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September 2018

September 19, 2018

Why Kavanaugh Should Withdraw

The problem with confirming Kavanaugh “even if he did it” on the premise that men...

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 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 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...

February 07, 2017

Practicing Solidarity: The Power of Churches to Challenge Hate

It is difficult to talk about these issues with white Christians in this country in...

October 2016

October 22, 2016

Trump, Sexual Assault, and Incest: When Forgiveness is Failure

In the midst of the chaos of this election it is also important to pay...

September 2016

September 07, 2016

Do We Need an 11th Commandment?

Christians ought to have a Trinitarian understanding of moral obligations that exist in relation to...

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 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...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Is Slavery Really Over?

White people will never be able to understand the problem of policing and the black...

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 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 16, 2015

Peace on Earth? Is Misogyny Ever Innocent?

Let me say right off the bat – I don’t know this family or the...

December 14, 2015

Is an Apocalypse Inevitable Before We Can Achieve Sustainability?

While delegates in Paris have been hammering out a long-overdue global deal to lower greenhouse...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

Thanksgiving, Banquets, and Hunger: Pausing to Consider Justice in the Midst of Plenty

Ending hunger is not some pie-in-the-sky utopian dream. It is a matter of political will.

November 17, 2015

Solidarity Ethics Offer an Alternative Pathway for Justice

How is it possible that so few have so much, when so many have so...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

How to Fight Right-Wing Abortion Extremists and Help Poor Women

Finally, now, instead of simply feeling sick and tired by this relentless attack on women’s...

October 17, 2015

Growing Pains: The Challenge of Raising Children Who Think for Themselves

I made myself breathe deep. I made myself just listen. I reminded myself that I...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Documenting the Undocumented: How ID Programs Improve Community

It is difficult to keep your community safe if undocumented community members are afraid of...

September 23, 2015

Protestant Pope Envy

As a feminist, I see this difference between our ecclesial structures – the difference between...

September 10, 2015

Is a “Fair Trial” possible in a racist society?

Most of us aren’t trained to think about social problems in a structural way. When...

August 2015

August 27, 2015

Does it matter if my ancestors owned slaves?

In some ways, it doesn’t matter if my ancestors owned slaves. After all, my privilege...