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June 2013

June 18, 2013

Approaching Justice is heading to San Jose #NN13

The week of Netroots Nation 2013 has arrived. I will be in San Jose Thursday...

June 18, 2013

Women as Chicks (Adventures in Parenting)

"Why are those chicks running so slow," asked Todd my 13-year-old son. We was wondering...

June 11, 2013

Charity vs. Justice part 2

As a mainline protestant pastor it may be odd to be writing a post on...

June 05, 2013

Choose The Left: Some Thoughts on Being a Mormon Dem

The above bumper sticker has been on our Chevy Suburban since early spring. Lyndee, my...

June 03, 2013

Charity Vs. Justice

It is often said that social justice is about forcing others to be charitable. I...

June 02, 2013

The Temple of Joseph and the Temple of Sam

A couple of years ago, my family made the four hour trip from Casper, WY...

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Strange Gods: God Before Us (Chap. 1)

"To become too attached to a thought or feeling or thing is to place it...

May 24, 2013

Strange Gods: Introduction

Elizabeth Scalia, also know as The Anchoress here at Patheos, has written a book called...

May 13, 2013

I Am Going the Netroots Nation!

I just got the call from Democracy for America. I have been awarded a scholarship...

May 12, 2013

Books and My Mother: Happy Mother’s Day

My mother Carla Henrichsen is Dutch. She was born in The Hague. She met and...

May 12, 2013

Not Heavenly Mother…Pink Floyd Mother (covered by Pearl Jam)

There has been a number of rather contentious and awkward conversations about Heavenly Mother on...

May 09, 2013

When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums..

Last week I watched Les Mis for the first time. I’ve heard of the story...

May 08, 2013

Moving to Sin City

After 3 years in Wyoming, the Henrichsen clan will be moving to Las Vegas! My...

May 08, 2013

New Comments Format

Patheos has switch over to using Disqus for the comment section at Approaching Justice and...

May 07, 2013

Follow Approaching Justice on FB and Twitter

Please connect with Approaching Justice via Facebook or Twitter. I am hoping to build up...

May 06, 2013

Elizabeth Smart: Children should be educated that “you will always have value and nothing can change that.”

Elizabeth Smart, the rescued kidknapping victim who has gone on to serve an LDS mission...

May 05, 2013

“Your Anger is a Gift”

A prophet once said, "Your anger is a gift." That prophet was Zack De La...

May 03, 2013

Matthew 5:43-48 (Love Your Enemies)

I have been pondering a good bit lately about what it means to "love your...

May 02, 2013

I Still Need Your Vote! (Netroots Nation Update)

I am currently ranked at #33 and have a ways to go. I still need...

May 01, 2013

May Day- “Union Town”

Happy May Day

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Politics, Camping, and McDonald’s: Happy Birthday to Todd

Todd, my oldest child, turns 13 today. Todd is my thinker. When I am trying...

April 24, 2013

Feeling Connected

Each morning I take a bus to the metro, then a short metro ride to...

April 19, 2013

“Half the Sky will either change you completely or it will reinforce your passion …” A Review by Andrea Radke-Moss . #sjbc

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl...

April 19, 2013

The Axis of Equality (Half the Sky Chap. 12) #sjbc

This post is part of the April Social Justice Book Club. This week we are...

April 17, 2013

Maternal Mortality (Half the Sky Chap. 6) #sjbc (Updated with additional video)

This post is part of the April Social Justice Book Club. This week we are...

April 12, 2013

I will be on HuffPost Live Today (4/12) at Noon Eastern/10am Mountain

Update: Here is my follow up post about one of the segments. UPDATE: The topics...

April 11, 2013

“Got Muffin Top?”: Body Image and College Life

From the Wellness Center at Brigham Young University-Idaho: "Got Muffin Top?" Given issues of body...

April 11, 2013

“Mormon Women and the Priesthood” today on RadioWest (Update: Audio Now Available)

RadioWest, the radio news interview show out of KUER in Salt Lake City, is talking...

April 08, 2013

Martha Nussbaum on Capabilities and the Social Contract (Video)

What do political philosophers do? Well, I try (and fail) to be like Martha Nussbaum...

April 07, 2013

No Live-Threads Today.

We will not have any live-threads today (Sunday) at Approaching Justice. Be sure to check...