Self-indulgent desire for relief
“Unsolicited confessions [from white people to Black people] inspired by a sense of guilt are often poured over Black bodies […]
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The Pain is a Mirror
Rather than fixating on the way our adolescents dress and talk – not to mention their paradoxical willingness to use
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What we think about the other party
After the 2018 midterms, a group of researchers took a snapshot of 2,100 Republicans’ and Democrats’ political views (of all
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In ‘Learning Our Names,’ Asian American Christian authors reclaim their stories
from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2022/09/06/in-learning-our-names-asian-american-christian-authors-reclaim-their-stories/ And you can enjoy our interview with two authors of the book here: https://youtu.be/IkKgNpcnvAI
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We do not really find something until we first lose it, ignore it, miss it, long for it, choose it
Sooner or later, if you are on any classic “spiritual schedule,” some event, person, death, idea, or relationship will enter
This was a liberating Jesus
When I left South Africa, I didn’t want anything to do with a Jesus who endorsed colonialism, the slaughter of
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Scientists pinpoint brain region responsible for effortful helping behaviour
Altruistic behaviour takes place in a different part of the brain to similar activity to help oneself, new research has
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To rationalize what you already want to do
My academic mentor, ethicist Glen Stassen, once told a story that sums up why people, even moral people, do terrible
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New book invites Christians to rethink homelessness
from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2022/08/09/new-book-invites-christians-to-rethink-homelessness/ You can also see our interview of the book’s author Kevin Nye (“Grace Can Lead
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Google Finds ‘Inoculating’ People Against Misinformation Helps Blunt Its Power
British researchers and a team from Google found that teaching people how to spot misinformation made people more skeptical of
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Slavery was an act of war
Speaking with Bob Zellner, veteran organizer with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, I asked, “What drove White people to fight
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Bottomless self-interest
Our country’s commitment to bottomless self-interest, manic work schedule, and a structural belief in competition and scarcity as moral imperatives
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American “Justice”
by Lisa Sharon Harper https://lisasharonharper.substack.com/p/american-justice?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=direct
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Can American businesses help us find common ground? An expert discusses the challenges and opportunities.
American business can be a force for finding common ground, but large corporations must now answer to a growing array
A committed advocate
After I graduated from college, I remained at the University of Florida for law school. When I finished law school,
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Ban on 52 Books in Largest Utah School District is a Worrisome Escalation of Censorship
https://pen.org/press-release/ban-on-52-books-in-largest-utah-school-district-is-a-worrisome-escalation-of-censorship/
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What is keeping us from seeing each other?
So here we all are, folks, Crossing paths in a stuck world that’s ready for something different – but what?
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Having autism makes finding a spiritual community difficult. Here are some ways to help.
https://religionnews.com/2022/07/29/having-autism-makes-finding-a-spiritual-community-difficult-here-are-some-ways-to-help/
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