‘You can’t say that!’: how to argue, better
by Adam Grant https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/30/you-cant-say-that-how-to-argue-better
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I was surprised
I grew up in the American South, in the world of white evangelicalism. I attended their churches and youth camps,
What’s in a Question? A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval.
What’s in a Question? A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval. I admit my instinctual
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The Growing Edge Podcast: Reforming What Was Deformed
Carrie Newcomer & Parker J. Palmer talk about the challenges of staying in dialogue during divisive times, how to claim agency
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Abundance
by Diana Butler Bass https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-musings-67f?utm_source=email
What the history of ‘Judeo-Christian’ can teach us about fighting Christian nationalism
By Eboo Patel, Robert P. Jones https://religionnews.com/2022/07/20/what-history-of-judeo-christian-teaches-about-defeating-white-christian-nationalism/
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Oil company profits boom as Americans reel from high fuel prices
ExxonMobil posts second-quarter profits of $17.85bn – four times last year’s figure – with Chevron making $11.62bn https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jul/29/oil-gas-company-profits-fuel-prices-shell-exxon-chevron
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Cultivating habits
Author and speaker Parker Palmer calls us to heal the heart of democracy. His reflections are strikingly analogous to the
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Could Republicans be softening on same-sex marriage? Don’t bet on it.
by Jacob Lupfer https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/could-republicans-be-softening-on-same-sex-marriage-dont-bet-on-it/
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Centrists to launch Forward, new third US political party
Dozens of former Democrats and Republicans to form new party in bid to appeal to voters unhappy with America’s two-party
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Confronting Christian Nationalism: A Video and Discussion Curriculum
This free three-session video and discussion curriculum from Vote Common Good includes 17 video segments and guided discussion resources. https://www.votecommongood.com/confronting-christian-nationalism-curriculum/
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The backing and support of imperial forces in just about every country that it has colonized
For those of us who find ourselves within the religious structures of Christianity and yet are awakening to just how
As politics poison churches, a nonprofit is teaching a new skill: Deep listening
Resetting the Table does not seek agreement. But it hopes the techniques it teaches will allow people to see each
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Exclusive Interview with Simran Jeet Singh
by Kaitlin Curtice https://kaitlincurtice.substack.com/p/exclusive-interview-with-simran-jeet
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Bishops were answering not to God but to Constantine
The early church was not primarily a religious gathering, but a social movement where individuals opted out of participation in
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Library Reopens After Attacks on Its ‘Liberal Agenda’ Force Mass Resignation
https://www.thedailybeast.com/vinton-iowa-library-reopens-after-attacks-on-lgbtq-content-staff-members
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The dinner invitation
Let’s turn the clock back again. This time let’s turn it back a little further, back to 1971. A white
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Bad Christian art
Since I feel that most examples of bad Christian art don’t deserve serious critical attention, I’ve decided to talk in
Repentance will require people of European descent to face this truth
When the image of God was crushed, broken, twisted, distorted, covered, or erased, the ancient Hebrews originally hearing this text
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A healing matrix
When the one hundredth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth was observed in 2018, many wrote of his accomplishments, which included