by David Swanson
July 2013
How Jerry Falwell's Liberty U.—the world's largest Christian university—became an evangelist for drone warfare.
In This Issue
How Jerry Falwell's Liberty U.—the world's largest Christian university—became an evangelist for drone warfare.
More than 1,000 civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes. Obama, technology, and the myth of redemptive violence.
Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill shines a light on U.S. covert wars.
Arab Christians are vital to a thriving Middle East - and their numbers are dwindling.
A story about falling in love with Jesus all over again.
An interview with Sen. Ehab El Kharrat, a Christian member of Egypt's Parliament, on why he sees the country as a "work in progress."
Columnists
Religious extremism will not be defeated by a primarily military response.
No one wants to spend summer vacation in the clink, but that's where a lot us are going to find ourselves.
Even at their best, toys like the American Girl Dolls send a mixed message.
If Bernice King had been born on time, her daddy's letter might never have been written.
According to Wendell Berry, all you need to have hope is one good example.
drones
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Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill shines a light on U.S. covert wars.
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More than 1,000 civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes. Obama,...
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Under Christian ethics, drone warfare is neither just nor moral.
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How Jerry Falwell's Liberty U.—the world's largest Christian university—...
Faith & Politics
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"Richard Twiss was willing to step out for what he believed in."
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"This is not merely a philosophical enterprise; it is an urgent matter...
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It's time to reframe the church's conversation around same-sex...
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Church leaders respond, 50 years later, to King's "Letter from Birmingham...
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King's "living letter" from Birmingham jail still speaks to us all.
Faith & Spirituality
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A story about falling in love with Jesus all over again.
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Our Script Matters
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To have the "poor one" at the center of the Catholic faith is right and...
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The Mark of True Faith
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Thanks be to God for the life of Gordon Cosby.
Economic Justice
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Immigration reform must include protection of workers' rights.
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The heart of our faith calls us to attack poverty, the "cruel thief of...
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Austerity budgets in hard economic times are bad economics - and...
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Anti-labor laws undermine unions in the Midwest. Will faith communities...
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The Walmart workforce has begun to publicly rattle its chains.
Peace & Non-Violence
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More than 1,000 civilians have been killed by U.S. drone strikes. Obama,...
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Under Christian ethics, drone warfare is neither just nor moral.
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How Jerry Falwell's Liberty U.—the world's largest Christian university—...
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Working with the U.N. for a negotiated settlement has a greater chance of...
Human Rights
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8 ways to stand against human trafficking.
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"I never imagined humanity could be stripped from a person like that."
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Six questions for Frank Mugisha.
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Feb. 14 "One Billion Rising" events aim to end violence against women.
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Should America reconsider our open market in bigoted ideas?
Immigration
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Where the U.S. meets Mexico, rhetoric often gets in the way of the facts.
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Farm labor organizer Baldemar Velasquez on making it real in the here and...
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In today's environment, there's little difference between farm labor...
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If we read 1 Peter's message to immigrants, exiles, and foreigners only as...
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"You shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of...
Culture
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Elvis impersonators make lousy terrorists.
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Anonymity. Köhler Books
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Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christians Pilgrimage in Search of God in...
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The Sacredness of Human Life: Why an Ancient Biblical Vision Is Key to the...
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The History Channel's The Bible, like so much of so-callled "religious pop...
Global Issues
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An interview with Sen. Ehab El Kharrat, a Christian member of Egypt's...
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Arab Christians are vital to a thriving Middle East - and their numbers...
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How small my world gets when I'm not paying attention.
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Four questions for Sophoan Rath.
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Can getting to know people on the "other side" help tear down the walls...
Diversity
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If Bernice King had been born on time, her daddy's letter might never have...
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How the dominance of Christianity affects interfaith relations.
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Bridges don't fall from the sky; people build them.
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A Dream of Justice.
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It's frustrating to be constantly represented by violent thugs and to be...
Consistent Life Ethic
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Jim Balmer is an antiwar activist whose commitment to nonviolence has made...
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Abortion rates have dropped, and many people of faith are very interested...
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Theological considerations should frame the Christian response to capital...
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Creation Care
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No one wants to spend summer vacation in the clink, but that's where a lot...
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How do we sustain our climate activism? It can't be about fear.
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Fiction with a climate change theme.
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Climate change leads to far more consequences than just destructive...
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Victor Mughogho works with local churches in southeast Africa to address...
