César J. Baldelomar a graduate student at Harvard Divinity School, where he focuses on liberation theologies and ethics from the margins. You can visit César at his website www.cesarb.com
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Xenophobic Border Watch Groups are Domestic Terrorists
On May 30, 2009, a terrorist attack in Arizona ended the lives of two U.S. citizens -- a Latino man and his 9-year-old daughter.
Why We Must Challenge Society's Notions of Beauty
Tupac Shakur: Liberation Theologian for Our Times
Tupac Shakur in 'Gridlock'd' / Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy
Many music critics have said that a truly special artist comes around only once every generation.
Obama Sends 1,200 Troops to the Border to Guard Against Republican Criticism
Pedagogy of the Oppressor: Arizona's Ethnic Studies Ban
Glimmers of Hope in a National Nightmare
The Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal and the Paradoxical Legacy of Pope John Paul II
The Catholic church is reeling from the several sexual abuse allegations that have come to light over the past three months. Downplaying the severity of this scandal will only further damage the already beleaguered church's image and credibility. Many in the media blame Pope Benedict XVI for the mismanagement of the sexual abuse crisis.
Jesus and the Klan
I recently viewed an episode of Gangland on The History Channel. This particular show, which documents the rise of the younger members of the Imperial Klan of America (or KKK), really roused my anger. I thought, "How could people be so ignorant and foolish?" Can't they just accept that the United States has always been an ethnically, religiously, and ideologically diverse country?
Vatican II 101: Social Justice is Part of Catholic Identity
Sadness and Hope in the Aftermath of Immigration Enforcement
Faith Beyond Belief: Dogma Without Deeds is Dead
The Televangelist and the Archbishop: Contrasting Christian Responses to Haiti's Tragedy
A More Serious Threat to Catholic Identity than Removing Public Crucifixes
The Struggle of Our Environmental Neighbors
Ending AIDS' Stigma
'Illegal Alien' Halloween Costumes Cash in on Racist Stereotypes
For many in the US, Halloween is a time to dress-up as a character from a movie, a politician, a witch, vampire, and
Stopping Anti-Immigrant Violence at its Ideological Roots
Conservative Catholicism's Political Enforcers
An Essential Point in the Health-Care Debate
Taking the Bible Seriously, but not Always Literally
Throughout history, individuals and institutions have cited the Bible to support injustices, such as "holy war" against infidels, the subjection of women, racism and slavery, and the abuse of homos