Uncategorized 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 of the bishops’ Subcommittee of Native American Affairs. ‘The avoidance…
Uncategorized The Latest Crusade to Place Religion Over the Rest of Civil Society from The New York Times (free to read)
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized 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 Mall in Washington, D.C. I was nine. I have no…
Uncategorized 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 — hoping to model conversations where people with differing points…
Uncategorized The Concerns of Young Evangelicals Offer Political Insights for 2024 https://religionandpolitics.org/2023/01/17/the-concerns-of-young-evangelicals-offer-political-insights-for-2024/
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized ‘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
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized 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
Uncategorized Hunterdon County nonprofit leader opens up about racist experiences with hopes to spark change https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/western-newjersey/hunterdon-co-nonprofit-leader-opens-up-about-racist-experiences-with-hopes-to-spark-change/article_85e015fa-74df-11ed-8765-27c77c67e364.html
Uncategorized In honor of Dr. King, demand our elected officials expand voting access We must pray, organize and lift our voices to guarantee all votes are counted, all votes are treated equally and all voters have access to the ballot box. https://religionnews.com/2023/01/16/in-honor-of-dr-king-demand-our-elected-officials-expand-voting-access/
Uncategorized Church of England setting up £100m fund to ‘address past wrongs’ of slave trade links https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/10/church-of-england-100m-fund-past-wrongs-slave-trade-links
Uncategorized Richest 1% bag nearly twice as much wealth as the rest of the world put together over the past two years A tax of up to 5 percent on the world’s multi-millionaires and billionaires could raise $1.7 trillion a year, enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty. https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/richest-1-bag-nearly-twice-much-wealth-rest-world-put-together-over-past-two-years
Uncategorized ‘We have to take a first step’: inside the fight for reparations in America In a new documentary, politicians and activists work to build a program to pay back Black Americans for the lasting legacy of slavery, racism and discrimination. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/16/robin-rue-simmons-the-big-payback-documentary-pbs
Uncategorized Conference on religious trauma aims to equip survivors for recovery https://religionnews.com/2023/01/12/religious-trauma-conference-beyond-the-wound-equips-survivors-for-recovery/
Uncategorized How conservative and liberal book bans differ amid rise in literary restrictions https://abcnews.go.com/US/conservative-liberal-book-bans-differ-amid-rise-literary/story?id=96267846
Uncategorized Brooklyn Public Library and PEN America Teaming Up to Train High School Students to Defend Against Book Bans, Promote the Freedom to Read https://pen.org/press-release/brooklyn-public-library-and-pen-america-teaming-up-to-train-high-school-students-to-defend-against-book-bans-promote-the-freedom-to-read/
Uncategorized Community Groups Sponsored by the Disciples LGBTQ+ Alliance These groups offer space for connection and conversation growing out of the themes in the devotional journal Colors of Hope. Not a formal book study. Not a business meeting. Learn more…