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In essence, what Jesus imparted to his disciples was that they must strive for true justice on earth as in heaven, as their righteous service to God; that they must honor God by doing indiscriminate justice, by lifting up “the least of these” on the altar of God’s justice and mercy; that they must set…

You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor. – Leviticus 19:15-15 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

I have a lot of heroes, but Cal DeWitt is high on the list. Before anyone else, he was at work building the religious environmental movement in this country, and he has never wavered – the fact that evangelical leaders from across the theological spectrum last year signed a statement of concern about climate change…

I’ve attempted to distill the most helpful elements from the rather heated comments on Tony Jones’ post on Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith, much of which focused on this sentence: “I’m skeptical of a religion that admonishes its adherents to wear sacred undergarments … that didn’t allow non-whites to be clergy until 1978, and that follows…

The latest news on Afghanistan, Iran, Genocide-Darfur, Genocide-Bosnia, Iraq, children’s health insurance, presidential politics, working and the poor, Jesus tomb???, immigration and select op-eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Afghanistan. Blast occurs while Cheney visits – “Suspected insurgents set off a blast early today outside the…

For [a king] delivers the needy when they call, the poor and those who have no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life; and precious is their blood in his sight. – Psalms 72:12-14 + Sign up…

As an act of love, prayer is a courageous act. It is a risk we take. It is a life-and-death risk, believing in the promises of the gospel, that God’s love is indeed operative in the world. In prayer we have the courage, perhaps even the presumption and the arrogance or the audacity to claim…

My friend Chuck Gutenson, professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, has written an excellent piece – “Constantinianism of the Left?” – on his Imitatio Christi blog. He explains the history and meaning of the term “Constantinianism”: In 313, the emperor Constantine, who had recently become a Christian, issued an edict making Christianity the official religion of…

Last week, I caused a bit of a dust-up by wondering aloud about Mitt Romney’s LDS faith, including an admittance of my own ignorance about particular practices and beliefs therein. It seems to me that Romney has been less that forthcoming about his commitment to LDS beliefs and practices, and he will be compelled, as…

The latest news on Children’s Health Insurance, Povert, Iraq, Iran Presidential politics, slavery, Church-state, North Korea, Sudan, Venezuela, and select Op-Eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Childrens Health Insurance. Governors Worry Over Money for Child Health Program – “As the National Governors Association began its winter…
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