Why I’m Fasting with the Dream 9
JULY 28, 2013 | BY: JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE -- When the DREAM Act failed, these young people of great faith did not give up...
Now on the Red Carpet: Isabel Castillo
JULY 22, 2013 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK: Could it be true that a vibrant young woman who graduated Magna Cum Laude from a reputable...
The Irrelevance of Jesus to Congressmen and Food Stamps
May 24, 2013 | BY: CRAIG M. WATTS -- It is astonishing to me that politicians who are eager to identify themselves as Christians so readily...
Your Privilege is Showing
BY: MORF MORFORD -- Almost every day it seems, another politician or public figure ‘changes’ their position on what had been, until that time...
Covetous Leaders: How the Religious Right gets it Exactly Wrong
The authors of the Bible did not write with a constitutional democracy in mind. Nevertheless scripture offers guidance that can be useful to us in our own present situation. Though the Bible has nothing t...
A Change That’s Hard to Believe In
photo via Political Party PooperNo one wants to talk about compromise unless they know someone else is meeting them halfway, or three-quarters of the way, or how about I don't have to move at all. How about y...
Senator Coburn Says “Look What I Found”
At the first of the year I accepted my pastor’s challenge to read through the Bible. I’ve finished reading about the kings of Israel and Judah, and none of them were what you’d call angels. God gave them a lot...
The People's Prayer Breakfast: An Alternative to the National Prayer Breakfast
How does a Christian live in a power-mad world? A world that, from the perspective of the Beatitudes, is upside down. A world where the poor are getting poorer, and the rich are getting richer? Where natur...
My Disappointment in Obama and the Unbalanced Reporting of Fox News
The other day, I took the time to listen to Fox News. I couldn’t believe it when it was announced that Fox News was fair and balanced. All I heard was how terribly Barack Obama has served this country and how ...