Activism

Why We Still Need the NAACP

Aja M. Carr 7-20-2009

Last week marked the centennial celebration of the nation's oldest and most respected civil rights organization, the National

Update an Obsolete Poverty Line

Nate Van Duzer 7-17-2009

Last week the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities released a study analyzing the effectiveness of our country's safety net programs.

Video: Jim Wallis and Tavis Smiley on Perspective, Prayer, and the President

Jim Wallis 7-16-2009

Earlier this year, Jim Wallis sat down with Tavis Smiley to talk about his role in public media of raising issues and asking questions that others are not.

Interpretation, Hermeneutics, and Judge Sotomayor

Ernesto Tinajero 7-16-2009

Judge Sonia Sotomayor has begun jumping through the Senate's ritual hoops to become the next member of the Supreme Court.

A Prime Minister's Conscience is Pricked

Nate Bacon 7-15-2009

Only God would open up an opportunity for a Catholic from San Francisco to speak prophetically to the Prime Minister of Australia, at the Anglican Centre in Rome, on behalf of Cambodians about to lose their land in Phnom Penh. God cares that much about the poor.

Pray with Your Feet for the People of Iran

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 7-09-2009

I attended a candle light vigil in D.C. last Thursday for those who've died in Iran's recent protests.

Competing Narratives: Lessons from the Jena 6, Part 2

Alan Bean 7-09-2009

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Living Isaiah 61: Justice Work is My Song of Praise to God

Onleilove Alston 7-08-2009

"I do the work of justice not out of a disdain for the privileged but out of a love for Life." - Womanist Theologian Dr. Kelly Douglas Brown

Jesus People Against Pollution: 'People Should Not Still Be in Formaldehyde Trailers'

Elizabeth Palmberg 7-07-2009

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Protests and International Pressure Against Honduras Coup Continue

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 7-02-2009

As the situation regarding the military ouster of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya continues to develop, I Metroed across town to the U.S. State Department to photograph a protest calling for cutting off U.S. aid to Honduras until Zelaya's reinstatement.

'This Is What Power Is'

Alexie Torres 7-01-2009

How I learned the real meaning of strength -- from the unlikeliest of people.

Lazarus and the Iranians

Jim Wallis 6-26-2009

I spent this week at a clergy conference in Liverpool, England, where the theme was the Justice of God: "Just by God, Just with God, Just for God." One of my presentations focused on Jesus' story

A Sojourner Goes Home: In Memory of a 'Cherished Pastor and Rebellious Saint'

Christa Mazzone Palmberg 6-26-2009

As our nation mourns the untimely death of the King of Pop, I am grieving over the death of a lesser know man: a man whom many will never know, but whose mark on the world is significant. Two weeks ago, Rev.

40 Ways to Celebrate Interdependence Day on July 4

Shane Claiborne 6-23-2009

It's wild how easily we get sidetracked from Holy days by holidays, and how quickly we can smother our central identity in Christ with other identities such as our national identity.

Justice for Victims of Colombia's Military

Janna Hunter-Bowman 6-19-2009

On June 8, Pastor Reinel Martinez Medina testified before the Colombian Congress on the execution of his brother at the hands of Colombian Public Security Forces: "I dare to speak out about my brot

Eco-Justice: Getting There from Here

Elizabeth Palmberg 6-19-2009

As I look at where we need to get, pronto -- 350 parts per million or less carbon in the atmosphere, sustainable use of planetary resources, and a world economy consistent with those things -- and

Are Christians More Compassionate Towards Immigrants?

Melanie Weldon-Soiset 6-19-2009

I am heartened by a new analysis of data from a 2006 Pew Research Center poll, which indicates that people who go to c

Rethink Afghanistan

Anna Almendrala 6-18-2009

An interview with a man and his children in an Internally Displaced Person (refugee) camp quickly devolves into a father desperately trying to sell his smallest child to the cameraman.

To My Brothers, Sisters in Iran

Timothy McMahan King 6-18-2009

I have never met you but I have to thank you. You are half a world a way but I'm watching you on TV, reading blogs, looking at pictures and following your Twitter updates.

Reclaiming the Church's Mission and Message on Immigration

Bill Mefford 6-17-2009

As things begin to heat up on the immigration debate in Congress, the role of the church will be significant.