This Palestinian Life: Stories of Nonviolent Resistance
Last weekend I was at a family reunion where I had been invited to show pictures from my sabbatical in the Middle East last spring.
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Nonviolence: What About Hitler?
In any in-depth conversation about the effectiveness of nonviolence as a strategy, this question always comes up: Would these nonviolent strategies have worked against the Nazis?
Presidents' Plans and Precedents for Peace in the Middle East
Several sources have recommended this commentary by M.J. Rosenberg at Media Matters as a helpful analysis of the new "Obama Peace Plan" for the Middle East.
What If Resurrection Is A Choice?
"What if the resurrection was a choice?"
A Hold-Out and a Hunger Strike on Aid for Uganda
My alarm went off at 5 a.m. today. As I sat up and unzipped my sleeping bag, a gust of Oklahoma wind bitterly ushered me into a new day. Drops of rain splashed my face, extinguishing the last few embers of my sleepiness.
Peace is Patriotic: Anabaptists and the National Anthem
The recent decision by Goshen (IN) College to begin playing an instrumental version of the U.S.
Mennonite College Will Now Play National Anthem Before Sporting Events
Goshen (Ind.) College recently unveiled its landmark decision to play the national anthem befor
Palestinian Christians, Israeli Allies, and Nonviolent Resistance
National Catholic Reporter has an important article about the Kairos Palestine Document endorsed last month by the leaders of 13 Chr
War is Still Not the Answer -- Even with Better Rules
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50 Years Later: From a Sit-in to a Civil Rights Museum
On Feb. 1, 1960, four African-American students sat down at the "whites-only" lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina. As I child, I was told by my late father that he took his youth group to participate in these sit-ins.