Repairing Christianity’s damaged brand
December 4, 2013
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Sally Steenland, in American Progress, begins by stating the consequences of the Religious Right’s grip on public perception of Christianity:
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The Hunger Games and the limits of white imagination
December 4, 2013
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Olivia Cole writes in Huffington Post on the negative reaction to the brilliant and kind character of Beetee, portrayed by African American actor Jeffrey Wright:
Catholic Hospitals in U.S. are turning women away for miscarrying
December 4, 2013
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Amanda Marcotte writes on the growing policy for Catholic Hospitals to refuse care for women who are losing their pregnancies. From her article in Slate:
@tipsforjesus: who are we doing this for?
December 4, 2013
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Writing at his blog A Long Way from Home,
Archbishop of Canterbury on World AIDS Day
December 3, 2013
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The Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on the progress and the issues of a response to HIV/AIDS especially in Africa. How can the church be an
Advent: avoiding repentance?
December 3, 2013
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… trying to avoid the penitential aspect of Advent is just another way of avoiding the hard call of Christ to give up what we value most in service to God and our fellow travelers…
An Advent Purist relents
December 3, 2013
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When we insist on a strict observation of Advent, we are the only people — as Christians – who are NOT talking about Christmas and singing “Christmas” hymns* at the exact time when we have the culture’s fullest attention.
How donkeys and plows help curb gender-based violence
December 2, 2013
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The Episcopal Church is in the midst of supporting 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, and the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the
Deck the church with airs of Advent
December 2, 2013
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The Very Rev. John McGinty, canon for formation in the Diocese of Long Island, wonders how to make our churches stand out amidst during Advent
How should the church respond to Black Friday: a social media conversation
December 2, 2013
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Perhaps it indicates the shallow nature of my faith, but the best ethical reflection I’ve been part of in the last two years have been
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