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September 2018

September 04, 2018

Kavanaugh and the Threat to Women

Reversing Roe does nothing to address the causes of unintended pregnancies nor many of the...

July 2018

July 04, 2018

Women’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....

July 02, 2018

Last Week Was Hard: Moving Reproductive Justice Forward with Faith

We cannot allow narrow ideological commitments rooted in fear, disinformation, and prejudice to shape our...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

Republican Voices for Choice Retreat Amidst Increased Polarization

The loss of a major Republican pro-choice voice is a crushing blow to the possibility...

June 05, 2018

Why the Supreme Court’s Decision to Respect “Sincere Religious Beliefs” is Wrong

What exactly does it mean to “respect” beliefs that violate the humanity of others?

May 2018

May 26, 2018

Why Falling U.S. Birthrates are a Good Thing

The reality of our climate crisis is so profound that we must recognize it will...

May 15, 2018

How Two Minutes Can Help Feed 2 Million People

In this season of the 40 Days of Action of the Poor People’s Campaign, here...

May 13, 2018

All 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...

April 2018

April 07, 2018

What is Progressive Christianity?

The term "progressive" has long been used to represent an understanding of Christianity marked by...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

How White People Gather to Undermine White Supremacy

Last Sunday, two colleagues and I greeted a group of thirty-three people over a shared...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Afraid for the Future? Join the Resistance!!

“Alternate facts” do not exist. In common parlance, “alternate facts” are called “lies.” When our...

November 2016

November 05, 2016

Governing in the Midst of Crisis: What Should Hillary Do?

Coming off of eight years of a black President and facing the prospect of the...

October 2016

October 07, 2016

Learning to be Parents: The Challenge of Community in a World of Social Isolation

And so, I wrapped that baby up tight, gave him a pacifier and started swaying...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

When Is Stopping a Pipeline Social Change?

While many people were surprised by the Obama Administration's work stoppage on the pipeline, this...

September 25, 2016

Don’t Be an Asshole: Reflections on Civility

When did we decide that the virtues of our public officials and the values that...

August 2016

August 23, 2016

Keeping Hope in a World Gone Mad

The question remains, though, how do we keep doing the work of social justice in...

July 2016

July 18, 2016

Just What is Xenophobia?

In the inestimable words of Inigo Montoya in the Princess Bride, “You keep using that...

July 12, 2016

Open Letter to Obama: Please DO something!

The country needs the President to do something. Your statements are important but they are...

July 09, 2016

What to Do About Our Crisis of Racial Injustice?

The problems that we face are not about the police. We do not need to...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Has North Carolina become the “Hate State”?

Clearly, being Christian means something different to me than to many people in NC who...

April 2016

April 08, 2016

How To Be an Effective White Ally

To destroy racism we have to destroy the system that was built upon Black people’s...

April 05, 2016

Are Whites Guilty of Racism or Just Responsible For It?

White people want to believe that we are autonomous—that we are only being racist if...

April 03, 2016

Do White People Need Black Friends?

Of the white people I know who actively think and care about racism . ....

April 02, 2016

Reflections on Black Friends, Black Spaces, and White Identity

It felt vaguely colonialist for me to be coming to their space for just a...

April 02, 2016

The Perils of Negotiating Black Identity on a White Campus

I used to be the one to always speak out and speak my mind when...

April 01, 2016

Dialogue on Race: College Students Talk Across Racial Lines

One of the most vibrant memories I have was when I was in second grade,...

February 2016

February 16, 2016

What Does the Lord Require of You? A Message for Comfortable Christians

Comfortable Christians need to step out of our comfort zones and begin to take risks...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

Is Civil Discourse Possible on the Internet? or Tamping Down on Trolls!

Developing a social justice community means that we need to be able to talk about...

January 08, 2016

What Does It Mean to Say “All Lives Matter?”

Now, many whites across this country have reacted in support of the Black Lives Matter...

December 2015

December 27, 2015

Is Tribal Christianity as Dangerous as Tribal Islam?

Stories of dysfunction and violence in Islamic countries and stories of institutional racism and xenophobia...