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After I graduated from college, I remained at the University of Florida for law school. When I finished law school, I began a career as a young attorney trying to navigate law-firm life. As I was settling into a niche practice area within insurance defense, I was hired as an associate attorney at an Atlanta […]

https://pen.org/press-release/ban-on-52-books-in-largest-utah-school-district-is-a-worrisome-escalation-of-censorship/

https://religionnews.com/2022/07/29/having-autism-makes-finding-a-spiritual-community-difficult-here-are-some-ways-to-help/

by Adam Grant https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/30/you-cant-say-that-how-to-argue-better

What’s in a Question?  A vital ingredient to help is times of loss, pain and upheaval.       I admit my instinctual preference, I want answers and want to be in charge.  But life does not bring that guarantee. A friend laughs each time she says to me: “So you want HEA?”  Happily Ever After.  There is

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

By Eboo Patel, Robert P. Jones https://religionnews.com/2022/07/20/what-history-of-judeo-christian-teaches-about-defeating-white-christian-nationalism/

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

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

by Jacob Lupfer https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/could-republicans-be-softening-on-same-sex-marriage-dont-bet-on-it/

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

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/

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/

by Kaitlin Curtice https://kaitlincurtice.substack.com/p/exclusive-interview-with-simran-jeet

https://www.thedailybeast.com/vinton-iowa-library-reopens-after-attacks-on-lgbtq-content-staff-members

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

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/