United Methodists strike down ban on ordination of gay clergy
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My first experience with the physical violence of racism
From “US: The Resurrection of American Terror” by Rev. Kenneth W. Wheeler My first experience with the physical violence of
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The moment when Hitler’s government, which came to power mainly through democratic means, became the menacing permanent Nazi regime
From “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century” by Timothy Snyder The Reichstag fire was the moment when Hitler’s
Political authoritarianism
From “Defending Democracy from its Christian Enemies” by David P. Gushee Political authoritarianism can, in theory, come from the right
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The church’s interest in political conquest
From “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future” by Robert P. Jones The
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A cutting word
From “Legacy: Wisdom of African Traditions and the Bible” by Chris Morehouse; forward by Therese Taylor-Stinson A cutting word is
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
During this period, the biggest investor-owned contributor to emissions was ExxonMobil of the United States, which was linked to 3.6
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Christian Nationalism’s Use of Power
From “American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays The Gospel and Threatens The Church” by Andrew L. Whitehead First, Christian nationalism
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The stewardship of pain
From “Telling Stories in the Dark: Finding healing and hope in sharing our sadness, grief, trauma, and pain” by Jeffrey
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Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution
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The most American thing of all
From “Know Your Place: Helping White, Southern Evangelicals Cope with the End of The(ir) World” by Justin R. Phillips Even
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Could a grain older than the wheel be the future of food?
Lost crops like fonio could help us fight climate change and malnutrition. By Bill Gates Read the free article here
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What to say to your child when Christian nationalists threaten to bomb his library
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When we resonate
From “The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life” by Lisa Miller, PhD
Solar is about to get a lot more affordable for low-income households
The EPA’s historic, $7B Solar for All program will help every state fund solar projects for lower-income residents. In many states, that
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California just went 9.25 hours using only renewable energy
Nearly every day for the last six weeks, California’s electric grid has run on solar, wind, and other clean energy
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The task within the task
From “Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life” by Richard Rohr It is when we begin to
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