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Speaking Tentatively After Orlando
Is there anything to be said by Christians like me in this moment?
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“As a result, wars are fed, not persons.”
Whereas forms of aid and development projects are obstructed by involved and incomprehensible political decisions, skewed ideological visions and impenetrable customs barriers, weaponry is not. It makes no difference where arms come from; they circulate with brazen and virtually absolute freedom in many parts of the world. As a result, wars are fed, not persons.…
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Plundered Bodies
Ida B. Wells and the Incarnation as Theological Exemplar and Rationale for Racial Justice
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“In Chicago, homicide rates correspond with segregation”
Whether exacerbated by gangs or guns, though, Chicago’s killings are happening on familiar turf: Its poor, extremely segregated neighborhoods on the South and West Sides. And many say that is Chicago’s real violence issue. “Where do gangs come from? They tend to take root in the very same neighborhoods that drive these other problems,” said…
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
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