Sit, listen, and share
One such example of choosing who I would dialogue with came from joining a student group devoted to racial reconciliation […]
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The stubborn belief that needs to shift
So what is the stubborn belief that needs to shift now for us to make progress against inequality? I found
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Indigenous nations sue North Dakota over ‘sickening’ gerrymandering
The suit charges that diluting Indigenous power violates their voting rights and will handicap tribe members who run for office
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Surprises are challenging
Like most people on the spectrum, I need some structure and predictability. Surprises are challenging. Unwanted physical exchanges can be
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God loves the stranger and commands us to do likewise
I cannot suggest what that should mean for you. One cannot legislate love. I can only remind you that in
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Jim Wallis is on a mission to make voting rights the religious issue of our time
By Michelle Boorstein https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/02/18/sojourners-jim-wallis-voting-rights-religious-left/
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Racial unity: Merged Southern congregation sets an example
from Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/2022/02/15/racial-unity-merged-southern-congregation-sets-an-example/
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Black deaths were not recorded, except as property loss
Sin is passed down from generation to generation. As it goes, it snowballs. At some point, within five generations of
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Anti-immigrant sentiment
“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
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Meet Durham’s Friendship House, a community of Divinity School students and people with disabilities
The Friendship House has a transformative effect on both the students and the core residents. https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/01/duke-university-durham-friendship-house-divinity-school
Can religion and faith combat eco-despair?
As anxiety over the climate and environmental degradation rises, a scholar argues that teachings from religion and spirituality need to
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Claiming “color blindness”
THE COMMON IDEA of claiming “color blindness” is akin to the notion of being “ not racist” – as with
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Rowan Williams calls for UK wealth tax to tackle ‘spiralling inequality’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/17/rowan-williams-uk-wealth-tax-inequality-archbishop-rich-poor
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The earliest phase of the Christian Right movement didn’t bridge the Protestant-Catholic divide
The earliest phase of the Christian Right movement didn’t bridge the Protestant-Catholic divide. But when Protestant Christian Right leaders such
Our spiritual leaders need to step up to heal our political divisions
By Sister Simone Campbell https://religionnews.com/2022/02/16/how-faith-leaders-can-heal-the-peoples-divisions-and-restore-hope/
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The Lasting Legacy Of Redlining
From FiveThirtyEight https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redlining/ The project looked at 138 formerly redlined cities and found most were still segregated — just like
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Do you care about voting rights?
If so, we suggest you check out Faiths United to Save Democracy, an initiative of Sojourners, Skinner Leadership Institute, the
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“Nothing New Under the Sun”: Opposing Racism Today
Red Letter Christians highlights the chapter Michael W. Waters wrote for our book “How to Heal Our Divides: A Practical
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In many instances unwilling to abide by it
Our beloved Bible gave us the Great Commandment, found in the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It is
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The Creation of Blackness
To understand Whiteness we must begin with Blackness. In the emergence of Blackness, Whiteness finds its origin and its meaning.
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What does it mean to become an AFFIRMING CHURCH?
by Stacey Chomiak https://staceychomiak.com/2022/01/29/what-does-it-mean-to-become-an-affirming-church/
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