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Americans Lost Freedom in Iraq: D

Randy Woodley 9-02-2010
As you read this post, please understand, I'm not a pacifist. I was raised in a politically conservative family. My dad is a proud WWII vet. My only brother retired from the U.S. Air Force.
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Creating Liberated Spaces in a Post Colonial World

Julie Clawson 9-01-2010
Emergent Village will be hosting its annual Theological Conversation this year in Atlanta, GA from Nov.
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On Glenn Beck and the Restoring Honor Rally (Part II)

Valerie Elverton Dixon 9-01-2010

Glenn Beck is wrong on so much: wrong on social justice and liberation theology. His logic is often flawed. He is much too prone to use Nazism as an inappropriate analogy for what happens in contemporary America. He is one of the most divisive voices speaking in the United States today.

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The DRC: The Worst Place on Earth to be a Woman

Lynne Hybels 8-30-2010
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a beautiful, lush country, with fertile soil and rich minerals.
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Community Organizing Affirms Human Dignity For All

Jill Rauh 8-30-2010
In Sojourners magazine, Danny Duncan Collum's
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Remembering Katrina: A Reflection

Leslie G. Woods 8-27-2010

I arrived in the faith-based advocacy community in Washington, D.C. fresh out of divinity school.

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What Constitutes Sacred Space at Ground Zero?

Becky Garrison 8-27-2010
Close to nine years after the attacks on September 11, Lower Manhattan remains plagued by the sight of a gaping hole where the Twin Towers once stood.
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Finding Faith in the Margins

Becky Garrison 8-24-2010
When I was interviewed in The Austin American Statesman about my book
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American Muslims Are Not Responsible for 9/11

Jim Wallis 8-23-2010
For the sake of resting my soul, while I was on vacation with my wife and boys, I was sure not to watch any cable news.
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A Different Idea for Ground Zero

LaVonne Neff 8-23-2010
Here's an idea for people who are unhappy about having an Islamic Center near the site of the World Trade Center, especially if those people are Bible-believing Christians and/or defenders of the U
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For They Shall be Called Children of God

Jennifer Kottler 8-19-2010
In Sunday school many many years ago, I learned the Beatitudes.
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The Implications of Calling Cordoba House a "Mosque"

Melvin Bray 8-18-2010
Islam did not attack America on Sept. 11 -- terrorists did.
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Non-Cooperation with Evil in the Streets of Arizona

Randall Amster 8-16-2010
The clock nudged toward midnight on a cool Arizona summer evening.
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Friday Links Round-Up

Jeannie Choi 8-13-2010

Here's a little round-up of links from the web you may have missed this week:

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Choices Make Changes

Jennifer Kottler 8-12-2010
"Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925)

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Death By Ministry: Why is Being a Pastor so Unhealthy?

Eugene Cho 8-12-2010
Several years ago, I spent several hours/week doing research (and meeting with other pastors) about pastoral health and vitality for my denomination.

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Reel Images of Immigration: Made in L.A.

Nicole Higgins and Matthew Johnson 8-11-2010

[Editor's Note: This week we will have a series of reviews on films with a focus on immigration. Check back each day for a new film review, and visit www.faithandimmigration.org for more information]

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Reel Images of Immigration: Farmingville

Yvette Schock 8-10-2010

[Editor's Note: This week we will have a series of reviews on films with a focus on immigration. Check back each day for a new film review, and visit www.faithandimmigration.org for more information]

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REEL Images of Immigration: The Visitor

Jennifer Kottler 8-09-2010

[Editor's Note: This week we will have a series of reviews on films with a focus on immigration. Check back each day for a new film review, and visit www.faithandimmigration.org for more information]

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Update from Haiti: Despite Ruin, Pockets of Hope

Kent Annan 8-09-2010

Driving today through Port-au-Prince in the glaring summer sun, there is still plenty of rubble being removed. Presumably, almost seven months after the earthquake, bodies are still being discovered.

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