Carrie Newcomer & Parker J. Palmer talk about the challenges of staying in dialogue during divisive times, how to claim agency and the courage to stay engaged. Many of us were raised with a household rule to never talk about religion or politics in polite company. In this episode they unpack and reframe the true meaning of the […]
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by Diana Butler Bass https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-musings-67f?utm_source=email
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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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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Author and speaker Parker Palmer calls us to heal the heart of democracy. His reflections are strikingly analogous to the function of the healing matrix. Palmer writes, “When all of our talk about politics is either technical or strategic, to say nothing of partisan and polarizing, we loosen or sever the human connections on which
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by Jacob Lupfer https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/could-republicans-be-softening-on-same-sex-marriage-dont-bet-on-it/
Could Republicans be softening on same-sex marriage? Don’t bet on it. Read More »
Dozens of former Democrats and Republicans to form new party in bid to appeal to voters unhappy with America’s two-party system https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/27/forward-republicans-democrats-new-third-political-party
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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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For those of us who find ourselves within the religious structures of Christianity and yet are awakening to just how disparate our religion has become from the message of Jesus, there is no other path. Jesus himself spoke of a day when the central institution of his religion – the temple – would be destroyed:
Resetting the Table does not seek agreement. But it hopes the techniques it teaches will allow people to see each other in all their humanity. https://religionnews.com/2022/07/15/as-politics-poison-churches-a-nonprofit-is-teaching-a-new-skill-deep-listening/
As politics poison churches, a nonprofit is teaching a new skill: Deep listening Read More »
by Kaitlin Curtice https://kaitlincurtice.substack.com/p/exclusive-interview-with-simran-jeet
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The early church was not primarily a religious gathering, but a social movement where individuals opted out of participation in the dominant society and began constructing a new social ordering within their own little community. It was as if they were realizing Jesus’ vision of the kingdom of God on earth as in heaven on
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/vinton-iowa-library-reopens-after-attacks-on-lgbtq-content-staff-members
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Let’s turn the clock back again. This time let’s turn it back a little further, back to 1971. A white sixth-grade kid in Houston, Texas, decides to invite a black sixth-grade kid over to his house for dinner. No big deal, right? It didn’t get on the evening news. It didn’t generate any publicity. But
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Since I feel that most examples of bad Christian art don’t deserve serious critical attention, I’ve decided to talk in the abstract here, aware of the dangers of that choice. I do think that if you fill in the example of your liking, much of the critique will work much of the time; in my
When the image of God was crushed, broken, twisted, distorted, covered, or erased, the ancient Hebrews originally hearing this text would have understood these acts against humanity to be acts of war against God. European conquest of land and people throughout the Enlightenment period was actually a period of European wrestling against God for control
Repentance will require people of European descent to face this truth Read More »
When the one hundredth anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth was observed in 2018, many wrote of his accomplishments, which included helping end apartheid in South Africa and becoming that nation’s first black president in 1994. Some people also reflected on how his efforts were grounded in his own particular experiences. His life was informed both
Remember the story of a young Jewish scholar who approaches Jesus and asks him, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Matt. 19:16, au. trans). This young man goes out of his way to explain to Jesus that he has been faithful to the commandments and has been materially blessed by God. Surely, his
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Presbyterians have long had ties to the oil industry, as have many other faith groups in the United States. Leaders see this year’s vote as a sign that addressing climate change is gaining momentum. https://religionnews.com/2022/07/07/presbyterians-to-divest-from-5-oil-companies-including-exxon-mobil-after-years-of-debate/
Leaving whiteness and entering an anti-racist world were, for me, like moving to Taiwan. I didn’t know the lay of the land. I didn’t know how to get around. I didn’t know the language. I was a newcomer. This is exactly where recovery from our internalized racism happens. Squamish author and designer Ta7taliya Nahanee created
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