Peace

Nakba Day Protests: Palestine's Arab Spring?

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 5-25-2011

The scenes were stunning: Hundreds of demonstrators pouring across the fence between Syria and the Israeli occupied Golan Heights.

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Ordinary People and Just Peace in the Middle East

Valerie Elverton Dixon 5-20-2011
When we think about world events, we often think about them in relation to larger-than-life people -- the leaders of nations or of revolutions.
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Afghanistan Weekly Digest: John Kerry. House Withdrawal Legislation. Poppy Fields.

Hannah Lythe 5-19-2011
[Editors' note: As part of Sojourners' campaign to end the war in Afghanistan, we will run a weekly Afghanistan news digest to educate our readers about the latest n
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What Are Your 'Life Giving' Questions?

Eugene Cho 5-18-2011

I love what I do, but it's amazing how even that which you do and that which you feel "called" to do can grow in an unhealthy way to become idolatrous or simply draining.

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'It's Time for This War to End, And to End Now'

Hannah Lythe 5-18-2011
On April 14, Jim Wallis attended a press conference on Capitol Hill.
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Let Them Eat Tanks: My Interview with Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder, Ben Cohen

Jim Wallis 5-18-2011

I had the opportunity to interview Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen about ice cream, Oreos -- and how the bloated military budget is destroying our economy and making us all less secure.

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Rebuilding Haiti With a Passion for Business

Jacqueline Klamer 5-17-2011

Evelien de Gier moved to Haiti 28 years ago from the Netherlands to work for a picture-frame production company. Her vision had three objectives. First was to create desperately needed jobs for Haitians.

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Afghanistan: No More Excuses

Jim Wallis 5-12-2011
After 10 long years, the national conversation on the war in Afghanistan has changed significantly. And now, the hunt for Osama bin Laden, used for years to justify the war, is over.
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In a Broken World, I Long for Peace

Eugene Cho 5-12-2011
Like all of you, I was stunned some days ago as I started soaking in the breaking news of Osama bin Laden's capture and death via U.S. military operations.

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Friday Links Round Up: Mothers. Staples. Swings.

Jeannie Choi 5-06-2011
Mothers. Staples. Swings. Here's a little round up of links from around the Web you may have missed this week:

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A Mother's Day for Peace

Margaret Benefiel 5-06-2011
Julia Ward Howe, best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1862, began working to heal the wounds of the Civil War once the war had ended.
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Christians Must Call For This War to End

Jim Wallis 5-06-2011

There is no more room or time for excuses.

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Afghanistan Weekly Digest: Afghan Mothers. Taliban. Osama bin Laden

Hannah Lythe 5-05-2011
[Editors' note: As part of Sojourners' campaign to end the war in Afghanistan, we will run a weekly Afghanistan news digest to educate our readers about the latest n
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When the Wicked Perish

Timothy McMahan King 5-04-2011
If I had been in a baseball stadium on Sunday night, I would have been chanting "USA!
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Is It Moral to Celebrate a Person's Death?

Jim Wallis 5-04-2011

[Editors' note: This post was written in response to a question posed by The Washington Post's On Faith blog editors: Is it moral to celebrate a person's death, even i

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Bin Laden's Gone -- Now Let's End the War

David Cortright 5-03-2011
The killing of Osama bin Laden brings partial closure to the long war against al Qaeda.
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Osama bin Laden: The Death of the 'Madman with a Sword'

Rose Marie Berger 5-03-2011
The mix of relief and grief displayed by crowds in the streets outside the White House and the Capitol building was a human response to the news that U.S.
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Are We Closer to Peace After Bin Laden's Death?

Lindsay Branham 5-03-2011

The news of Osama bin Laden's death rippled across social networking sites Sunday night. As I scrolled through my news feed, I witnessed my internet community express their delight and celebration over the death of America's "enemy," and I was surprised to see such blatant euphoria.

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After Bin Laden, People of Faith Must Transcend Triumphalism

Charles A. Kimball 5-02-2011
For more than a decade, Osama bin Laden has been Exhibit A in the contemporary manifestations of the lethal mix of religion a
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How Should We Respond to the Death of Osama bin Laden?

Jim Wallis 5-02-2011

This morning most Americans are feeling a sense of relief at the news that Osama bin Laden is dead.

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