Results for Human Rights
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Could a Decline in Numbers Bring New Hope to Southern Baptists?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Although I've never been a Southern Baptist, I have a special place in my heart for them. Although I've never been a Southern Baptist, I have a special place in my heart ...
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Toothbrushes, Towels, and Tackling Root Causes in Gaza
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
legendary reproductive abilities, after just one year of breeding, they now have 25 -- not counting those ...
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A Gun, a Pause, and Innocence Lost in the West Bank
Originally Posted: 12/24/2011 - 7:13am | Type: Blog -
peace between the Israeli Jewish community and Palestinians. Meanwhile, check out the recent 25 ... and the Palestinian.' Blessings Stephen Stephen Sizer Christ Church Vicarage Virginia Water, GU25 4LD ... at the Patriarch's Cave in Hebron on February 25, 1994. He was hailed as a saint and martyr by half of Israel's ...
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Are Millennials Conflicted About Morality?
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 10:55pm | Type: Blog -
The Public Religion Research Institute recently released the results of their newest survey, "Committed to Availability, Conflicted About Morality," which shined new light on the complexity of opinio ...
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The Ugliest Word in the English Language: Fracking
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
I think I know the ugliest word in the English language -- a neologism, actually, coined to describe the technique for pumping liquid at high pressure into rock to open up cracks so that natural ga ...
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Thank God That I am a Man and Not a Woman
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
industries and 25 occupation groups surveyed by the Census Bureau in 2007 -- even in fields in which ...
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What Do People of Faith Have To Say About Torture?
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 10:52pm | Type: Blog -
of torture and the contued use of Guantanamo, you have a chance to take a stand June 22- June 25 ... of torture and the contued use of Guantanamo, you have a chance to take a stand June 22- June 25 ...
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From Mourning to Gladness
Originally Posted: 12/01/2011 - 10:27am | Type: Magazine Article -
Carolyn McKinstry The KKK bomb that killed four girls did not have the last word. An eyewitness account. On ...
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His Name is Potlako
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
His name is Potlako. Potlako means "earlier than expected," I suppose he was named Potlako because he was either a premature baby or he followed soon -- too soon -- after his elder brother. ...
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Why Did Two Wild Goose Contributors Spend the Night in Jail?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
and commanded us to do the same ( Math.25). But Jesus also turned the tables in the temple, seversl times ... (legal or not),visit the prisoners. Jsus did all of this, and commanded us to do the same ( Math.25 ...
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Love Wins
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2011/06/06/love-wins/" target="_self"></a>No, I am not submitting a belated entry into the heated conversation about Rob Bell's lates ...
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An Alternative to Abortion: Imagine the Story We Can Live Out
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
to Gallup, those who think that all abortions should be legal rarely registers above 25% of the American ...
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More Financial Madness
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Here is part two of my thoughts on the financial situation that the United States faces. Our nation needs a jobs bill. The country needs a second stimulus bill. Here is part two o ...
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When People Become a Commodity
Originally Posted: 05/08/2013 - 9:38am | Type: Magazine Article -
Lynne Hybels A club owner in Chicago can pick up the phone and "mail-order" three girls from Eastern Europe. ...
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Debt Showdown Reveals an Out-of-Touch Congress
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
2.5 years with NO plan to curb spending is what we must look at . Just like the person who reaches his ... and presented a plan with many specifics. The Democrats have been in power for 2.5 years and still have ...
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Music, Art, and the Pursuit of Justice
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
I love that the Wild Goose Festival is described as festival of justice, spirituality, music, and art. I love that the Wild Goose Festival is described as festival of justice, spi ...
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Why We Need Renewable Energy Sources That are Cheaper and Safer
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
The ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan has caused considerable concern among Wall Street types, many of whom had already voted with their wallets against the financial feasibility of nuclear power by ...
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Unveiling the Walls that Divide Us
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
I find it discomforting that the Lord instructs someone to wage war and therefore reasoning that God-sanctioned war is justifiable even though as Christians we are called to be peacemakers in the w ...
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Sky High and Rising
Originally Posted: 07/27/2011 - 7:47am | Type: Magazine Article -
Elizabeth Palmberg With lower-cost heath care, would I be dead? Five years ago , in my mid-30s, I was diagn ...
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The Real Crisis in Ohio: Senate Bill 5
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
This has been a difficult year in Ohio. This has been a difficult year in Ohio. For a state that lives and dies with the Ohio State Buckeye football team, the allegations surround ...
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North Sudan Attacks, Occupies Border Region
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
The folks at the <a href="http://www.satsentinel.org/">Satellite Sentinel Project</a> have confirmed that North Sudan has burned three villages in Abyei (a disputed border region which is ...
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Zero Tolerance: Trump, Schwarzenegger, and Strauss-Kahn
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
It's a constant storyline in the media involving powerful men in politics, sports, business, and even religion: Men behave with utter disregard for the dignity and humanity of women -- using and ab ...
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Nakba Day Protests: Palestine's Arab Spring?
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="http://www.ryanrodrickbeiler.com/Palestine-Israel/Palestine-Israel-April-2011/16441449_SnEeG#1236911459_74RXd" target="_blank"></a>The scenes were stunning: Hu ...
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Newt Gingrich: A Catholic Running Against Islam?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker and high-profile conservative intellectual, announced that he is officially in the running for the Republican nomination for president. New ...
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Afghanistan Weekly Digest: John Kerry. House Withdrawal Legislation. Poppy Fields.
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
<em>[<strong>Editors' note</strong></em><em>: As part of Sojourners' campaign to end the war in Afghanistan, we will run a weekly Afghanistan news digest to educate ou ...
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'It's Time for This War to End, And to End Now'
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
On April 14, Jim Wallis attended a press conference on Capitol Hill. On April 14, Jim Wallis attended a press conference on Capitol Hill. Organized by Rethink Afghanistan, a c ...
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Presidential Contenders: None Standing Tall on Climate Change
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Whoever is our next president -- whether President Obama in a second term or the eventual Republican nominee -- will be the most consequential president <em>ever</em> for overcoming global warming ...
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Facebook, Freedom Riders, and Other Lessons in Nonviolent Activism
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
By the time Egyptian activists in Tahrir square had ousted Mubarak, I'd read more articles labeling it a "Facebook revolution" than you can wave a shoe at. By the t ...
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Claremont Lincoln: The World's First Interreligious University
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
On May 16, 2011, the Claremont School of Theology, located in Claremont, California, announced the receipt of a $50 million naming gift from Joan and David Lincoln that will establish the Claremont ...
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My Thoughts on Sojourners, Coalition Building, and LGBTQ Rights
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
On my personal blog, I <a href="http://brianmclaren.net/archives/blog/this-is-not-actually-a-blog-post.html" target="_blank">traced my journey</a> on the issue of homosexuality ...
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In a Broken World, I Long for Peace
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
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.</p> Like all ...
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Audio: An Interview with Two Immigrant Advocates from the Sisters of Mercy
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
[<strong>Editors' Note: </strong><em>This month, Sojourners and Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform will be featuring "The Stories of Immigration" blog series. ...
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The Education of An (Unlikely) Immigrant Advocate
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
[<strong>Editors' Note: </strong><em>This month, Sojourners and Christians for Comprehensive Immigration Reform will be featuring "The Stories of Immigration" blog series. ...
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On Palestinians: Whose Narrative Wins?
Originally Posted: 12/24/2011 - 7:16am | Type: Blog -
with Tema and Kedar. See Genesis 25:12-16 and Isaiah 21:14-17. See also Genesis 21:20-21 ...
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Good News to the Poor
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Years ago, the member communions of the National Council of Churches declared that a budget is a moral document. Years ago, the member communions of the National Council of Church ...
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Books, Films, and Studies on the Surprising Power of Nonviolence
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
Seeds of Change . This 25-minute People & Power documentary from Al Jazeera reveals ...
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Afghanistan Weekly Digest: Afghan Mothers. Taliban. Osama bin Laden
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
<em>[<strong>Editors' note</strong></em><em>: As part of Sojourners' campaign to end the war in Afghanistan, we will run a weekly Afghanistan news digest to educate ou ...
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Are We Closer to Peace After Bin Laden's Death?
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/images/1100503-whitehouserally1.jpg"></a>The news of Osama bin Laden's death rippled across social networking sites Sunday night. As I scrolled ...
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After Bin Laden, People of Faith Must Transcend Triumphalism
Originally Posted: 09/10/2012 - 4:42pm | Type: Blog -
to change it. I don't think that 25% is an exaggerated figure, but I think the corresponding ...
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How Should We Respond to the Death of Osama bin Laden?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
This morning most Americans are feeling a sense of relief at the news that Osama bin Laden is dead. This morning most Americans are feeling a sense of relief at the news that Osam ...
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From the Malls of America to the Destitute and Lost
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Do you find yourself reluctant to attend women's retreats, Bible studies, or conferences because too often they focus on fashion, dieting, women's emotions, and new forms of abdominal exercises? ...
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Violence in the Name of Faith?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
I received a question from a reader recently that asked: You write a lot about the plight of the Palestinians. I received a question from a reader recently that asked: You write ...
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I know that Jesus is the Answer, But What Does That Mean?
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Is the gospel about Jesus rescuing us from hell and transporting us to heaven Is the gospel about Jesus rescuing us from hell and transporting us to heaven Actually, I don ...
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UPDATED: The Hunger Fast Resource Post
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="http://blog.sojo.net/2011/04/06/the-hunger-fast-resource-post-updated/" target="_self"></a></p> <p>Tuesday, April 26</p> ...
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Raising Up Voices for Indigenous Justice
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
During my travels connecting with communities as part of an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310292891?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwbeckygarri-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&crea ...
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Three Cups of Truth on the Greg Mortenson Controversy
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 10:33pm | Type: Blog -
I just watched a 60 Minutes expose on Greg Mortenson, co-author of Three Cups of Tea and co-founder of the nonprofit the Central Asia Institute. Watching I just watched a 60 M ...
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Reflections on the Gulf Oil Spill and a Prayer for Lost Lives
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Last year, I was deeply troubled by the <a href="http://blog.sojo.net/tag/gulf-coast/" target="_blank">Gulf Oil Spill</a>, having been born and raised on the Florida Gulf Coast. ...
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Video: Afghan Youth Ask, 'Are There No Other Options Than Killing?'
Originally Posted: 08/31/2011 - 4:40pm | Type: Blog -
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/images/1100419-afghanyouth.jpg"></a>The Afghan Youth for Peace held a candle-lighting prayer vigil to remember all of their family who have died as ...
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One Year Later, Big Oil Still Isn't Sorry
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
<p style="text-align: left;">One year after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, life has not returned to normal in the Gulf. One year after the Deepwater Horizon Oil ...
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Embracing Creation Theology
Originally Posted: 07/14/2011 - 8:35am | Type: Blog -
Today is the annual <a href="http://www.dayofsilence.org/" target="_blank">National Day of Silence</a>, a day where students across America pledge to be silent for a day in orde ...
