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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Somehow God is with us and we are not alone
One could say that the tragedy, the “goat stories” of racism, slavery, sexism, the Crusades, the Inquisition, and the two
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‘You can’t say that!’: how to argue, better
by Adam Grant https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/30/you-cant-say-that-how-to-argue-better
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I was surprised
I grew up in the American South, in the world of white evangelicalism. I attended their churches and youth camps,
What’s in a Question? A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval.
What’s in a Question? A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval. I admit my instinctual
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The Growing Edge Podcast: Reforming What Was Deformed
Carrie Newcomer & Parker J. Palmer talk about the challenges of staying in dialogue during divisive times, how to claim agency
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Abundance
by Diana Butler Bass https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/sunday-musings-67f?utm_source=email
What the history of ‘Judeo-Christian’ can teach us about fighting Christian nationalism
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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Oil company profits boom as Americans reel from high fuel prices
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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Cultivating habits
Author and speaker Parker Palmer calls us to heal the heart of democracy. His reflections are strikingly analogous to the
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Could Republicans be softening on same-sex marriage? Don’t bet on it.
by Jacob Lupfer https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/could-republicans-be-softening-on-same-sex-marriage-dont-bet-on-it/
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Centrists to launch Forward, new third US political party
Dozens of former Democrats and Republicans to form new party in bid to appeal to voters unhappy with America’s two-party
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Confronting Christian Nationalism: A Video and Discussion Curriculum
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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The backing and support of imperial forces in just about every country that it has colonized
For those of us who find ourselves within the religious structures of Christianity and yet are awakening to just how