saying to one another, ‘What does this mean?’ Acts 2.12 (NRSV) Charles Ramsey, ...

contribute to the vibrant life of the block. But when I saw a total of 12 drug deals go down in broad ... by looking for a missing 12-year-old girl thought to be with this neighbor. This makes me sick. Two weeks ...

City on August 12-14 at New York Theological Seminary. Our unique style, which we name "call ...

The new bills are more vague and mention only foreign laws, with no references to Shariah or Islam. They also make specific exceptions for international trade. All of that makes them harder to challenge as a v ...

It is economically sensible to have debt. It is not economically sensible to throw debtors in jail, psychologically, spiritually, or actually. The goal of the following glossary is to get the question of debt ...

A week after reaching a five year low, Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose by 32,000. A week after reaching a five-year low, Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose ...

Twenty-five religious leaders gathered in DC to commit themselves to civil discourse. Twenty-five religious leaders gathered to commit themselves to civil discourse. The meeting b ...

May 15, 2013 Sojo in the News Mel Fabrikant ...

WASHINGTON — Twenty-five top Christian leaders gathered in the U.S. city with perhaps the worst reputation for civil discourse Wednesday and committed themselves to elevating the level of public conversation. ...

Evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the Internal Revenue Service probe of conservative nonprofit groups as “un-American,” saying both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the relief group Samaritan’s P ...

Rand Paul has used the last few months to aggressively court evangelicals through a CBN special, a trip to Israel, and appearances with pastors. Rand Paul has used the last few mo ...

The House’s bipartisan immigration group has reached a impasse over many facets of the immigration legislation including the employment verification program. The House’s bipartis ...

Tuesday the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a new five-year farm bill. The bill cuts subsidy payments and the food stamp program while expanding crop insurance. Tuesday the S ...

May 15, 2013 Sojo in the News Joanne Boyer ...

May 13, 2013 Sojo in the News Martin Marty ...

May 13, 2013 Sojo in the News Mark D. Tooley ...

As the Boy Scouts of America considers whether to change its membership policy to admit gay members (but continue its ban on gay leaders), some denomination-based groups are fielding inquiries from people conc ...

The Gang of Eight will work this week to stop amendments to the guest work portion of the immigration bill. The Gang of Eight is banding together across party lines to fend off a ...

May 13, 2013 Sojo in the News Kat Katsanis-Semel ...

Eboo Patel Bridges don't fall from the sky; people build them. THE TERM “DIVERSITY” in professional and ...

Maryada Vallet Where the U.S. meets Mexico, rhetoric often gets in the way of the facts. DURING CONGRESS’ cur ...

Recent studies from both the Urban Institute and the Pew Forum tell the story of America's growing racial wealth gap. In the May issue of Sojourners magazine, Otis Moss III talked about the unjust trend. ...

Jane works at a homeless shelter in Atlanta, which pays a little more than her previous minimum wage job. Her lights have been turned off four times in the past year, and she has had to rely on friends and a s ...

When I’m very different from someone else and yet we manage to live into an authentic unity supported by trust, we may gain a glimpse into God’s own wideness, perhaps discovering God to be more than we predict ...

The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world — about 1.6 million people in 2010. Mass incarceration in our country is a problem, one that too often serves to line the pockets of for-profit ...

The study estimated that 7 percent of California residents were undocumented. In Los Angeles County the number jumped to 10 percent. A study by the University of Southern Califo ...

The Brookings Institute recenlty released a report about the prospects of ending extreme poverty (living on less than $1.25 a day) by 2030. The study found economic progress of a country and income equality as ...

Conservatives have united around immigration reform. Conservatives have united around immigration reform. Over two dozen signed a statement supporting legislation to overhaul US ...

May 9, 2013 Sojo in the News Stoyan Zaimov ...

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the Gang of 8 immigration bill (S. 744). Aides say the hearing will focus on amendments to the bill that address border security. ...

Soon after the Boston Marathon bombings, local Christian leaders stepped swiftly into the public eye, convening vigils and urging peaceful healing in the wake of senseless violence. But their public voices hav ...

May 8, 2013 Sojo in the News Erica Werner ...

Republicans are pushing for stronger border security measures in the immigration bill. Republicans are pushing for stronger border security measures in the immigration bill. Stro ...

Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped from her home in Salt Lake City and held in captivity for nine months in 2002 at age 14, spoke out about her experience at a human trafficking panel at Johns Hopkins Universi ...

A bitter public fight began on among conservatives on Monday over the cost of immigration reform. The Heritage Foundation released a study on Monday that estimate the bipartisan i ...

A new farm bill proposed by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas would save billions over the next ten years but also cut funding to food stamps. House Agriculture Com ...

The U.N.'s new Arms Trade Treaty will for the first time link arms sales to the human rights records of the buyers. On April 2, the United Nations passed an innovative Arms T ...

May 6, 2013 Sojo in the News Tavis Smiley ...

May 7, 2013 Sojo in the News Alex Mikulich ...

May 2, 2013 Sojo in the News John Nichols ...

Now that the Senate's Gang of Eight has published its immigration proposal, TIME has put together four hurdles to the bill becoming law. Now that the Senate's Gang of E ...

Due to sequestration, programs that fight domestic violence and sexual assault will lose 20 million dollars in funding this year. Due to sequestration, programs that fight domest ...

The television flashes images of a skeletal little girl whose ribs seem to be popping out of her ballooning stomach as she sits in a pile of mud and stares at the camera with large pleading eyes. A “1-800” num ...

The GAVI Alliance, a public-private partnership aimed at increasing worldwide access to immunizations, has a goal of reaching 250 million children by 2015. Dr. Mercy Ahun, GAVI special representative in Geneva ...

Indeed, we must give up our personal or private identities to the service of all. But how do we do this as a culture, a global church? Editor’s Note:  Jim Wallis’ latest ...

For nearly a decade, the ministry of Julian “J.Kwest” DeShazier has been an exploration in the relationship between music and faith. As artist, this Chicago native has used his unique rhythm to tell stories of ...

In early April, advocates for public education traveled to Washington D.C. for Occupy the Department of Education (Occupy the DOE). Students, parents, educators, and community members came together to protest ...

Fewer than half of Americans are very or fairly closely following the immigration debate. 38 percent have no opinion on the Senate mesaure recently intoduced by the "Gang of Eight." ...

Hrabowski is now president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He was 12 when he marched ...

The “Nuns on the Bus” are revving up their engines for another national campaign, only this time the Catholic sisters are taking their mobile platform for social justice along the country’s Southern border to ...