Category: justice
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DREAM Act
I’m on the record with my opinion that our country needs comprehensive immigration reform, something I’ve written about from different angles. There doesn’t seem to be any political will in Washington to seriously consider reform in the near future. However, this coming week there is legislation before the Senate and the House called the DREAM…
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Sankofa Journey
On Thursday evening I boarded a tour bus in Chicago with about 40 other folks from our denomination for the Sankofa Journey, a three day trip through a number of southern Civil Rights destinations. The trip is very intentionally designed to address issues of race, privilege and injustice throughout America’s history including the present day. …
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Bits and Pieces
It’s been a long week with little time to blog, but I wanted to jot down a few things that have been happening and are coming up. I’m spending today at a camp somewhere in Michigan with the University of Chicago’s Asian-American and Multi-ethnic IVCF chapters. They’ve asked me to speak three times on the…
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Whose “normal” America?
Yesterday evening I read a New York Times profile about Pamela Geller, a blogger and pundit who speaks and writes strongly against what she calls the “increasing Islamization in America.” She has also said that President Obama is aiding and abetting the demise of America. It’s an interesting article, though I found most it (and…
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“Calling a white person a racist…”
Over at Urban Faith Edward Gilbreath has a great overview and reflection of the saga with Shirley Sherrod. As Ed points out, this story is significant not just for the grief suffered by Sherrod but also for what it exposes about race in America. In this case, the Tea Party, the NAACP and the Obama…
David W. Swanson 