Religious

Put Poor People on the Climate Change Agenda

Jim Wallis 10-15-2009

Last week, a group of senators, many in the leadership of the majority Democratic Party, asked for a meeting with a small group of interfaith religious leaders. Their topic: climate change. The Senate now has a bill that will soon be up for a vote and the 10 senators wanted our feedback -- and also our support. I was asked to say a few words.

A Faith Declaration for Health-Care Reform

Jim Wallis 10-08-2009

Over the course of the health-care debate, voices of faith have been raised about the moral values at stake beneath the policy discussions.

The Coen Brothers Get 'Serious'

Cathleen Falsani 10-05-2009

Recenly, I had a bad day. Epically bad.

I ran out of cash.

I lost my credit card.

I missed my flight.

Singing and Praying Justice, Part 1

Jeremy Del Rio 10-01-2009

"He who sings prays twice." -- Saint Augustine

"What's going on?" -- Marvin Gaye

Thou Shalt Not Abuse the Ten Commandments

Diana Butler Bass 9-29-2009

ABC's Nightline has been running a series on the Ten Commandments in which they explore the issues and dimensions of each commandment in contemporary society.

Global Warming's Six Americas

Rusty Pritchard 9-24-2009

Climate Week is upon us, and as world leaders gather at the UN and the G-20 to nibble away at the problem of international cooperation to address the issue, popular American responses seem to veer

Israel, Gaza, and the Goldstone Report: A Call for Self-Examination During the High Holy Days

Arthur Waskow 9-23-2009

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Partnerships to End Poverty, Led by the Poor

Kymberly McNair 9-04-2009

The Poverty Initiative, based at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, has a mission "to raise up generations of religious and community leaders dedicated to building a social movement to en

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Ted Kennedy Meets Jerry Falwell

Brian McLaren 9-03-2009

Fans (and critics) of either man should read this speech -- from the late Sen. Kennedy, delivered back in 1983 at the late Jerry Falwell's (now) Liberty University.

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Three Responses to a Conservative Critic on Health-Care Reform

Brian McLaren 8-19-2009

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Partnerships to End Poverty, Led by the Poor

Religious

Religious

Put Poor People on the Climate Change Agenda

A Faith Declaration for Health-Care Reform

The Coen Brothers Get 'Serious'

Singing and Praying Justice, Part 1

Thou Shalt Not Abuse the Ten Commandments

Global Warming's Six Americas

Israel, Gaza, and the Goldstone Report: A Call for Self-Examination During the High Holy Days

Ted Kennedy Meets Jerry Falwell

Three Responses to a Conservative Critic on Health-Care Reform

An Essential Point in the Health-Care Debate

We Must Act on Health Care

President Obama to Participate in Nationwide Call-in on Health Care

A Conversation with Robert Jensen

Abortion Common Ground

Beer Diplomacy: What Would Jesus Brew?

Mark Sanford, John Ensign, and 'The Family'

Four Lessons from the Religious Right

Reclaiming the E-Word and Seizing the Episcopal Moment

A Martyr in Mauritania: Missionaries, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights