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The latest news on Iraq, Congress, Nuclear Weapons, Darfur, health insurance, California welfare, education, immigration, religion, and select op-eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Iraq-Congress. Democrats to Deal With Iraq War – “Democratic leaders who had hoped to emphasize their domestic agenda in the opening weeks…

Thanks to Christianity Today for quoting Brian McLaren, Jim Wallis, and Shane Claiborne’s blog entries in a recent round-up of Christian leaders’ views (scroll down to topic #3) on the execution of Saddam Hussein. But with respect to my colleagues (who focused more on the moral/spiritual aspects), one salient point that I’ve found missing from…

But as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the…

There is in most Americans some spark of idealism, which can be fanned into a flame. It takes sometimes a divining rod to find what it is; but when found, and that means often, when disclosed to the owners, the results are often extraordinary. -Louis Brandeis + Sign up to receive our quote of the…

In this time of heightened tensions among the three Abrahamic faiths, it is essential that we reach out to representatives of other religions who are potential partners for peace. Last September, the Very Rev. Sam Lloyd and I invited the Mohammed Khatami, former President of Iran, to speak at Washington National Cathedral. In December, I…

the latest on congress, the Presidential-military team, Somalia, Deval Patrick, the President’s legal team, Israel-Palestine, U.S. military and Africa, Iran, the death penalty, the “Evangelical Vatican,” and select editorials Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Congress. Democrats Take Control on Hill – “Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was…

Since yesterday morning, I’ve been trying to figure out why I am so fascinated with Nancy Pelosi’s swearing in as the Speaker of the House. I have researched her biography and political positions online, watched archived clips of her speeches, and as much press coverage of her swearing in as possible. I am excited about…

I thought this was a clear and passionate column by Robert Parham for EthicsDaily.com – a strong evangelical Christian voice. I strongly urge you to read the entire commentary. What do you think of his argument? How many more American troops and Iraqi civilians must die before America’s churches speak a prophetic word to President…

Every seventh year you shall grant a remission of debts. And this is the manner of the remission: every creditor shall remit the claim that is held against a neighbor, not exacting it of a neighbor who is a member of the community, because the Lord’s remission has been proclaimed. – Deuteronomy 15:1-2 + Sign…

If our moral duty to provide health, education and housing to our people impedes us from paying debt, we won’t hesitate two seconds. – Rafael Correa, recently elected president of Ecuador (Source: Bloomberg) + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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