Yesterday, I heard a Christian leader say that the teaching of Jesus in Matthew 25 is not a reason for Christians to support universal health care guaranteed by their government. ...

I woke up this morning planning an essay for God's Politics about love and fear. It will be another essay in support of health-care reform. This issue has commandeered my pen.</p> ...

The Declaration of Independence says:</p> The Declaration of Independence says: We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are e ...

We learned the story in Sunday school: </p> We learned the story in Sunday school: The rich ruler comes to Jesus and asks what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesu ...

Regular readers will know that in the past year, I embarked on a genuinely life-altering journey. I emigrated to the United States, got married, and now make my home in North Carolina. ...

<em>In the August 2009 issue of</em> Harper's Magazine<em>, Brooklyn-based writer Rachel Aviv penned an article titled "Like I was Jesus: How to Bring a 9-Year-Old to Christ." ...

I'm a big fan of iTunesU, and I usually try to listen to informative podcasts on long drives, since I can't read and drive simultaneously. I'm a big fan of iTunesU, ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), article 25 paragraph 1 says: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, i ...

Gordon S. Clark Attack drones take a heavy civilian toll. When I reflect on the drone aircraft now being used ...

Elizabeth Palmberg Troubled assets on Main Street. Since the financial meltdown plunged the world economy into ...

Danny Duncan Collum Smart people concocted a fantasy empire based on investing in other people’s debt. The he ...

For our family, summer is road trip time. Joy loves to drive, and our two boys, Luke and Jack, are veteran travelers - by land, air, and even sea! For our family, summer is road t ...

Good health is the will of God for each and every one of his children. Good health is the will of God for each and every one of his children. Death, disease, and pain did not exi ...

Against the backdrop of protest and spectacle that threatened to overshadow graduation at the University of Notre Dame last week, President Obama delivered a graceful commencement address that stan ...

This is a challenge to President Obama and Congress written in light of his commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame. This is a challenge to President Obama and Congres ...

Jesus taught: "For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light" (Luke 8:17). In other words: the truth will come out. ...

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/world/20detain.html?th&amp;emc=th">Abu Zubaydah was submitted to waterboarding at least 83 times</a>. Abu Zu ...

Dear President Obama,</p> Dear President Obama, Thank you for making the four memos approving of and describing the torture done to children of God in our name public ev ...

Wednesday morning, at 9 a.m. sharp, I took my tax payment to the local post office. When I handed it to the clerk, she said, "I hate tax day." I replied, "Not me. ...

We cannot avoid death and taxes. Our own death is an event that we only face once. We cannot avoid death and taxes. Our own death is an event that we only face once. My faith tell ...

No one is saying that Ted Stevens didn't lie about unreported contributions. But the government has to play by the rules even when the defendant is guilty. No one is saying ...

<p>In <a href="http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=sojomail.display&amp;issue=090320">last week's SojoMail</a>, the quote of the week was from an Israeli squad leader desc ...

I have a confession to make.</p> I have a confession to make. Some of my friends and colleagues are already fully appraised of what I am about to say. But for many other ...

I am a good person.</p> I am a good person. We make this declaration from time to time, usually when we have done something wrong or when we want to put distance between ...

Rose Marie Berger Jeannie Choi Like many U.S. municipalities, Alexandria, Virginia, is ...

Sunday, I preached from the old pulpit of William Sloane Coffin at Yale University. Sunday, I preached from the old pulpit of William Sloane Coffin at Yale University. He served ...

He said he would do it.</p> He said he would do it. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama said he would go into Pakistan if necessary to capture and/or kill al ...

It is still hard to believe that the hopes we have nurtured in the Christian anti-torture movement would come to fruition -- and so early, and so comprehensively, as they did with President Obama's ...

This is the sequel to the original <a title="http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-abortion-conversation/" href="http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/the-abortion-conversation/&q ...

President-elect Barack Obama, in his first interview since being elected, promised to close Guantanamo Bay. President-elect Barack Obama, in his first interview since being electe ...

<p>Life is easier in black and white, when things are clearly right or clearly wrong. We tend not to like the gray very much. It was certainly easier for me to hard-headedly disapprove of all war, includ ...

Jim Wallis 10 issues to consider in casting a ballot. With perhaps the most consequential election of any of o ...

The soul of evangelical Christianity is under stress.</p> The soul of evangelical Christianity is under stress. A few weeks ago, there was the disturbing report on tor ...

<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> <p>Jim Wallis was on PBS's Religion &amp; Ethics Newsweekly yesterday to discuss the Wall ...

<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> Yesterday I heard Cokie Roberts on ABC's This Week say: ...

<p align="left"><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/economy-special-focus/"></a></p> Everyone has heard the famous phrase, att ...

Celeste Kennel-Shank The difficulty - and necessity - of finding a middle ground on stem cells. On the stage o ...

Ed Spivey Jr. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Although, some less so than others. Here at the Sojou ...

Chap Clark What does it mean to use life to give life? While reading the paper, my airline seatmate blurted ou ...

Larry Rasmussen Bush has been re-elected, the war in Iraq rages on, and militarism seems the order of the day. What's next for those ...

Rose Marie Berger Kentucky farmer and essayist Wendell Berry talks about what makes people happy. ...

Rose Marie Berger Sojourners associate editor Rose Marie Berger and photographer Ryan Beiler spent a Sunday afternoon in February with Wen ...

David Batstone An interview with The Body Shop founder Anita Roddick. Anita Roddick was the founder and chief ...

Jeffrey L. Seglin (And Why Being Good is Good for Business). In a recent front-page article in The Wall Str ...

Jeffrey L. Seglin The body of literature on business ethics is growing rapidly. Here are some resources that treat the subject soundly wit ...

Jeffrey L. Seglin A growing number of Web sites focus on business ethics. Inc. Online’s Ethics Corner features links to articles on busine ...

Laura L. Nash As the old moral infrastructure crumbles, will faith take its place? Gabriel’s horn signaling th ...

Laura L. Nash Jack Feldbaile, CEO of a large firm, describes a business decision that he feels highlights the tensions he faced as a Chris ...

Ruth Rosenbaum Many corporations in the global marketplace have severed their social contract with workers and local communities. ...

Ruth Rosenbaum Participants in conversations about corporate responsibility and wages often use the same words to mean entirely different ...