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Stacia Brown 9-01-2006

A growing number of U.S. soldiers are saying no to the Iraq war.

Why grassroots civil society - and not 'nation building' from on high - is key to the future of Iraq.

David Cortright 8-01-2006

Official rhetoric has helped fuel an escalation of tension between the United States and Iran. Do recent negotiations mark a change in direction, or just a temporary detour from the highway to military attack?

Brian McLaren 8-01-2006

Chapter 11: The Former United States

'Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.' - Isaiah 2:4

Myth: Immigrants don’t pay taxes. Immigrants pay taxes, in the form of income tax, property tax, sales tax, and other taxes at the federal and state level.

Anonymous 7-01-2006

'Jesus himself was a child immigrant.'

Behind every 'undocumented immigrant' or 'illegal alien' is a real human story. This is one of them.

Roughly 40 percent of Catholics are reliable Republicans, and 40 percent are reliable Democrats. The rest could go either way. That makes Catholics the ultimate swing voters.

E.J. Dionne Jr. 6-01-2006

If the church causes discomfort only to one political party when both are in need of repentance, it is not being the church.

Amy Sullivan 4-01-2006

The politics of abortion has been dominated by extreme views on either side, but now voters are looking for solutions, not slogans.

'How many of you are both pro-life and against the death penalty?'

Brian McLaren 3-01-2006

'Kingdom of God' is so last-century. Are there new ways to talk about Jesus' good news?

Stephen C. Smith 2-01-2006

Gaining ground against poverty: From Africa, three innovative solutions.

Child rearing, never an easy endeavour, has become in many ways a countercultural activity.

...one moment at a time.

Southside Presbyterian Church, Tucson.

Molly Marsh 12-01-2005

Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.

Diana Butler Bass 12-01-2005

Congregations find passion and purpose by blending ancient traditions and contemporary action.

Steve Thorngate 12-01-2005

New Community Covenant Church, Chicago.