Race

God is Not [and has never been] White: Biblical Post-colonial Theology

Jarrod McKenna 5-29-2009
"The Bible knows nothing about peace without justice," said that great prophet of joyful restorative justice, Desmond Tutu, when he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.

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On Racism

Brian McLaren 5-29-2009
Many in the Republican Party and some noteworthy Christian leaders have come together to call Judge Sotomayor a racist.
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Sotomayor: She Deserves Respect

Chuck Warnock 5-28-2009
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Barack Obama has electrified the Latino community in America.
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Reflection on Prophet Malcolm X

Seth Naicker 5-19-2009
In this hour, amongst everything else that is on my mind, I am mindful of the 19th of May, 2009, marking the birthday of a mystic activist and voice of justice.
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Challenging Obama on Abortion

Glen H. Stassen 5-18-2009

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

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Why You Need to Know Vincent Chin

Eugene Cho 5-15-2009

I'll be honest. I get timid writing these kind of posts. I'm scared of being labeled an angry or bitter Asian. I'm scared of the emails that come in. I'm scared of being de-invited for speaking gigs

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Love Your Neighbor, Love the Earth

Jim Wallis 5-14-2009
The industrialized world's collective failure to both regulate pollution and curb gross overconsumption has put millions and billions of the world's poorest and most vulnerable people at increase
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Are We Offering Grace, or Just Another Program?

Bart Campolo 5-13-2009
I really like Marlena, but that doesn't mean she is a good person. She is smart and easy to talk to, but only if you are talking about her stuff.
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Breaking Out of the Socially Contructed Box

Eliacín Rosario-Cruz 5-13-2009
"What do you mean by 'just one'? I'm not choosing just one!" I told my wife on the phone.
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I Do Not Want to Be Tolerated or Included

Eliacín Rosario-Cruz 5-08-2009
Interestingly enough, people sometimes get surprised and/or offended when they hear me say that I do not want to be tolerated or included.
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Jack Kemp: Bleeding-Heart Conservative

Jim Wallis 5-05-2009
In 1965, in a last minute move, the American Football League switched its All-Star game from New Orleans to Houston.
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The First 100 Days

Jim Wallis 4-30-2009
Wednesday marked the 100th day of President Obama's administration and the final day of Sojourners' http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=events.m2ep&item=m2ep-home&source=r...
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Equal Justice Under the Law: The Case for Cocaine Sentencing Reform

Andrew Wilkes 4-22-2009

A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is his delight. (Proverbs 11:1)

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'Race Isn't Supposed to Matter Anymore. Except When it Does.'

Edward Gilbreath 4-22-2009
This week's issue of Newsweek features a compelling article about the evolution of race relations at Princeton University ("
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Made in L.A.: Putting a Human Face on the Immigrant Experience

Almudena Carracedo 4-22-2009
Seven years ago, I set out to make a little film that would put a human face on the struggles of immigrant workers in L.A.
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Why I Got Arrested on Good Friday

Shane Claiborne 4-21-2009

"Good" Friday was real good this year. We remembered Jesus, and we remembered Jesus disguised in the "least of these" -- those who continue to be tortured, spit on, slapped, insulted, misunderstood

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Three Encouragements Toward Making Your Churches More Multicultural

Eugene Cho 4-20-2009
Ministry has its up and downs. Such is life.
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American Violet and the Idolatry of Law

Alan Bean 4-17-2009

NPR's Wade Goodwyn has been working on this story ever since he attended the premier of the film American Violet at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hearne, Texas, three weeks ago.

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Colorblinded in the Workplace

Edward Gilbreath 4-14-2009
"Is colorblindness or multiculturalism better for minorities?" I missed http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/race/2009/03/is-colorblindness-or-mu...
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Call me Eugene MacGyver

Eugene Cho 4-13-2009

What do you do with something like this?

A North Texas legislator during House testimony on voter identification legislation said Asian-descent voters should adopt names that are "easier for Americans to deal with."

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