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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success. Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of…

the latest news on the Saddam Hussein verdict, the Iraq war, election coverage, Darfur, the Episcopal Church, Ted Haggard, and (lack of) antiwar protestSign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Iraq-Saddam Hussein. Saddam sentenced to hang – “Saddam Hussein, who ruled Iraq for 24 brutal years before being…

I heard the news about Ted Haggard late Thursday afternoon and felt heartsick. I was on the road and about to speak, but I couldn’t stop thinking that night about how much pain this was going to cause. I have gotten to know Ted in the last couple of years; we’ve had some good conversations…

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not…

History will judge societies and governments – and their institutions – not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless. – Cesar Chavez + Sign up to receive our quote of the day…

The latest news on the election, faith and politics, Iran, North Korea, Darfur, immigrants and healthcare, Iraq, nuclear weapons, religion, and select op-eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Election. War tests voter loyalty in Bible Belt – “Republicans are furiously trying to reenergize the so-called values…

Thursday evening at the Broad Street Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbus, Ohio, religious leaders from across the denominational spectrum worshiped, preached, and prayed together. In the final days before the 2006 election, their unified message rang out loud and clear: “On Nov. 7, we’re gonna let it shine.” The “Voting Our Values” rally, which Sojourners…

For years, we have watched the proliferation of voter’s guides from the Religious Right that did all but actually endorse only right-wing Republican candidates. Before the 2004 election, their narrow list of “non-negotiables” included abortion, stem-cell harvesting, homosexual marriage, human cloning, and euthanasia. All the wider issues that the scriptures speak to were simply ignored.…

“Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” – Mark 11:25-26 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

If we are following Jesus, we cannot wait for the perfect community. It was while we were yet sinners that Christ allowed his body to be broken for us…Our commitment to one another in community can be no less than his: ‘This is my body broken for you.’ – F. Kefa Sempangi + Sign up…
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