Brian McLaren 4 Resources from Brian McLaren https://brianmclaren.net/hey-friends-4-resources-you-might-be-interested-in/
Uncategorized Are LGBTQ Employees Safe From Discrimination? A New Supreme Court Case Will Decide https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767251772/are-lgbtq-employees-safe-from-discrimination-a-new-supreme-court-case-will-decid?fbclid=IwAR2z8c3GrBkBAi8Br6ec_SF1pdyo5pSkZRaqAsP8ZFR0Mwy-sf83uDeJ7qs
Mickey Maudlin When Christians Lost Jesus by Michael Maudlin The latest work by veteran Christian activist Jim Wallis is meant to stir things up. https://newsandpews.com/when-christians-lost-jesus/
The Economist Race plays an ever-more important role in voting Meanwhile, racial prejudice is declining https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/05/09/race-plays-an-ever-more-important-role-in-voting
The Atlantic Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood by Drew Gilpin Faust, from The Atlantic A historian looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/08/drew-gilpin-faust-race-in-virginia/592801/
The Atlantic The Economist Who Would Fix the American Dream from The Atlantic No one has done more to dispel the myth of social mobility than Raj Chetty. But he has a plan to make equality of opportunity a reality.…
John Pavlovitz I’m Not The Radical Left, I’m The Humane Middle I imagined America was filled with people who took that Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness stuff seriously—for all people.I thought the Golden Rule was actually mainstream. https://johnpavlovitz.com/2019/09/26/im-not-the-radical-left-im-the-humane-middle/
Otis Moss III Silence The Hate by Otis Moss III I do not think we should post on social media every headline of ignorant hate filled stories of people using the garment of religion to promote…
Uncategorized How Climate Change in Iowa is Changing U.S. Politics Extreme weather in Iowa has forced 2020 U. S. presidential candidates to tackle climate change head-on. https://time.com/5669023/iowa-farmers-climate-policy/
Jacqui Lewis A heart-stopping school shooting ad: No child should have to text last words to mom. The new Sandy Hook public service announcement is brutal but not gratuitous. It tells us we must not accept gun violence in our schools as inevitable. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/09/18/sandy-hook-psa-gun-violence-school-shootings-not-inevitable-column/2354471001/
William Barber Poor People’s Campaign Announces 9-Month, 20-Plus State, “We Must Do M.O.R.E.” Tour WASHINGTON, DC – The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, national co-chairs of the “Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival,” host…
Uncategorized The Great Tax Break Heist by Paul Krugman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/02/opinion/trump-tax-opportunity-zones.html
Uncategorized The Treasury plans to privatise Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Steven Mnuchin delivers his plan for housing-finance reform https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/09/06/the-treasury-plans-to-privatise-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac
Uncategorized Donald Trump’s dim decision to scrap Obama-era lightbulb rules New efficiency standards would save consumers money and reduce carbon emissions. Mr Trump says they are “not worth it” https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/09/09/donald-trumps-dim-decision-to-scrap-obama-era-lightbulb-rules
Uncategorized Ho Democracy Dies, American Style Sharpies, auto emissions and the weaponization of policy. - by Paul Krugman https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/opinion/trump-democracy.html
Uncategorized Facebook’s Plan to Live Forever The only social networking system left for the tech behemoth to conquer is the original one: money https://www.scribd.com/article/424748264/Facebook-s-Plan-To-Live-Forever
John Pavlovitz Lessons Trump Supporters Are Teaching Their Children Compassion is a flaw. To feel empathy is to show weakness. The greatest virtue in this life is to simply not give a damn about other people. A dead heart…
Kaitlin Curtice Are We Saved or Traumatized by American Christianity? "The problem was that the Jesus we were being trained to look like doesn't look anything like the actual Jesus-- we were being trained as cogs in the machine of…
Kaitlin Curtice A Shared Vision of Contemplative Activism Contemplatives are people who seek the whole, and therefore, live in liminal spaces. So, what then does it look like for us to come up against systems that oppress? We…
John Pavlovitz Excerpts from the MAGA Bible A previously undiscovered version of the Christian Bible was recently unearthed during a renovation beneath the bathroom of a Louisville, Kentucky Chick-Fil-A. This new ‘MAGA Translation,’ contains the ‘Gospel According to…
