
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