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March 2009

March 19, 2009

Lent Devotional-Reflection on Entry into Jerusalem (mule) and Poor People’s Campaign Mule Train

Introduction-During this Lenten season The Poverty Initiative is inviting you to join us as we...

March 18, 2009

A Meditation on the Numbers, by the Numbers

I do not doubt that the over one trillion dollars of deficit is very real...

March 16, 2009

Abortion: Different Moral Positions

"There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics,...

March 05, 2009

Could a New Theology of America’s Prison-Industrial Complex Save the Economy?

A Pew study on the over-expense of the U.S. prison system found that 1 in...

March 05, 2009

Out of Our Hands (A Sermon on Romans 4:13-25)

Most of us already know the story of Sarah and Abraham. But let's do the...

March 04, 2009

A Rant on Republicans, Spending, Hypocrisy, the Economy, and Fundamental Change

Recently, President Obama signed into law a new stimulus plan that is intended to...

March 04, 2009

The AIG Bailout and the Egyptian Famine: Lessons from Genesis

I'm not a sensationalist by nature, or a prophet of doom. I'm generally a hopeful...

March 01, 2009

Abortion, Of Course

Here's my take on the issue. As a matter of policy, I'm something of a...

February 2009

February 28, 2009

Budgeting Compassion?

This week, I joined young people from all over the nation met in Sacramento, California...

February 28, 2009

Rising all tides while rescuing this sinking ship

For every dollar we spend, we take moral imperatives into account. To do so, we...

February 27, 2009

Scripture on the Budget: What the Bible Says About National Priorities

One aspect of the Democratic response to the upcoming Republican budget attacks must be a...

February 26, 2009

The Responsibility of the Nation and Its Government to “the Least of These”

Scripture sets a very high bar for public morality as well as for private behavior....

February 25, 2009

The Policy Implications of Praying, “Thy Kingdom Come…”

The Kingdom of God requires action by each of us, but it also requires action...

February 24, 2009

On Corruption and the Exploitation of Workers

Time and again the Bible makes clear that what God demands and takes pleasure in...

February 23, 2009

The Sin of Helping the Rich at the Expense of the Poor

Democrats must not get into the business of throwing stones, but neither should we allow...

February 22, 2009

The Blessedness of the Poor and Our Christian Responsibility to Them

An underlying assumption in many Republican policies is that poor people deserve what they get...

February 22, 2009

Lilly Ledbetter, America’s Persistent Widow

On January 28th, President Obama signed his first bill into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair...

February 21, 2009

Wealth, Materialism, and the Bible’s View of an “Ownership Society”

If Republicans are so eager to legislate morality, perhaps they should start by doing all...

February 20, 2009

Countering the Right’s Pharisaical Approach to Piety and Moral Legalism

The tendency of many leaders of the religious right and Republicans to focus on purity...

February 19, 2009

Concluding Thoughts: Applying Scripture in a Pluralistic Society

If certain elected officials and Christian interest groups seeking to influence elections and government claim...

February 19, 2009

A Stimulus for the Church?

Although there are no easy answers to challenges of the financial crisis, our faith teaches...

February 18, 2009

Policy Idea: How to Bring Peace to the Middle East

In the interest of free flowing ideas I would like to propose an old solution:...

February 18, 2009

Commentary: A Place At The Table

It is that belief of the impossible becoming possible that has guided my steps as...

February 17, 2009

Tune My Heart To Sing Thy Grace: God And The Stimulus

The last few weeks I have been caught up in the TNT worthy drama in...

February 12, 2009

A Greater Power Than Government

The power of the White House Office of Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships is that it indeed...

February 12, 2009

Ritual in Secular Society

I believe that what was more important than race in this inauguration was a return...

February 12, 2009

A cry from the political wilderness

When examining the morality of a society or government, most people would probably argue that...

February 11, 2009

Balancing Personal Faith and Politics

Recently, as a new fellowship writer for Faithful Democrats, I have been contemplating the role...

February 06, 2009

Being the Oaks of Righteousness: Domestic Workers United (DWU)

A new progressive Christian movement has been forming and it is exciting that many want...

February 05, 2009

Shovel Ready Jobs Needed in Washington

Pungent piles of Republican nay-saying to the American jobs and stimulus package is getting so...