Lately, headlines have been full of reports of religious condemnation of abortion and birth control. As a person of deep faith, I believe the opposite: I believe that -- as a matter of social justice -- religious people should support the rights of women to make decisions about bearing children,...
(342) Comments | Posted March 31, 2010 | 5:11 PM
Jesus said, "Blessed are you, when people revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake." (Matthew 5:11)
Glenn Beck, radical right wing commentator, has taken a hatchet to the reputation of Jim Wallis. Wallis has spent most of his adult...
(6) Comments | Posted December 19, 2008 | 11:02 AM
Like many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, I have spent the last six weeks eagerly watching President-elect Obama create his new Administration. Throughout his remarkable campaign, Obama was more inclusive of our community than any presidential candidate in history, and we worked hard--pounding the pavement, working the phones, and...
(24) Comments | Posted March 21, 2007 | 9:07 PM
The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church USA acted yesterday to resoundingly reject the demand of international Primates that the US denomination take a detour on the road to justice. The bishops calmly and prayerfully reiterated their firmly held beliefs in principles that have developed over time in the...
(276) Comments | Posted May 3, 2012 | 10:43 AM