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Isaiah and the Foreclosure Crisis Originally Posted: 03/13/2012 - 11:27am | Type: Magazine Article: Rose Marie Berger What does God's "settlement" look like? Today’s Washington Post sits ope ...
WAR NO MORE Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 8:16am | Type: Blog: This Friday, October 7, 2011, marks 10 years since the United States invaded Afghanistan in the name of the "War on Terror." Sadly, this summer President Obama announced he'll continue our milit ...
WAR NO MORE Originally Posted: 10/05/2011 - 6:24am | Type: Blog: TEN YEARS. THOUSANDS OF LIVES. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. TEN YEARS. THOUSANDS OF LIVES. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. Next Friday, October 7, 2011, marks 10 ye ...
God and Class Warfare Originally Posted: 09/27/2011 - 10:30pm | Type: Blog: The hot phrase in Washington, D.C., this week is "class warfare." The hot phrase in Washington, D.C., this week is "class warfare." Paul Ryan, John Boehner ...
The God Who Sees Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: When I was in second grade handball was all the rage. We played it with big red rubber balls against backboards on the playground. When I was in second grade handball was all the ...
The Global Emergence Won't Be Televised Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: <p style="text-align: left;">[<a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/emergent-and-race/">Read more of this blog conversation</a> in response to the <em>Sojourners </ ...
Christian Militias and Litmus Tests Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog: <p>I've been told that I am obviously not a Christian because I watch movies. Because I believe women can be pastors. Because I don't take Mass in a Catholic church. Because I've rea ...
This One's for Isaiah Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:34am | Type: Blog: I get asked often how I can stay in the crazy business of trying to change and shape public policy. I get asked often how I can stay in the crazy business of trying to change and ...
By Fearing Churches that Speak out for Social Justice, Glenn Beck Fears the Gospel Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:33am | Type: Blog: In a recent show, Glenn Beck told his listeners to watch out for churches that use the term "social justice," or "economic justice." He thinks that those terms are code words that will lead ...
A Hold-Out and a Hunger Strike on Aid for Uganda Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p>My alarm went off at 5 a.m. today. As I sat up and unzipped my sleeping bag, a gust of Oklahoma wind bitterly ushered me into a new day. Drops of rain splashed my face, extinguishing the last few embe ...
Success, Seminars, and Salvation Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/finding-our-way-in-the-new-economy/"></a></p> Ever since the crash of 2008, I've found mysel ...
Obama's Attempt at a Bipartisan Health-Care Summit Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p><a href="http://www.ryanrodrickbeiler.com/Protests-and-Rallies/Health-Care/10104725_XrdU4#694000869_TQx7a"></a>President Obama has scheduled a bipartisan meeting on health-care r ...
Seeking Justice for Haiti's Oppressed, Orphans, and Widows Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:19am | Type: Blog: "Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow." Isaiah 1:17</p> "Seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead fo ...
A Theology of Ecology Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:39pm | Type: Blog: <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.blogactionday.org"></a>Today is <a href="http://www.blogactionday.org/">Blog Action Day 2009</a>, an ...
The Church-State Debate: Biblical Insiders and Outsiders Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: A frequently asked question these days relates to the role of the church in civic society. A frequently asked question these days relates to the role of the church in civic societ ...
Singing and Praying Justice, Part 2 Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/01/singing-and-praying-justice-part-1/">[continued from part 1]</a></p> [continued from part 1] How can w ...
Singing and Praying Justice, Part 1 Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: <blockquote><p><em>"He who sings prays twice." -- Saint Augustine</em></p> <p><em>"What's going on?" -- Marvin Gaye</em></p> ...
Audio: 'If You Don't Do Compassion, Mercy, and Justice, You Will Catch Hell' Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: It's always hard to narrow down Pastor Efrem's sermons to a few key minutes, and this one was no exception. Preaching from Matthew 25, he puts some extended focus on the health-care debate. ...
Living Isaiah 61: Justice Work is My Song of Praise to God Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:18am | Type: Blog: <blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">"I do the work of justice not out of a disdain for the privileged but out of a love for Life." - <em>Womanist Theologian Dr. Kelly ...
Rising Up to Heal a Sick Global System Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:17am | Type: Blog: It would have been the last thing they expected. They thought this was their chance to discredit him on a point of law they thought was safe ground. It would have been the last t ...