politics
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Our problem is we fear courage. We want it to work for us. Never hurt us. And only ever conform to our desires and hopes for the world.
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The Amazon is on fire
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2 min read
A rainforest which took 55 million years to create is on fire. And those who set the fires are just trying to avoid the blame. The Amazon is on fire. That’s the story. A rainforest which took 55 million years to create is on fire. A rainforest which absorbs a huge portion of the world’s…
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Interpretation
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7 min read
Jesus decries our reluctance to see what’s wrong with our world. Not because we can’t see it. But because we refuse to do what we need to do. Jesus and the gathering storm cloudsProper 15C | Luke 12:49-56 Jesus just opened up a can, didn’t he? And what is supposed to happen next goes one…
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Don’t Just Fact-Check Those Racist Tweets
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7 min read
The bigger argument doesn’t rely on facts. Fact-checking racist tweets is only so useful. But it is really, really enticing. When the president suggested four U.S. Representatives “go back” to other countries he offered the kind of red meat few can resist. Not that resisting that impulse is actually better. It is not. But many…
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Why do Neo-Nazis need a police escort?
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4 min read
Dealing with Neo-Nazis and white nationalists doesn’t need to be that complicated.
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Paul, James, and the politics of poverty
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13 min read
Today’s conversations about poverty are based on a fundamentally flawed argument.