Tagged Russia

Gethsemane Standoff: Resisting the Temptation to Justify Violence (Even in Ukraine)

November 5, 2022

Global, Peace & Nonviolence

The conflict in Ukraine has been rapidly escalating, drawing Western nations deeper into war with Russia-- with increasing and grave risks of a nuclear confrontation. Followers of Jesus are inclined to take the...

What Will It Take to Ban the Bomb?

June 14, 2017

General, Global, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

This renewed spirit of nuclear resistance could not come at a better time.

Let the Games Begin: Brief Thoughts on Sochi and Russia's Anti-Gay Legislation

February 7, 2014

General, LGBTQ+

FEB 7, 2014 | BY: MICHAEL KIMPAN -- Tonight, the Opening Ceremony for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia will air here in America – but the action...

Pussy Riot and the Temple Incident

September 15, 2012

General, Politics

I’ve been asking afresh why the political and religious authorities of Jesus’ day thought it necessary to conspire in his death. What did he do or say that constituted a capital crime in their minds? It was cer...