peace – Red Letter Christians

America is exceptional — in its addiction to violence and war

April 6, 2022

Death Penalty, Peace & Nonviolence, Race

We have work to do to continue to "break the silence." As our world is increasingly plagued by violence — not just in Ukraine but also in the streets of America — we must continue King’s legacy of nonviolence. We, too, must keep breaking the silence.

From Ferguson To Kiev: Dr. Bernice King to Join National Faith Leaders to Interrogate US Militarism at Home & Abroad

RLC Editor

March 31, 2022

Church Life, Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

Returning to the site and sound of MLK’s legendary ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech to examine the enduring evils of racism, materialism, and militarism 55 years later NEW YORK – LIVE FREE USA joins The Quincy Instit...

Americans’ Outrage About Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is More About Race Than the Immorality of War

Jonny Rashid

March 17, 2022

Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Race

What this showcases is that opposition here is more political than ethical. Our outrage against war is too often rooted in who is doing the invading and where they are invading.

An Open Letter to His Holiness Kirill from US Christian Leaders

RLC Editor

March 14, 2022

Church Life, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence

“In this moment, as the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, you have the holy opportunity to play an historic role in helping to bring a cessation of senseless violence and a restoration of peace,” the US Christian leaders wrote in their letter. “We pray you will do so, and our prayers will accompany you.”

The Best Defense…

Rosalind Hughes

February 23, 2022

Gun Violence, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race, Theology

What if we were to attack instead of retreat? What if, in place of despair or even a secure defense, we were to perpetrate an all-out offensive on the things that threaten to divide us: antisemitism, racism, domestic (what a word) violence, the prevalence, and ease of acquisition of guns, America’s preferred instrument of destruction?

Subversive Peace for this Christmas Season

Joel Jackson

December 24, 2021

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Theology

It is to this group of social outcasts that God chooses to make an announcement of astonishingly good news—good news in which God declares a true peace that subverts the ways of the Empire.

A Ride for the Common Good

Joel Simpson

December 22, 2021

Immigration & Refugees, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

These are lies that feed our fear of strangers, of non-white bodies, and of people who are poor and from poor countries.

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.