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A Gulf Coast Tribal Community in Crisis

by Amy Graham 05-13-2010
The Houma Tribe, located in southern Louisiana, has had more than their fair share of trials and obstacles over the last 100 years. The oil spill may be the final straw.
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The Dangers of Disconnecting from Community: An Interview with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

by Becky Garrison 05-13-2010
Jonathan, you were quoted in a recent Christianity Today Web article about Church p
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An Environmental Wake-Up Call

by Multiple Authors 05-13-2010
Earlier this week, we participated in a march from the Department of the Interior to the White House -- a direct response to the recent Gulf Coast oil spill (and the history of dirty energy accidents).
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Facebook: Friend or Foe?

by Julie Polter 05-12-2010
Well, they're at it again.
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10 Good Things Vegetarianism Can do for You (and the World)

by LaVonne Neff 05-12-2010
Having just read Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals, I'm in a vegetarian mood.
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As Civilian Casualties Spike in Afghanistan, New Attempts to Reward 'Courageous Restraint'

by Duane Shank 05-12-2010
Two recent news reports on the war in Afghanistan present a more complete story together.
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Pope Benedict: Greatest Persecution is from Sin Within the Church

by Rose Marie Berger 05-12-2010
On the papal plane, Shepherd One, en route to Portugal to visit the Shrine of Our
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Arizona's Questionable Track Record on Race: MLK Day, Banning Ethnic Studies, and Regulating Accents

by Jimmy McCarty 05-12-2010
It wasn't that long ago that the state of Arizona did not recognize, in fact went out of its way to criticize, the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Sojourners Magazine Wins Top Magazine Honors

by Jeannie Choi 05-11-2010
Sojourners magazine was recently recognized as the best general interest magazine by two leading religious press organizations for the second str
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Free Speech vs. Fundamentalist Islam?

by Eboo Patel 05-11-2010
A few days back, small groups of college students at Northwestern,
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