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I Didn't Learn About the Emerging Church From White Males

Mike Clawson 4-20-2010

[Read more of this blog conversation in response to the Sojourners article "http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazin

Native Americans vs. Nazi Sympathizers: The Bizarre Backstory on Changing an Offensive University Mascot

Matthew Hildreth 4-16-2010

After almost a century of debate and a four-year-long legal battle, the North Dakota Board of Higher Educat

Wearing My Jesus Goggles to the Boston Tea Party

Steve Holt 4-15-2010

The Tea Party Express -- the traveling band

of conservative speakers, entertainers, and organizers -- stops in Washington, D.C., today on its nationwide effort to "vote them out of office" in the 2010 mid-term elections. Sarah Palin, one of the most galvanizing conservatives in years, has joined the Express in an attempt to bring more mainstream conservatives into its ranks.

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The Advent of a New Global Faith Family

Charles Honey 4-09-2010

The Grand River flows through Grand Rapids, Mich. with power and peace on its way to Lake Michigan 30 miles west.

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U.S. Anti-immigration Law Sparks International Exodus

Ike Arumba 4-01-2010

A legislative victory by opponents of immigration has had the unintended consequence of forcing the deportation of almost every U.S. citizen to their country of ancestral origin.

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Peace is Patriotic: Anabaptists and the National Anthem

Duane Shank 3-03-2010

The recent decision by Goshen (IN) College to begin playing an instrumental version of the U.S.

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Black History Month Syndrome

Edward Gilbreath 2-26-2010

I've kind of avoided the topic of Black History Month this year until now, almost the end of the month. The reason is, I've been kicking around in my mind this notion of "Black History Month Syndrome." Now, stay with me a minute.

Book Tour Diary: Changing the Script with Jon Stewart

Jim Wallis 1-21-2010

Lamenting Churches Labeled by Race

Leroy Barber 12-01-2009

So there is something on my mind, and I'm not quite sure how to approach the subject.

Deadly Viper: Personal Apologies and Power Structures

Soong-Chan Rah 11-06-2009

Without trying to be too presumptuous about the resolution of an ongoing story, I'm doing some personal reflection on the last few days.

A Theology of Ecology

Justin Fung 10-15-2009

Today is Blog Action Day 2009, an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day.

Growing the Beloved Community in Spite of Sinful Soil

Efrem Smith 10-12-2009

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke often of something he called the beloved community. This was the title given to describe a reality in which freedom, love, justice, and reconciliation would reign.

Bombing the Moon? Really?

Randy Woodley 10-09-2009

There's a joke that re-surfaces in Indian country every so often.

Ken Burns' National Parks: An Unnatural Wilderness

Randy Woodley 10-05-2009

Last week Ken Burns unleashed his new series on America's national parks, subtitled "America's Best Idea." The cinematography is incredible and Ken Burns is known as a progressive thinker.

I Met a White Man and He Couldn't Dance

Leroy Barber 6-22-2009

I attended a majority white high school in the late '70s and since that time my life has been one cross-cultural bowl of spaghetti. It tastes good but is really messy, sometimes sauce all over your shirt.

Sotomayor: She Deserves Respect

Chuck Warnock 5-28-2009

The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Barack Obama has electrified the Latino community in America.

Native American Theology(ies)

Kent Annan 5-26-2009

"It's a problem of being heard," says Randy Woodley, a Native American theologian. "I feel like 500 years ago, maybe God did bring the white man over.

Four Points Toward Peace in the Middle East

Brian McLaren 4-16-2009

I've written a lot on Palestine and Gaza in recent years. Any of us who travel (or read) know that peace in the world can't be separated from peace in Israel -- peace for Jews, and peace for Muslim and Christian Palestinians.

Might Will Never Make Right In Afghanistan

Randy Woodley 4-15-2009

I consider myself a peacemaker and a patriot. I come from a long line of warriors and military servicemen.

Creating a New American Ethos

Randy Woodley 1-12-2009

We stand at what could be the greatest divide in American history.