A black man in prison in a racist southern city in 1963 was a man whose life was in danger. Sadly, a black man anywhere in the US today is a man whose life is in danger. But while in that dangerous...
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Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
A deeply diverse and insistently forward-looking campaign … could well prove unbeatable. A Strong Call to Insistent Courage and Hope Naomi Klein calls us to action and hope in No Is Not Enough:...
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
[A Review of Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, by Charles Marsh, 2014] This book is not written to coddle nor to discomfort whatever our self-image is as American Christians today; Marsh...
Turn the Other Cheek MEANS Resist Them Non-Violently
I. THE PROBLEM: Jesus says to turn the other cheek. [See a summary of this post.] Is it ever appropriate for Christians to resist authority? Many of us feel there is much in the behavior of our...
The Quiet Places in Our Lives Make Our Public Activity Safer
Contemplation and Public Action The public good is most in danger when the voluntary visits to contemplation are neglected in favor of immediate communitarian action. We don’t have to go off...
Jesus and Racism – Samaritan Lives Matter – Black Lives Matter
Samaritans in Jesus’ day were both religiously and racially despised. The phrase “Samaritan lives matter” would have been very offensive to the Jewish culture in which Jesus was...
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
“It Will Happen Here.” Solidarity is the Only Possible Response.
If You Do Not Love Your Neighbor Whom You CAN See – Can You Love God?
Short Quotes – Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"*
The Petty God is Bad But Worshiped Everywhere, in All Religions
We Must Speak Up. “Lift your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their sins.”
Do Not Be Upset. Do Not Be Afraid. Even If Everything is Changing. (Teresa of Avila)
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Nurse – Philosopher Makes Case for COMPASSION, CARING as a Primary Value
Crucial Issues Today
Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican
“Woe to those who make unjust laws.” – Isaiah
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
How Can One Recover From Near or Actual Trump-Worship?
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
What If Christians Are Persecuted Here? Advice from the Bible.
You MUST Obey? No. You Are Not a Dog. Romans 13.
Vice President Mike Pence is a Very Dangerous Kind of Christian – He Sells His Soul for Power
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
Our Grave National Danger – Links & Quotes
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
Many Will Die. This Tax “Reform” is a Vicious Assault Against Us and People We Care About.
Theocracy (Religion Runs the Government) – We Would Deeply Regret It
The Moral Priorities of Jesus – What Did Jesus Teach?
NO RELIGIOUS BULLIES. We Must “Lift Our VOICES” – While We Lay Down Our SWORDS.
Govt Going Bad
Right-Wing Violence: Pope Francis’ Early Experience (Llamame Francisco)
Are YOU On This List Yet? We are All In Increasing Danger.
The Cycle of Torture: What Goes Around Comes Around
The Trickle-Down Effect of Deceit, Anger, Violence at the Top
The Integrity of the Right-Wing Media Elite – MIA
“Because It’s Right” to Ban Torture
The Moderate, Sensible Hitler that Christians Approved Of