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Another frequently heard concern regards entitlements, and whether reparations might contribute to a culture of entitlement among African Americans. We will limit ourselves to two responses. First, this concern fundamentally mischaracterizes the issue at hand. The implication is that reparations are primarily to be evaluated in terms of their potential effects. But this is mistaken: […]

Six ways religious and spiritual leaders can help the internet serve their communities right now. By Paul Brandeis Raushenbush https://religionnews.com/2022/01/19/religious-communities-have-a-moral-obligation-to-make-the-internet-better/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/26/homeless-los-angeles-super-bowl

by Samuel L. Perry https://religionnews.com/2022/01/05/violence-isnt-the-only-way-christian-nationalism-endangers-democracy/ The threat of voter suppression is perhaps more destructive because its influence is more subtle and its effects more consequential.

by Maria Popova https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/31/how-to-love-thich-nhat-hanh/

Marian Chia-Ming Liu https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/interactive/2022/assimilation-chinese-names-asian-racism/

 by Susan K. Williams Smith The celebration of the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King has come and gone, and what is troubling is that so many who are working against everything he stood for had the audacity to give tributes to the man and to his work.              It was a sham of

An interview from The Telos Channel – listen to it here What does it take to imagine a future better than the one you’ve inherited? Angie Thomas grew up in Jackson, Mississippi—one of the most segregated cities in the US. As a kid, she escaped into stories for survival. But in them, she found something

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-e-lee-statue-charlottesville-virginia-melted-down-artwork/

Climate change is not simply a technical, policy or engineering issue. It is above all a moral and spiritual issue in which the meaning and value of all life is on the table, writes a theologian who took part in the climate summit. https://faithandleadership.com/after-cop26-what-should-christians-do-next

Healing a Divided Country — A Conversation with Dan Vallone, the US Director for More in Common, a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to build a more united and inclusive America that is resilient to the profound threats posed by our country’s polarization. You can listen to the podcast here.

By Robert P. Jones – A new survey highlights just how angry vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans are with each other today. https://religionnews.com/2021/12/11/its-the-most-angry-time-of-the-year/

As powerful as these social obstacles are, they are not the heart of the struggle to see. The most powerful obstacles to sight lie instead within ourselves. Indeed, it is fully possible to know the truth about American history, to see the enduring legacy of its violence, and to nonetheless find ourselves indifferent – even

In this episode, Kirsten Powers joins Pete and Jared to discuss toxic public discourse, non-dualistic thinking, and a look at how grace might hold a different meaning than we previously imagined. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bible-for-normal-people/id1215420422?i=1000541891138

By Jennie McLaurin Humanitarian workers are crucial to our collective survival… but they are not okay. https://www.christianitytoday.com/better-samaritan/2021/october/is-anyone-taking-care-of-wounded-healers.html

Long marginalized and misrepresented in U.S. history, the Wampanoags are bracing for the 400th anniversary of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621 https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/11/04/thanksgiving-anniversary-wampanoag-indians-pilgrims/

from The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/montana-extreme-trump/2021/10/22/0f82afbc-0037-11ec-a664-4f6de3e17ff0_story.html

Dayton, Ohio August 7, 1865 To My Old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson, Big Spring, Tennessee Sir: I got your letter, and was glad that you had not forgotten Jourdon, and that you wanted me to come back, and live with you again, promising to do better for me than anybody else can. I have

It is hard for me to believe I finished high school in the year 2000 touting so many racist ideas. A racist culture had handed me the ammunition to shoot Black people, to shoot myself, and I took and used it. Internalized racism is the real Black on Black crime. I was a dupe, a

As wildfires consume the American west, economic uncertainty plagues those tasked with containing them https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/21/wildland-firefighters-struggle-homelessness