Everybody would say “of course all lives matter”. Our philosophical, religious and moral sensibilities would all say that, but in fact, many people don’t matter.
Source: The Guardian | Alec Hogg
Source: Religion News Service | Jim Wallis
And this year — today — I am repenting of my dependence on fossil fuels.
Source: Huffington Post | Carol Kuruvilla
“These terrorists are really blasphemers, I would say, theologically. They are blaspheming God.”
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
The state of the union certainly isn't good for the poorest and most vulnerable Americans, especially for the children who live in poverty -- one in every five American children, and one of every three children of color.
Source: Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen
These were snubs that didn't sit well with anyone, especially Rev. Jim Wallis.
Source: Huffington Post | Paige Lavender
Rev. Jim Wallis spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos about being arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, saying his arrest was much different than the arrests of young black men there.
Source: Davos Dispatches | Alec Hogg
Jim Wallis from Sojourners has just facilitated/chaired/inspired a great session, called ‘Stop to think who matters here, in Davos’.
Source: Christian Post | Lisa Sharon Harper
I was so struck by the rare effort made by the film Selma to highlight the roles of women in that struggle, which by many accounts was the high-water mark of the civil rights movement.
Source: The Epoch Times | Gary Feuerberg
Signed by 100 theologians, this letter will ask whether the candidate is willing to make ending hunger and poverty a top priority in his or her administration.
Source: Catholic Courier | Dennis Sadowski
Under an umbrella organization called Circle of Protection, 100 Christian leaders want all presidential candidates to make poverty a priority throughout the campaign.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
Our first response to the horrible and frightening violence of Paris should be grief.
Source: Christian Post | Samuel Smith
A coalition of 100 Christian faith leaders is urging all potential 2016 presidential candidates to post videos stating how they plan to alleviate poverty and hunger in the United States and abroad.
Source: CNN | Heidi Schlumpf
What concerns me is his apparent belief that religion should have special protection when it comes to free speech.
Source: Huffington Post | Lisa Sharon Harper
The movement's lessons have shaped my life. I feel like I am about to meet my heroes.
Source: The Current (CBC) | Anna Maria Tremonti
The Catholic Church is about to bring the influence of the Holy See to the issue of climate change. Today, we look at the religious push to protect the environment.
Source: Sea Coast Online | Robert Azzi
No matter how it's framed, our current crisis is not just about police. It's about deeply ingrained American institutional privilege and racist inequities; inequities clearly apparent in disparities in sentencing and incarceration rates, family income, access to education and health care, and employment and housing opportunities.
Source: Penticton Herald | David Buckna
Jesus’ statement has often been misused by churchgoers and others as an excuse not to do anything about the poor. According to The Dictionary of Biblical Tradition, most Christian theologians say the statement should be read in light of the Hebrew admonition to always assist the poor.
Source: Huffington Post | Jim Wallis
We often only use the word in the context of our New Years, but "resolution" is a nuanced noun.
Source: Patheos | Kyle Christofalo
Perpetrators of crime must be punished for their actions. No one should be the victim of a violent crime. The death penalty, however, does not bring us closer to justice or wholeness.
Source: Iowa City Press Citizen | Kelley Jon Donham
Next time, I will take the bus and recall fondly the spirit of giving experienced on past rides.