Peace & Nonviolence – Page 3 – Red Letter Christians

Why Guns in Church are Not for Me

November 17, 2017

Church Life, General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Theology

What makes more sense for us as Christians is to pause and consider why our government refuses to consider looking at altering even the tiniest bit of gun legislation, and yet, seems surprised and grief-stricken as these horrors continue happening.

An Open Letter to Liberty University to ‘Engage in Peaceful Debate’

RLC Editor

November 3, 2017

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

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We write this open letter in hope that you will be true to the promise of your public statement about why Rev. Martin was removed this week and in greater hope that America might experience a moral revival.

Revolutionary Love in an Era of Rage

Valarie Kaur

September 18, 2017

General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

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We did something that was previously unthinkable. We asked: who is the one person we have not yet tried to love? We decided to call Balbir Uncle’s murderer.

Why I Took My Family to Face White Supremacists

Jon Huckins

September 9, 2017

Family and Parenting, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

The making of peace requires at least as much strategy and commitment as the making of war.

Red Letter Christians in These Troubling Times

Tony Campolo

September 4, 2017

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race, Theology

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We need to pray for the brothers and sisters who articulate the ugly values that were broadcast over television sets around the world, demonstrating that in America the problem of racism has been in no way resolved.

The Moral Imperative to Abolish Nuclear Weapons NOW

Art Laffin

August 25, 2017

Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Theology

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The nuclear idol is a product of a society that has placed its complete trust in military power and material security, rather than in God.

BREAKING: Christians Unite In Direct Action to Oppose the ‘Better Care Reconciliation Act’

RLC Editor

July 18, 2017

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

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Through a series of actions, clergy and moral activists will speak out — and risk arrest through civil disobedience — to demonstrate moral dissent over the health bill under consideration in the Senate.

The Holy Tradition of Going to Jail for Jesus

Shane Claiborne

July 17, 2017

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

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There are a lot of ways to change the world. Going to jail isn’t the only way to do it. But it is one way.

Now Is The Time For Prophetic Moral Action

William Barber

July 15, 2017

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

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It’s time for those of us who are called to proclaim and embody God’s Word to put on our clerical robes, take up our holy books, and speak truth in the public square.

Starvin’ for Justice: Abolishing the Death Penalty through Moral Witness

Elaina Ramsey

June 26, 2017

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Theology

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Support for state-sanctioned executions are at an all-time low, thanks in large part to the public education and witness of committed abolitionists.