"
as if religion were a state of shock,
deep, peaceful shock, that
men like these
are driven into by the spectacle of reality."
Peter Matthiessen in The Cloud Forest
Departments
Jene Beardsley 9-01-2004
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 9-01-2004
Kiwi Ban. New Zealands National Party gave up an attempt to rescind that countrys anti-nuclear law, indicating that they did not want to fight a popular law in an election year. The law prevents all nuclear-powered ships from entering New Zealand waters.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 9-01-2004
Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world. With 1.4 million workers (all non-union), its also the largest employer in the United States. "Wal-Marts workers earn an average of $18,000 a year," reports the Labor Research Association. "Until Wal-Mart emerged as the largest U.S. company three years ago, General Motors held that spot.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 9-01-2004
North Carolinians take pride in their "First in Flight" license plates. Now they can claim another firstthe first Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the United States.
Gerard Burford 8-01-2004
I just read the article "No Place to Stand?" by Heidi Schlumpf (June 2004). As a new subscriber to Sojourners I am looking forward to more articles like this. I have struggled for a long time, being liberal in most areas but not in favor of abortion.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
More than 50 leaders from Christian organizations across Asia met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to develop a coordinated response to child sexual abuse and child trafficking.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private operator of prisons in the United States, has partnered with Institute in Basic Life Principles, an evangelical Christian ministry founded by Bill Gothard, to provide four- to six-month Christian rehabilitation programs aimed at reducing recidivism rates and inm
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
The Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem hosted more than 500 representatives from 31 countries in April to address the dangers of Christian Zionism.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
Who knew that the pentecostal "tongues of fire" experience was the inaugural meeting of smokers anonymous? If you think smoking is cool, then extinguishing your cigarette by pushing its searing hot tip against an image of Jesus' face might convince you otherwise.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
Seeming is believing, according to the Program on International Policy Attitudes, which released a March 2004 survey of U.S. public perception regarding weapons of mass destruction. Americans think that the United States has 200 nuclear weapons ready to be used on short notice.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 8-01-2004
Star Woes. Twenty Canadian church leaders, including several Orthodox bishops, sent a letter in March to Prime Minister Paul Martin urging Canada to abandon plans to join with the United States in its ballistic missile defense strategy.
Michaela Bruzzese 8-01-2004
Six months after Ash Wednesday, we are gifted with another month of reminders of its most basic and important lessons.
The Editors 8-01-2004
Our cover feature by veteran journalist Bill Moyers is an adaptation of the keynote speech he delivered to a standing-room-only crowd at Call to Renewal's Pentecost 2004 event.
Steven White 8-01-2004
What an incredible article ("No Place to Stand?"). It is nice to know that others out there find the debate of choice and life too narrow. Thank you for a great article!
Steven White
Blackwell, Oklahoma
Bill Oehlkers 8-01-2004
Your article ("No Place to Stand?") was very helpful, particularly the focus on reducing the incidence of abortion, regardless of a pro-life or pro-choice stance.
Georgia de Katona 8-01-2004
"No Place to Stand?" was one of the best pieces I've read on the subject in a long, long time. I have always been adamantly pro-choice because of the dire results that come from the criminalization of abortion and the politicization of sexual health education.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 7-01-2004
The United Methodist Church has decided that its aging and medication-dependent denominational constituents can't wait until the fall presidential elections for relief from the high cost of prescription drugs.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 7-01-2004
Anti-nuclear activist Mordechai Vanunu was released from an Israeli prison April 21 after completing an 18-year sentence for telling the world about Israel's previously secret nuclear weapons program.
Rose Marie Berger, Brian Bolton 7-01-2004
How can a Christian tick off both porn filmmakers and religious conservatives?