An estimated 25,000 people gathered in November at the gates of Fort Benning in Georgia as part of the 18th annual School of the Americas protest. The U.S.
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Rose Marie Berger, Alexis Vaughan 2-01-2008
Twenty-first century technological advances make it possible to carry the ancient scriptures everywhere you go with the $10 Itty Bitty Bible!
Kathleen Hirsch 2-01-2008
I cannot tell you why
I taste death;
the cupboards
are reasonably
arranged,
the windows clean as rain.
June G. Vajda, Richard Babb 2-01-2008
The tide of political priorities among white evangelicals may be turning.
David Anderson 2-01-2008
Your magazine just brought me to tears. I was standing in front of the magazine display in the library of Montrose, Colorado, when I happened to see your latest issue.
Rose Marie Berger, Alexis Vaughan 1-01-2008
The Community of Sant´Egidio, a Catholic lay group, is encouraging a glass of good wine with supper.
Rose Marie Berger, Alexis Vaughan 1-01-2008
Data reviewed by the Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform weighed the financial pros and cons of relying on private contractors or paramilitaries, such as Blackwater USA,
Rose Marie Berger, June G. Vajda 1-01-2008
In response to a police crackdown on people living on the streets, First Presbyterian Church in downtown Dallas opened its parking lot as a safe space for homeless people to sleep—even provid
June G. Vajda, Maxine Beach 1-01-2008
“Think cosmically and act personally,” urged Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff in September to the St.
John G. VanDerWalker II 1-01-2008
I appreciate Sojourners’ attention to U.S. immigration policy (“The New Sanctuary Movement,” September-October 2007).
Name withheld by request 1-01-2008
“God Behind Bars,” by Nancy Hastings Sehested, September-October 2007) was a very good article.
Larry Boudreau 1-01-2008
William Cavanaugh’s article (“Just Trust the President?” July 2007) points out that many of the George Weigels of the Far Right want to have it both ways.
Rose Marie Berger, Alexis Vaughan 1-01-2008
More than 150 leading African-American clergy, scholars, government officials, and health experts joined in October with the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS to respond to HIV
Susanne Dabney 1-01-2008
The November 2007 magazine is the best yet, especially “The Stories We Tell Ourselves” (by Brian McLaren).
Maxine Beach, Alexis Vaughan 1-01-2008
About 250 day laborers rallied in front of the town hall in Herndon, Virginia, to demand that the Herndon Official Workers Center remain open.
Laurel A. Dykstra 1-01-2008
In the Northern Hemisphere, the short days and long nights of winter come with lectionary readings full of references to dark and light.
Jasmine Marshall Armstrong 1-01-2008
The bough we clasped
while climbing towards
phantasmal blue
has broken—
we lie on concrete,
begging with a
shattered golden bowl.
while climbing towards
phantasmal blue
has broken—
we lie on concrete,
begging with a
shattered golden bowl.
Bob Blackburn 12-01-2007
With deference to Alexia Salvatierra (“Sacred Refuge,” September-October 2007), I do not believe that our current laws regarding “illegal aliens” (securing our borders, pena
Rose Marie Berger, Alexis Vaughan 12-01-2007
Ride the Curl Jesus is cool again! He rides a motorcycle, plays soccer and football, enjoys the occasional rodeo—plus, he surfs!
Laurel A. Dykstra 12-01-2007
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Worldwide, 15 million children have lost one or both parents to the AIDS pandemic; in Zimbabwe, one in five children are orphans.