• Golden Deal. McDonald’s will sell fair trade coffee in more than 650 of its restaurants in the northeastern United States.
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Rose Marie Berger 2-01-2006
A dozen years after Ruben Cantu was executed by the state of Texas for capital murder, the only witness to Cantu’s alleged crime came forward in November to recant his testimony, saying Ca
Celeste Kennel-Shank 2-01-2006
The nonprofit status of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California, is being challenged by the Internal Revenue Service because of a sermon in which parishioners were asked to imagine a
James Ferguson 2-01-2006
A recent poll conducted for PBS’s Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly surveyed 1,130 adults about faith and family.
James Ferguson 2-01-2006
The “Open Bethlehem” international campaign was launched in November to bring international attention to the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, which has suffered greatly as a result of th
Robert Roth 2-01-2006
Is 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' just a current movie or is it also a national mantra?
The Editors 2-01-2006
With all the bad news of late, it's heartening to read some hopeful news, especially about poverty. Stephen C.
Katina Rogers 2-01-2006
I wanted to thank you for the thoughtful content of the December 2005 issue. As I turned the pages, I encountered so many articles that struck a chord with what I have been thinking.
William Glasner 2-01-2006
As I read Sojourners, I am struck by how often the real issue seems to come down to one simple question: What is a Christian?
Robert D. Williams 2-01-2006
I just read “Vital Signs,” by Diana Butler Bass (December 2005). It is interesting, and I know two of the three churches featured.
Rose Marie Berger 1-01-2006
JPII Double. Actor Jon Voight plays the title role in the new CBS miniseries Pope John Paul II
The Editors 1-01-2006
Parents often feel like theyre swimming upstream when it comes to raising their kids and protecting their family life.
Matt Martson 1-01-2006
Julie Polter’s thoughtful piece (“Replacing Songs With Silence,” November 2005) is a helpful reminder of how influential music can be and how dangerous it is to overlook this art form as a vehicle for change. However, Polter seems to suggest that the power of music lies in its direct engagement with issues such as poverty and war and that music itself may be a “secondary concern.” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us that seemingly small things, such as keeping our promises, are as important as big things, such as the refusal to kill.
Rose Marie Berger 1-01-2006
Members of Women’s Will, an Iraqi human rights organization, demonstrate outside the Ministry of Human Rights in Baghdad for better treatment of prisoners.
James Ferguson 1-01-2006
The recently released 2005 yearbook from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reviews armament, disarmament, and international security.
Wesley Winslette 1-01-2006
I read with great interest the article about the homeschooling parents who found themselves among the conservative Christian homeschooling culture (“When Them is Us,” by Danny Duncan C
Timothy Ray 1-01-2006
Regarding the boot marks on Brian McLaren’s backside (“A Bridge Far Enough?” September-October 2005), I would suggest that to be condemned by the right wing for truth-telling is
Murray Bodo 1-01-2006
beneath debris and stench
a hand
your hand withered
stretched forth
waiting for someone’s
be healed