Christian Faith Leader Sign-On to End the Federal Death Penalty
Editor's Note: Our friends and co-conspirators at Death Penalty Action have invited Christian Faith Leaders to sign the petition below. You'll also fi...
Black Deaths Matter
Our media obsession with the taking of life (whether fictional or under the guise of “news”) literally defines our culture and era. And nothing captures our attention, passion, clicks, and eyeballs more than the portrayals of Black deaths at the hands of white vigilantes . . .
Hatred Toward Asian Americans is Not a New Evil
White supremacy is at the heart of anti-Asian hatred.
Gather Round the Forge (An Excerpt from Beating Guns)
Not many people get argued into thinking differently, but experiences and stories move us, especially when we have the humility to listen and to view ...
Maybe It’s Time to Rethink the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment offers neither the moral authority nor unlimited legal authority for gun ownership. It is time that Americans, and especially my fellow evangelical Christians, refocus the faith they have placed in that article.
Asian American Christian Collaborative Statement on the Atlanta Massacre & Ongoing Anti-Asian Hate
AACC also cries out against violence perpetrated in the name of Christianity. We condemn the evasion of responsibility by churches and denominations that have historically perpetuated the social conditions for attitudes and perspectives that have led to the unequal, unjust, and ungodly treatment and murders of racialized minorities.
Never Again: A Litany for Rebuking Mass Shootings
I desperately need for not one more presidential term, one more year, one more month, one more sermon, one more day to go by without the country and the church—filled with good, smart, and compassionate people—getting more creative about gun control. I desperately need for this litany to never be used by another community, another soul, ever again.
Maewyn Succat and the Radical Forgiveness of Saint Patrick
Are you angry? Are you resentful and bitter over the past? Are there those whom you cannot or will not forgive? Maewyn Succat would tell us that with God's help, there is a Saint Patrick within, waiting to be released.
One State Solution in Israel/Palestine? A Conversation and Review
He recounts a vision, like John-the-seer in the book of Revelation. Except his is not a binary vision of heaven’s victory and evil’s defeat, but of nonviolent generosity and mutual respect—one that embodies Jesus’ call to radical peacemaking.
The Use of Violence to Advance Political Goals
Distressingly, the language of spiritual warfare has transitioned into the sort of religious rhetoric that lends support to literal civil war, or at least religiously sanctioned violence.