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Gun Control Advocates Target Senators Originally Posted: 05/13/2013 - 11:43am | Type: Blog: Gun control advocates are targeting key senators with advertisements and protests to change their minds on background checks. Gun control advocates are escalating their campaign t ...
A Mother’s Day for Peace in our Cities Originally Posted: 05/10/2013 - 3:24pm | Type: Blog: This Mother's Day, remember Howe’s words: “Disarm! Disarm! The sword [or gun] of murder is not the balance of justice." Ask yourself, "What can I do to sow seeds of peace in an atmosphere of vio ...
Gun Crime Decreases, Americans Think It's Up Originally Posted: 05/08/2013 - 3:17pm | Type: Blog: Two studies of government data show US Gun crime has decreased from its peak in the middle of 1990s Two studies of government data show US gun crime has decreased from its peak in ...
Black Pastors: Gun Violence Isn’t Just a Problem for White Suburbs Originally Posted: 04/25/2013 - 9:52am | Type: Blog: Black clergy have launched a new coalition to fight gun violence, saying they are undeterred by the recent failure of legislation on Capitol Hill and all too aware of the problem of gun violence. ...
Newtown's Teddy Bears: How Many is Too Many? Originally Posted: 04/25/2013 - 9:24am | Type: Blog: Just what is the best response to a horrendous act of public violence? There's no right answer, Kawakami says. “One strategy might be to do something in your own community that honors the victims and also ...
In Guns We Trust Originally Posted: 04/19/2013 - 9:06am | Type: Blog: Virginia Tech, Aurora, and Newtown each stopped the nation in its tracks but we eventually moved on, and before anyone might guess, well over 3,000 more have died by gun violence in America since December. ...
Gun-control advocates win first round in Senate vote Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:46pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News The Associated Press ...
Gun Control News 2013: Senate Defeats Filibuster Attempt of New Gun Regulations Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:38pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News I-Hsien Sherwood ...
Photos of the day from around the world: April 11 Originally Posted: 05/14/2013 - 3:29pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News New York Daily News ...
Dramatic gun control display on the National Mall Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:28pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Nick Iannelli ...
Mock Cemetery Installed on National Mall as Senators Vote on Guns Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:18pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News NBC Washington ...
Slideshow: Shared pain over gun deaths ‘can help us move forward’ Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:14pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Traci Lee ...
Some Newtown clergy disapprove of Senate compromise on guns Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:11pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Dan Merica ...
Gun Reform Vote Demonstrates Power of Persistence Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 4:07pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News MSNBC ...
Clergy Join Gun Control Debate With Pleas, Prayers in 24-Hour Vigil Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 3:54pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Jaweed Kaleem ...
Volunteers Put 3,300 'Graves' On National Mall Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 3:51pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News WUSA9 ...
Mock Cemetery Installed on National Mall Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 3:37pm | Type: Press: April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Comcast Sports Network (CSN) ...
We Are in a Battle for the Common Good Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 2:26pm | Type: Press: April 18, 2013 Sojo in the News Jim Wallis ...
Faith leaders press case for US gun laws at vigil Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 2:12pm | Type: Press: April 18, 2013 Sojo in the News Robert MacPherson ...
Sikh, Other Groups Urge Stronger Gun-Control Legislation Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 11:14am | Type: Press: April 16, 2013 Sojo in the News Anju Kaur ...
Background Checks Proposal Fails (VIDEO) Originally Posted: 04/17/2013 - 6:51pm | Type: Blog: Background checks proposal fails to get 60 votes. President Barack Obama responds. The U.S. Senate has just failed to get 60 votes on a bipartisan proposal to expand gun sale b ...
Sikhs joins other religions demanding strict gun control laws in US Originally Posted: 04/16/2013 - 2:36pm | Type: Press: April 13, 2013 Sojo in the News NDTV.com ...
Where Idolatry Rages, Prophets Speak Out Originally Posted: 04/15/2013 - 6:14pm | Type: Blog: Guns are dangerous idols. ... While the idolatry rages on, prophets are beginning to speak out. Guns are dangerous idols. While mass shootings are happening at an alarming rate an ...
Life, Death, Taxes, and the Common Good Originally Posted: 04/15/2013 - 12:46pm | Type: Blog: The common good is not only about politics. The common good is about life and how we live it. It is ultimately about how we are all connected. I haven’t written much in the past t ...
Is There No Cure for These? Originally Posted: 04/15/2013 - 9:49am | Type: Blog: Could the common bond of Jesus’ prayer bring two opposing views into the same room in a shared search for understanding and action? Or are the formative cultural experiences so determinative that faith and rel ...
It Is Time to Honor the Spirit of the Republic Originally Posted: 04/12/2013 - 1:38pm | Type: Blog: It is time — it is way past time — to honor the spirit of the republic and the wisdom of the founders by ending our idolatrous worship of guns and our prostration before an interpretation of the Second Amendme ...
More Than 3,300 Gun Deaths Since Newtown; Faith Leaders Say 'Enough' Originally Posted: 04/11/2013 - 1:05pm | Type: Blog: Today, on the National Mall, I stood with fellow faith leaders, including clergy from Newtown, to remember lives lost at Sandy Hook elementary school and the 3,364 gun deaths that have happened since. ...
Meet the ‘Catholic NRA’ Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 5:21pm | Type: Blog: Among the Catholic faithful, not everyone supports gun control measures. Call them the NRA Catholics. As the Senate takes up a heated debate over gun control and background checks ...
Witnesses to Trauma: Faith Leaders Stand Up for Gun Violence Legislation Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 3:53pm | Type: Blog: For many pastors of urban congregations, “stepping up” to end gun violence stems from a very personal place — as they have been forced to bury their own neighbors and church members. ...
Guns and immigration: Tale of two movements Originally Posted: 04/03/2013 - 3:11pm | Type: Press: April 2, 2013 Sojo in the News Jonathan Capehart ...
Shooting Down Easter Originally Posted: 03/30/2013 - 7:06pm | Type: Blog: The conversation yelling match around gun control is exhausting — both in terms of the ethical boundaries each side will breach to advance its cause, and the way our rhetoric has turned into an exercise in “cr ...
National Cathedral hosts interfaith call to action on gun violence Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 2:00pm | Type: Press: March 16, 2013 Sojo in the News Mike Conneen ...
Religious leaders call for assault weapons ban, background checks on gun buyers Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 11:53am | Type: Press: March 16, 2013 Sojo in the News Katherine Shaver ...
Faith Leaders Speak Out to Reduce Gun Violence Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 2:42pm | Type: Blog: Driven by our moral call to protect each member of our society, people of faith have been outspoken about the need to craft meaningful legislation to reduce gun violence. This week, Mayors Against Illegal Gun ...
Newtown rabbi joins interfaith gun-control campaign Originally Posted: 03/13/2013 - 11:13am | Type: Press: March 12, 2013 Sojo in the News Jewish Telegraphic Agency ...
Clergy press for assault-weapon ban Originally Posted: 03/12/2013 - 1:03pm | Type: Press: March 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Bob Allen ...
Nearly 50 People Murdered in Chicago and No One Gives a *&%^$ Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:21am | Type: Blog: Chicago is weeping from the emotional exhaustion of having to bury too many youth who have been murdered. My city of Chicago, known as the City with Big Shoulders, is now on its k ...
Leaving Fantasy Island: A Call for the Church to Respond to Gun Violence Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:23am | Type: Blog: In my time in the capital, I have come to feel as though there are many arriving in Washington on the proverbial plane, escaping the realities of their hometowns, for the Fantasy Island in the beltway. ...
Gun Violence: How Valuable is a Life? Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:23am | Type: Blog: What about all the images of God erased from our lives and families every year through gun violence in the U.S.? Earlier this month, my friend and colleague, Richard Twiss , co ...
Lay Down Your Arms and Take a Stand Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:24am | Type: Blog: In this fight, the individual with the loaded AK-47 rifle may be only slightly less dangerous than the passive citizen, the average person who may think "something should be done about guns,” but fails to ...
Christians: Gun Violence is Our Issue Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:24am | Type: Blog: Once we establish that gun violence is "our issue," once we have established solidarity, organization has a platform. Newtown is us, but so is Chicago. A well-known rest ...
Call and Response: What the President Did This Week Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:24am | Type: Blog: Whoever is willing to protect the poor and vulnerable in our fiscal debates and commit to overcome poverty with new opportunities will find the faith community at their back, at their front, and on both their ...
An Ash Wednesday Question Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:25am | Type: Blog: America is an arsenal with an open door. And any attempt to close the door is “unconstitutional.” Liberty, one of three basic rights outlined by The Declaration of Independence, is killing the other two. “Libe ...
SOTU: Time for Common Ground for Common Good Originally Posted: 02/12/2013 - 11:35pm | Type: Blog: There was truth tonight in the president’s State of the Union message. There was truth tonight in the president’s State of the Union message. There was truth that the rising c ...
Episcopal Bishop Schori Addresses Senate Committee on Gun Violence Originally Posted: 02/12/2013 - 11:42am | Type: Blog: Episcopal Bishop Schori on preventing gun violence Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, submitted written testimony today to the U.S. Senate ...
Guns ... According to Jesus Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:26am | Type: Blog: What would God say about gun control? Not in some sort of glib WWJD-type platitude, nor in an entangled concoction of American freedom and Christian theology. And definitely not in a sensationalized proof-text ...
The Second Amendment Can't Heal Trauma Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:27am | Type: Blog: How did this gun-owner-since-he-was-eight find himself at a prayer vigil to end gun violence on the steps of the Michigan state capitol? How did this gun-owner-since-he-was-eig ...
Religious coalition takes on the gun lobby Originally Posted: 02/06/2013 - 2:47pm | Type: Press: February 4, 2013 Sojo in the News Lauren Markoe ...
Respect for a Father’s Grief Originally Posted: 03/15/2013 - 10:27am | Type: Blog: The Second Amendment is not holy writ, and a gun is not God. Far too many Americans have made these created things, these inanimate objects more important than the compassion we ought to have for one another. ...
Pastors, Parents and People of Faith: Game Changers on Gun Violence Originally Posted: 01/31/2013 - 3:33pm | Type: Press: January 31, 2013 Sojo in the News Jim Wallis ...

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