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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The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
If you mention any social issue needing attention, that does not involve abortion agitation, some people come back with – “Well, there are more abortions than there are victims of that...
Short Quotes – Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"*
[See also: Advice from King for the Trump Years] King’s letter is one of many treasures often ignored in American liberal democracy and in bringing Christian moral theology to public life...
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...
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:...
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
Many of them see no crisis, judging from 5 of the 12 articles in Mark Labbertons’s recent valuable book Still Evangelical? (pub’d Jan 2018). If you are concerned about these issues – if you...
Nurse – Philosopher Makes Case for COMPASSION, CARING as a Primary Value
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)
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
If You Do Not Love Your Neighbor Whom You CAN See – Can You Love God?
Jesus and Racism – Samaritan Lives Matter – Black Lives Matter
The Petty God is Bad But Worshiped Everywhere, in All Religions
“It Will Happen Here.” Solidarity is the Only Possible Response.
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
The Quiet Places in Our Lives Make Our Public Activity Safer
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
Crucial Issues Today
The Moral Priorities of Jesus – What Did Jesus Teach?
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican
Vice President Mike Pence is a Very Dangerous Kind of Christian – He Sells His Soul for Power
Theocracy (Religion Runs the Government) – We Would Deeply Regret It
“Woe to those who make unjust laws.” – Isaiah
You MUST Obey? No. You Are Not a Dog. Romans 13.
Our Grave National Danger – Links & Quotes
Many Will Die. This Tax “Reform” is a Vicious Assault Against Us and People We Care About.
How Can One Recover From Near or Actual Trump-Worship?
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
What If Christians Are Persecuted Here? Advice from the Bible.
NO RELIGIOUS BULLIES. We Must “Lift Our VOICES” – While We Lay Down Our SWORDS.
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
Govt Going Bad
Sorry, But Some Hitler References are Legitimate and Needed
They Hurt Us Because They Can – We Must Not Ignore That! – So Says Micah
Did Isaiah Know About Our Dishonest, Self-Serving “Mainstream” Media?
“Because It’s Right” to Ban Torture
Do We Not Want to Know -Where Do They Send the Money??
Surely God Will Bring You Down
Methodist Paper on Guantanamo, Part II: “Because” They Want To