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“…a poor colonized subject of Rome…”
The Gospels were written from beneath the heel of dominationist might, by dominated folk, with other dominated folk in mind. Virtually everyone mentioned in the Gospels was a poor colonized subject of Rome, with all of the violence, exploitation, fear, insecurity, and psycho-emotional debilitation that attended that status. Obery M. Hendricks, The Universe Bends Toward…
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Confession, Huckleberry Finn, and Beloved Community
During my sermon from Nehemiah 1 on Sunday I paused and asked for reflection from the congregation. I’d pointed out that, as part of his prayer, Nehemiah confessed his own complicity in the fate that had befallen his people. In verse 6 he says, “I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my ancestral…
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Deportation Places Thousands of Children in Foster Care
Not that it was needed, but a report yesterday from the Applied Research Center provides yet more evidence of the devastation caused by our country’s deportation policy. This time the focus is on the children of those deported, over 5,000 who are now housed in the foster care system with no clear pathway to reunite…
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The View From Here
November 1st in Chicago: perfect weather for the family Christmas photo by the lake.
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The Vatican And Financial Reform
On Monday the Vatican released a “note on financial reform” from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. I’ll leave it to the economists to debate the merits of this proposal (see pro and con). More interesting to me is the Vatican’s commitment to thinking theologically about the global economic crisis. What does their example…
David W. Swanson
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