Struggles of Faith in the Journey of Peacemaking, Part 2
Part II
As we continued to work alongside many creative and courageous Iraqi human rights workers, we became more conscious about rooting out aspec...
Struggles of Faith in the Journey of Peacemaking, Part 1
Part I
It was 5:35 in the morning, March 20, 2003—in Baghdad—when I woke to the sound of the first explosions. The dreaded war had begun.
I had ...
Trump’s “Unholy” Week: Theology and Politics Take Center Stage
Editor's Note: This piece first appeared on Diana Butler Bass' blog, The Cottage on March 30, 2023 and is used here with permission.
Donald Tru...
Palm Sunday Reflection
Here’s a little reflection on the subversive anti-imperial meaning of Palm Sunday.
(originally posted to Facebook on March 28, 2021).
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As We Enter Black History Month, ‘Do Not De-Radicalize King’
Editor’s Note: Originally published on the RLC Blog January 31, 2018.
Editor’s Note: As we move towards the month where we celebrate the life o...
Why the False Prophets of Christian Nationalism Don’t Speak for Me
This article was originally published by Word&Way and is shared with permission.
In an important panel discussion with the Christians Against C...
The silence of the witnesses hurt more than the shouted bigotry
(RNS) — Recently, I visited my local DMV to renew my driver’s license. As I waited in a crowded room of about 25 people, a middle-aged man with a gray...
Faith leaders attend White House celebration of gun control law
"Claiborne added that he understood that the bipartisan legislation 'is the most substantial gun reform bill that we’ve seen in 30 years. But what we also heard is how dysfunctional our political process is — because there’s so much more that’s needed.'"
The Death of Roe and the Resurrection of White Men in America
Whenever white men have controlled women’s bodies on American soil, the men have benefited. Now, on the other side of Roe, it’s clear: the 40-year fight of my white evangelical brothers and sisters to end Roe was not about morality. It was about power. By ending Roe, they get it back.
Christian Nationalism is Dangerous to Christians
More Christians must step up. We must do more than just watch the January 6th hearings aghast. We cannot allow our faith to continue to be hijacked by white supremacists covered in religious language. For the sake of our faith and our democracy, we must denounce Christian nationalism and reclaim a faith that values and affirms the human dignity of all people. Including our own.