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I know the Northern Hemisphere winter holiday season is just about over, but I thought I would share a link commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's final Christmas sermon, which wasn't particularly Christmasey, but pertinent to the issue of racial justice. His words are especially prophetic for our current time.First post of 2017
Hi there! I'm the owner of this community. The last time I posted, I guess I was just a bit optimistic about the Clinton-Kaine ticket's chances of winning ( Read more... )(Untitled)
Writing on the Huffington Post, a Catholic priest predicts the last gasp of the religious right:
What’s emptied churches is the unseemly ambition of Religious Right leaders like Jerry Falwell (father and son), James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Ralph Reed, and Franklin Graham to crown themselves moral police and political powerbrokers. Make no mistake ( Read more... )Religious mysteries of the 2016 campaigns
E.J. Dionne has written an interesting column about the interplay of religion and presidential politics in both major parties. And it's not just about Republicans and fundamentalists, either:
But with Pope Francis lifting up what can be called social justice Christianity, cliches that religion lives largely on the right end of American politics ( Read more... )(Untitled)
In his latest Tikkun essay, Rabbi Michael Lerner challenges us to challenge the media trivialization of the radical message of Pope Francis.
What do you think?Article: "The Christian Evangelical Movement's Ugly Racist Streak"
What do you think of the following AlterNet article?
http://www.alternet.org/christian-evangelical-movements-ugly-racist-streak?paging=off¤t_page=1#bookmark(Untitled)
"We are among those who give thanks for the life and witness of Jason Collins. May he always know that God has created him and loves him just as he is. May he exemplify the courage and grace that he has displayed in the last two days. And may God use him to send that message of love and inclusion to others, telling everyone of the ever widening ( Read more... )A few pre-election links
Wow, this community has been quiet all year. *blows dust off*
As the clock ticks down to our quadrennial U.S. election-gasm, here are a few thoughts from Tikkun:
Why American needs a "left"
A progressive critique and defense of Obama
God sucks as a campaign manager (by Greg Palast)
A Christian perspective on the 2012 election
The moral ( Read more... )Thoughts from the NY Times
Here are a couple of recent New York Times pieces that I thought I'd point out (especially to folks who don't subscribe to the site).
First off, Timothy Egan says that the current field of 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls may finally work against the traditional Republican "gays, guns and God" motif. First off, the overwhelming majority of Americans ( Read more... )"The Christian Left"
There's a Facebook page called The Christian Left. Since there is so much more social networking happening at Facebook rather than LJ these days, I thought I'd point this out in case anyone is interested.
Also, don't forget about Tikkun and the Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP).