VIDEO: Shane's Trip to Afghanistan
Shane Claiborne recounts his recent trip to Afghanistan to meet the Afghan Peace Volunteers. Thanks to Shane's friend Dan for producing this powerful slideshow with pics from the trip and commentary from Shan...
Rev. Richard Land: Greatest Commandment Justifies Deadly Force
BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- Richard Land is hardly alone in being a Christian and also advocating strongly for what many call their Second...
What Happens When One Person Cares
BY: LINDA BRENDLE -- Do you care enough to make a difference in just one person’s life? My understanding of the Scripture is...
Stay In or Stay Out! Is America Suspicious of Outsiders?
BY: ALEXIA SALVATIERRA -- Are we a country whose fundamental orientation is to welcome or are we predominantly suspicious...
James Dobson: "I think He [God] has allowed judgment to fall upon us"
On Tuesday, Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, took to the airwaves on his radio program, Family Talk, to discuss the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut. After spending t...
FBI Report: Hate Crimes Against Gays Outnumber those Against Religion
BY: MICHAEL KIMPAN -- Incidents of Religious bias previously outnumbered incidents of sexual orientation bias – but not any longer. Hate crimes...
Five Children’s Questions About the Sandy Hook Tragedy
I’ve seen plenty of articles responding to the shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Some are angry, some pastoral, still others, prophetic in their call for change in various forms. I have little to add to ...
The Grammar of Gun Control
BY: MORF MORFORD -- We treat guns as a thoroughly dysfunctional family might talk about a family scandal; we just don't...
Bullshit National Grieving
A resounding gong, a clanging cymbal, bullshit: that is what this all-too-familiar national liturgy of grief is when it's acted out once again without having taken the available steps to avoid repeating this ...
Mass Killing is our Idea of Patriotism
BY: FRANK SCHAEFFER -- The horrible violence in a small school against OUR six-year-olds perfectly reflects the nature of our...