Category: news
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A Chicago Teacher On Strike
The Chicago Public School (CPS) strike has dominated our city’s attention this week and, if I read the news correctly, has become a story of national and even international interest. Like many news stories this one seems to have a dominant narrative. Because our church community includes many teachers I’ve become aware that this narrative…
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Chick-Fil-A, Boycotts, & the Power of Brands
Last week I adapted my Chick-fil-A post for Leadership Journal and yesterday I contributed a follow-up article. I promise: No more posts about Chick-fil-A after this. Though, to be fair, this one is less about chicken and more about church. It turns out that boycotts are great for business. Last Wednesday Chick-fil-A broke previous sales…
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Why does murder matter more in Colorado than Chicago?
The Colorado movie theater shooting was tragic and has rightly received significant media focus. Twelve lives lost is twelve too many. Given the amount of media attention devoted to this tragedy it might seem that murder on this scale is unique but, as Murtaza Hussain in Salon points out, it’s not. [As] heinous as the…
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Chick-fil-A Boycott Pt 2
The story I expected to end a few days ago continues with political figures weighing in on Chick-fil-A‘s inherent (im)morality. Our own Chicago mayor has voiced his opposition to the restaurant’s desire to open more franchises within the city limits. My original post questioned the tendency for individuals to identify themselves with certain brands and…
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Boycotting Chick-fil-A. Or not.
Update 8/1: An adapted version of this article has been posted at Out of Ur. During a summer break while in college I interned at a Southern Baptist church in the suburbs of Washington DC. This remains my closest association with the Southern Baptists (aside form a recent article critical – constructively, I hope –…
David W. Swanson 