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The New War on Christmas

Shane Claiborne
December 14, 2021
Gun Violence, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice
This week also marks the 9th anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting (December 14), one of those all-too-familiar moments when our country said, “Never again”… and then let it happen again and again. 

Turning Guns into Garden Tools

Mike Martin
December 21, 2017
General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Practical Justice
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By turning swords into plowshares and guns into garden tools, we’re advocating for an altogether different approach to violence in our country. An approach that elevates the Sermon on the Mount over the 2nd Amendment.

Where Is God When We're in Pain?

Frank Schaeffer
July 18, 2013
Church Life, General, Theology
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JULY 18, 2013 | BY: FRANK SCHAEFFER -- Where is God when a child is shot in Newtown or hung in Auschwitz or killed in an American....

Jesus Is Against the 2nd Amendment

Art Haywood
May 14, 2013
General
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May 14, 2013 | BY: ART HAYWOOD -- Jesus is right. By loving the enemy, laying down the gun we protect life in a community. Gun...

The Meaning of Violence

Shawn Casselberry
March 14, 2013
General
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BY: SHAWN CASSELBERRY -- Senseless violence. Tragic loss. Despair. Grief. How do we cope with the acts of violence we have seen...
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