Practicing Solidarity: The Power of Churches to Challenge Hate
It is difficult to talk about these issues with white Christians in this country in open and honest ways because I believe that we are good people and I know that most of us do not understand ourselves...
View ArticleHow White People Gather to Undermine White Supremacy
Last Sunday, two colleagues and I greeted a group of thirty-three people over a shared meal in a church social hall to talk together about race and racism. With five different churches from four...
View ArticleHow to Reject Xenophobia – Have Lunch Instead!
There many things - large and small - that Christians can do to fight the xenophobia that threatens our country. One simple thing to do is have lunch!
View ArticleWhat is Progressive Christianity?
The term “progressive” has long been used to represent an understanding of Christianity marked by an awareness of social sin; a consciousness of institutional and human potential and shortcomings; and,...
View ArticleAll I Want for Mother’s Day is . . . An End to Poverty
A new Poor People’s Campaign is launched on May 13, 2018 – Mother’s Day. An appropriate starting date given that the highest rates of poverty in the country are associated with single-parent...
View ArticleWhy Falling U.S. Birthrates are a Good Thing
The reality of our climate crisis is so profound that we must recognize it will require embracing technological innovation, living more simply, and reducing the size of our global population. And not...
View ArticleLast Week Was Hard: Moving Reproductive Justice Forward with Faith
We cannot allow narrow ideological commitments rooted in fear, disinformation, and prejudice to shape our laws and public policies.
View ArticleWomen’s Unalienable Rights Cannot Be Subject to Whims of Politics
The Declaration of Independence identifies Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness as unalienable Rights. These rights cannot be abridged by the government. Women’s ability to be the architects of...
View ArticleKavanaugh and the Threat to Women
Reversing Roe does nothing to address the causes of unintended pregnancies nor many of the other issues that contribute to women seeking to end their pregnancies including partner violence, inadequate...
View ArticleWhy Kavanaugh Should Withdraw
The problem with confirming Kavanaugh “even if he did it” on the premise that men shouldn't have their lives and careers ruined by the actions of their youth is that if he did it – he has clearly shown...
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