Practical Justice

Silence: The Facilitator of Clergy Abuse

February 15, 2021

The epidemic of clergy misconduct is not only the abuse itself, but the Silence that enables the abuse to continue to exponentially harm people. While perpetrators will always exist, the damage they do can be diminished and halted with a way to break through the Silence that protects power.

Look for the Helpers

Paul Demer

February 13, 2021

Art, General, Practical Justice

What can the "look for the helpers" advice do for us in these times? I suggest that, while it doesn't diminish the painful realities of our corporate life, it does offer us one path through the valley of cynicism.

Severing the Ties Between Amazon, Christianity, and the Failed White Nationalist Coup

Nathan Empsall

February 12, 2021

Politics, Practical Justice, Race

Unless the church in America is to be consigned to the ash heap of social history, we must identify actions that are hateful and unchristian, cast them out, and redouble our work for justice and repair. Seeking accountability for GiveSendGo by calling on Amazon to drop the site from its cloud servers is a good place to start.

The Week After MLK Day

Tony Caldwell

February 3, 2021

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

The misuse of his words imply that King was primarily teaching a minority people how to suffer well rather than pushing for personal change within the hearts of, and systemic change within the structures of, majority peoples.

Still Christian? A Prayer for the Reckoning

Lydia Wylie-Kellerman

January 27, 2021

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

We are witnessing the ways that Christianity’s tentacles have bound themselves to patriarchy, nationalism, and white supremacy. For many of us rooted in this tradition, this is a moment of reckoning with its violence.

With New Executive Order, This Immigrant Is Leaving Church Sanctuary After 3.5 Years

Yonat Shimron

January 25, 2021

Immigration & Refugees, Politics, Practical Justice

Jose Chicas, a native of El Salvador who has been living in church sanctuary for more than three years, [moved] out Friday (Jan. 22) after President Joe Biden signed an executive order temporarily halting the deportation of undocumented immigrants.

The Beginning of the End for Nuclear Weapons

John Dear

January 25, 2021

Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

Friday, the U.N. treaty declared that the manufacture, possession, use or threat to use nuclear weapons is illegal under international law, 75 years after their development and first use.

Insisting on Healing May be the Death of Us

Meagan Ruby Wagner

January 15, 2021

General, Practical Justice, Race

Christians are often among the worst at calling for unity in the aftermath of great injustice; there is a pervasive idea that Jesus was a really nice guy who wants more than anything for people to get along and have a good time.

This May Not be a Time for an Altar Call to Unity

Robyn Dyba

January 14, 2021

Politics, Practical Justice, Theology

Jesus doesn't bundle salvation or healing. He touches individuals. He speaks to the particular pain of each person. He restores the soul of the singular that then speaks to the wounds of the collective. He saves people, not countries.

Is Killing Lisa Montgomery the Best Version of Justice We Have?

Shane Claiborne

January 11, 2021

Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice

None of us is above reproach and none of us is beyond redemption. That is a core truth of the Christian faith. And it is a truth that is undermined every time we execute someone.

Silence: The Facilitator of Clergy Abuse

Look for the Helpers

Severing the Ties Between Amazon, Christianity, and the Failed White Nationalist Coup

The Week After MLK Day

Still Christian? A Prayer for the Reckoning

With New Executive Order, This Immigrant Is Leaving Church Sanctuary After 3.5 Years

The Beginning of the End for Nuclear Weapons

Insisting on Healing May be the Death of Us

This May Not be a Time for an Altar Call to Unity

Is Killing Lisa Montgomery the Best Version of Justice We Have?

Tired of Looking for the Exit

Come to Me All You Who are Angry

Seeking Other Seas

My Breast Cancer Revealed a Mothering God

We Shouldn’t Know Their Names