Anthea Butler and Andrew Whitehead talk about the Rise of White Christian Nationalism on NBC’s Meet the Press
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Women have always been sexual scapegoats for society
It may not seem obvious to all who read this passage that the woman saved from stoning is, in fact,
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Think yourself better: 10 rules of philosophy to live by
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/04/think-yourself-better-10-rules-of-philosophy-to-live-by
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How do minds change?
I looked for a scientist who could help me answer a question I had never really considered asking, one that
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Servant Leadership
by David Nevins https://thefulcrum.us/steward-leadership
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USCCB official: The church must admit its role in destroying Native American culture
‘The truth does not hurt anyone. We have to get the truth out there,’ said the Rev. Mike Carson, chair
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The Latest Crusade to Place Religion Over the Rest of Civil Society
from The New York Times (free to read)
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“What can I do? What can I do to help our democracy?”
Some on the far left argue that democracy as we experience it is not the opposite of authoritarianism; rather, it
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Convict Leasing
Peonage caught millions of Black boys and men in the web of convict leasing by leveraging the freight-sized loophole in
Committing to a Long Journey: Indigenous Voices in Publishing
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/91340-committing-to-a-long-journey-indigenous-voices-in-publishing.html
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These events went virtually unnoticed by me until years later
On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the
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At Boston-area church, a theology lab tackles complex topics with humility, curiosity
In recent years, Highrock Church has held a series of conversations about topics such as Black theology and American evangelicalism
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Fear is the opposite of love
Fear is the opposite of love. This is probably the single most important grounding principle of my own Christian faith
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A Confession for Recovering Racists
We acknowledge…. We repent… We have committed…. The journey of the recovering racist is a journey of love. From “Recovering
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Toxic polarization is poisoning American democracy. But I still have hope we can save it.
by HTHOD book contributor John Wood Jr. https://news.yahoo.com/toxic-polarization-poisoning-american-democracy-101502751.html
‘You have to set time aside for friendship’: the radical power of hanging out
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/19/you-have-to-set-time-aside-for-friendship-the-radical-power-of-hanging-out
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Talking across the political aisle isn’t a cure-all – but it does help reduce hostility
https://thefulcrum.us/reducing-hostility-with-cross-party-conversations
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Social Media & The Algorithm of Fear
by Kaitlin Curtice https://open.substack.com/pub/kaitlincurtice/p/social-media-and-the-algorithm-of?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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The first step
Asking “What am I missing?” is the first step. It’s that doorstop against cognitive closure that comes too early, that
What Motivates People to Give Generously—and Why We Sometimes Don’t
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/what-motivates-people-to-give-generously-and-why-we-sometimes-dont
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