Diana Butler Bass Gratitude as Privilege Donald Trump was born to a wealthy family, inherited a fortune, and made even more money in his own business empire. Trump depicted himself at the top of the economic…
Uncategorized Yearning for “Normal” by Susan K. Smith https://candidobservation.com/2020/09/30/yearning-for-normal/
Parker Palmer From Heartland to White House: A Dialogue on Democracy with Preeta Bansal Carrie Newcomer and Parker Palmer talk with Preeta about the inner work of democracy. A constitutional lawyer from Harvard Law School, Preeta served as General Counsel in the Obama White…
Patricia Raybon Can Black Life Take a Break? by Patricia Raybon https://www.patriciaraybon.com/can-black-life-take-a-break/
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons 1,600 faith leaders have endorsed Biden. This is why I added my name. by Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons https://americanindependent.com/opinion-faith-leaders-endorsement-joe-biden-donald-trump-christians/
Religion News Service How did voter access become a faith issue? The Bible told us so. by Jim Wallis in Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/10/22/how-did-voter-access-become-a-faith-issue-the-bible-told-us-so/
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Fundamentalism Today “fundamentalism” has come into common usage to mean a strict resistance to change in any religious context, but at that time the word was new. It derives from a…
Brian McLaren Biblical Defense Today’s guest quote is by Brian McLaren, from "A New Kind of Christianity" But very few Christians today, in my experience anyway, have given a second thought to—much less repented of—this…
Religion News Service Poll: White evangelicals are religious outliers on every issue of concern to voters Only 35% of white evangelicals said the coronavirus is of critical concern, according to PRRI’s 11th annual American Values Survey. Among this group, abortion and terrorism top the list of…
Amanda Henderson Definitions From “Holy Chaos: Creating Connections in Divisive Times” by Amanda Henderson - Chalice Press I begin by laying the groundwork for our shared labor with definitions, as defined by Merriam-Webster…
Mark Feldmeir How we think about racism is largely determined by our own particular race. Axiom: How we think about racism is largely determined by our own particular race. For my friend stranded in the unlit parking lot, fearing the black man who ultimately came…
Religion News Service How to make our politics better: Pray first, says a Jesuit guide from Religion News Service The kind of prayer recommended by a new pamphlet on civic engagement is the kind that helps us listen, detached from our own preconceptions and prejudices.…
Religion News Service How will the post-pandemic church pay the bills? by Jonathan Merritt https://religionnews.com/2020/10/13/how-will-the-post-pandemic-church-pay-the-bills/
Uncategorized Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump from The Associated Press https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-political-action-committees-christianity-campaigns-942797a20ac8fe9bd9b12edd0adc651a
Uncategorized The Vatican has betrayed the faithful in China https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/10/china-and-christianity-vatican-deal-china-allows-persecution-column/5899207002/?fbclid=IwAR38bh136o1fJUNuIxFBhN7tb0NAP9CfbtdRb6IV-z_oYKRJtaTxSi184q4
Religion News Service Indigenous Peoples Day comes amid a reckoning over colonialism and calls for return of Native land from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/10/12/indigenous-peoples-day-comes-amid-a-reckoning-over-colonialism-and-calls-for-return-of-native-land/
Religion News Service Amy Coney Barrett nomination fight leaves progressive Catholics feeling unseen from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2020/10/12/with-nomination-of-amy-coney-barrett-progressive-catholics-feel-unseen-and-misrepresented/
The Guardian Fifth of countries at risk of ecosystem collapse, analysis finds from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/12/fifth-of-nations-at-risk-of-ecosystem-collapse-analysis-finds
Madeleine L'Engle Christian art? Christian art? Art is art; painting is painting; music is music; a story is a story. If it’s bad art, it’s bad religion, no matter how pious the subject. If…
Diana Butler Bass Gratitude It cannot be overstated that gratitude is an emotion, a complex set of feelings involving appreciation, humility, wonder, and interdependence. Gratitude is, however, more than just an emotion. It is…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Just Faith: Reclaiming Progressive Christianity This book focuses on the type of progressive Christian political engagement championed by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others in the public square and outside the walls…
