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A Significant Step Toward Health Reform in Spite of Poisonous Politics

Jim Wallis 3-23-2010

From the very beginning, more than a year ago, the faith community called on the president and Congress to follow three principles in health-care reform: that it be framed as a moral issue; that it provide coverage to all who need health care, and that the sanctity of life be respecte

A Flawed Step Forward on Health-Care Reform

Jim Wallis 3-19-2010

We all know how much the media love conflict, and they have fallen in love with the health-care debate. Yesterday's New York Times story on the final House vote expected this weekend simply said, "Showdown Near." That says it all about the gunfight at the O.K.

Endurance in the Struggle for Health-Care Reform

Valerie Elverton Dixon 3-15-2010

President Obama has postponed his trip to Guam, Indonesia, and Australia to work for the passage of health-care reform.

A Torture Apologist's Flawed Theology

John Gehring 3-10-2010

The Washington Post has a new op-ed page writer drawing scrutiny for his hearty endorsement of "enhanced interrogation," which translated from Orwellian into English means torture.

By Fearing Churches that Speak out for Social Justice, Glenn Beck Fears the Gospel

Ernesto Tinajero 3-10-2010

In a recent show, Glenn Beck told his listeners to watch out for churches that use the term "social justice," or "economic justice." He thinks that those terms are code words that will lead to the

A Pastor's Response to Glenn Beck's Call to Leave 'Social Justice' Churches

Michael Hidalgo 3-09-2010

Recently Glenn Beck made

ticsdaily.com/2010/03/08/glenn-beck-urges-listeners-to-leave-churches-that-preach-social/">some comments about leaving a church if the priest or pastor speaks about "social justice." He instructed his listeners to "look for the words 'social justice' or 'economic justice' on your church Web site" and then, should they find those words, told t

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What Does the Civil Rights Movement Have to Do With Me?

Jeannie Choi 3-08-2010

This weekend I have the privilege of representing Sojourners magazine at the annual

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Tea Party Militias?: Telling Mainstream Conservatives from Right Wing Extremists

Alan Bean 3-04-2010

The Southern Poverty Law Center has issued a frightening report on the explosive growth of extremist organizations on the radical right. It is hard to know how to account for this phenomenon.

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Is it Really Better -- Even Financially -- to Give than to Receive?

Brian McLaren 3-04-2010

Reading Ezekiel with Nick Kristof

Jim Wallis 3-01-2010

In Sunday's New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, one of my favorite columnists, has a striking piece on the growing role of

Coverage is the Main Issue for Me

Valerie Elverton Dixon 2-26-2010

When the various cable news channels announced that they would broadcast the health-care summit, I thought this meant uninterrupted coverage. I was mistaken.

Let's Get Theological on Health Care and Warfare

Jim Wallis 2-26-2010

Did you watch any of the health-care summit yesterday in Washington? Guess what? The Republicans and Democrats are divided and likely can't find any common ground.

Health Care and Bipartisanship in the Balance

Jim Wallis 2-25-2010

Yesterday, the Senate passed a jobs bill by a 70-28 vote, showing that even in today's polarized political climate, bipartisan solutions to the major problems facing the country are still

If the Tea Party movement were consistent, it would tackle defense spending.

Bryan Farrell 2-25-2010

On the one hand, as a new CNN poll shows, 11 percent of Americans i

Health-Care Polls, Good Will, and the Golden Rule

Valerie Elverton Dixon 2-24-2010

Good will is a primary element of moral conduct. This is an important idea in the thought of philosopher Immanuel Kant. A good will is good in itself because it does not depend upon whether or not the person will benefit from a particular action or not.