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Don’t let the bullies keep you from voting

Howard Thurman posed a foundational question: “What do we say to the people who stand with their backs against the wall?” The question arose from a pivotal encounter with a Buddhist monk who challenged Thurman to justify his commitment to…

Realistic thoughts on hope

I am an election nerd. I love studying polls and following the ins and outs of campaign trail news. Being just such an election nerd has put me in the vicinity of hope over the last few months. That’s because…

Re-forming our consciences?

On October 31, 1517, Augustinian monk and university professor Martin Luther released his Ninety-five Theses, calling into question the church’s selling of indulgences, papally authorized documents that granted the bearer or the bearer’s dead relatives relief from eons in Purgatory….

In Dallas, Methodist bishop creates a church in exile

This article was updated Thursday evening to include a response from two church lay leaders. The drama around one of the most contentious Methodist church fights in modern history took yet another turn Oct. 29 as the bishop of…

Preparing for Election Day

With Election Day just around the corner, Americans are once again being inundated with political advertisements, campaign promises and an endless stream of commentary about the state of our nation. While we may disagree about the candidates, the issues and…

‘If your vote wasn’t important, they wouldn’t be fighting to get rid of it’

Civil and legal rights groups are urging solidarity, courage and action as months of organizing are about to culminate in midterm elections Nov. 3. In webinars, church gatherings, bus tours and public rallies, voting rights advocates say Americans can stand…

USDA employees ask court to stop Rollins’ proselytizing before Christmas

Employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture believe Secretary Brooke Rollins is abusing her position by proselytizing to 100,000 employees through email. Now, a union has sued her over the practice and wants it stopped before Christmas. Attorneys for the…

The heretic in the mirror: Josh Howerton’s Bible problem

Josh Howerton has made it big business to lampoon fellow Christians he believes are heretics. He mocks beliefs different from his own. He equates his own interpretations of the Bible as God’s word while he shows a shocking level of…

Investigators zeroing in on source of fake trans mailers and texts

Things got really interesting Tuesday, Oct. 27,, at a court hearing on the controversial transgender mailers and text messages sent across Texas last week. The quest to unmask whoever is behind the multimillion dollar effort to scare parents to vote…

Tracking the extremist shifts in the Republican Party of Texas

I read through this year’s platform of the Republican Party of Texas in horror. It is really, really bad. And then I wondered if it always had been this bad. Have the state party’s legislative priorities changed in any way…

Rest in love, Dolores Huerta

America lost more than a labor leader today. We lost a moral giant, a fearless organizer and one of the most influential Latina women of the 20th and 21st centuries. Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta died at her Bakersfield, Calif., home…

What patriarchy asks of men who oppose it

A Guardian column written by V (formerly Eve Ensler) has been circulating among friends. Her criticism of our nation’s patriarchy, which she calls “psychopatriarchy,” struck a chord. Recognizing the horror and anguish that women (as well as men) in my…

‘If your vote wasn’t important, they wouldn’t be fighting to get rid of it’

The heretic in the mirror: Josh Howerton’s Bible problem

Investigators zeroing in on source of fake trans mailers and texts

In Dallas, Methodist bishop creates a church in exile

Don’t let the bullies keep you from voting

Realistic thoughts on hope

Re-forming our consciences?

In Dallas, Methodist bishop creates a church in exile

Preparing for Election Day

‘If your vote wasn’t important, they wouldn’t be fighting to get rid of it’

USDA employees ask court to stop Rollins’ proselytizing before Christmas

The heretic in the mirror: Josh Howerton’s Bible problem

Investigators zeroing in on source of fake trans mailers and texts

Tracking the extremist shifts in the Republican Party of Texas

Rest in love, Dolores Huerta

What patriarchy asks of men who oppose it

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Cuban pastor’s son detained by ICE after entering US legally, taking sanctuary

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‘If your vote wasn’t important, they wouldn’t be fighting to get rid of it’

The heretic in the mirror: Josh Howerton’s Bible problem

Investigators zeroing in on source of fake trans mailers and texts

In Dallas, Methodist bishop creates a church in exile