Faith Community

Faith Groups Are A Detroit Lifeline

Matthew Bode | Posted 04.18.2012

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Matthew Bode

What do you do with a clergy person at a development meeting? Or when planning new street art projects? Or building a board for a new non-profit?

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The Golden Calf and Occupy Wall Street

Rev. Jennifer Butler | Posted 12.13.2011

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Rev. Jennifer Butler

In church and in the streets, the cheers and prayers were overwhelming. Photographers and TV crews flocked to us. Apparently you don't need to know your Exodus to understand a symbol of idolatry.

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Woe to You, Legislators!

Jim Wallis | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Record Profits, Profligacy, President Obama, Fiscal Conservatives, International, Children, Taxes, Dignity, Welfare Payments, Teachings of Jesus, Prophet Isaiah, Political Clout, Food Stamp, Hypocrites, Deficit Reduction, Federal Budget, Washington Post, America, Ayn Rand, Republican, Government, Conservative, Rand, Isaiah 1, Housing, Congressman Paul Ryan, Paul Ryan, Campaign Contributions, Subsidies, Budget Cuts, Money, Politics, Education, Community, Medicaid, Choice, Corporations, International Assistance, Faith Community, Vulnerable Members, Medicare, Republicans, Military Spending, Conservatives, Religious Community, Michael Gerson, Budget Proposal, Politics News
Jim Wallis

The president's fiscal message this week was on point, and will have to be repeated over and over again in the months ahead against all the pressures to compromise.

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Values at Davos

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economy, Moral Leadership, Mohammed Yunus, Economic Crisis, Religious Leaders, Interfaith Cooperation, World Economic Forum, Grameen Bank, Faith Community, Davos 2011, Economic and Moral Recovery, Young Global Leaders, Values and the Market, Religion News
Jim Wallis

That Davos would turn to faith community leaders for help is good news to me, but the headline in yesterday's International Herald Tribune indicated we still have a long way to go.

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Education In Color: A White Mother Reflects on the Challenges of Raising an Interracial Family

Christine A. Scheller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reli, Racism, Education, Race, Faith Community, Education News
Christine A. Scheller

aising one half-African son and one of mixed European descent posed both ordinary and unique parenting challenges for my husband and me. Education presented a particular challenge

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How Interfaith Cooperation Honors God: An Evangelical's Perspective

Skye Jethani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ground Zero Mosque, Christianity, Interfaith Dialogue, Interfaith Cooperation, Interfaith Relationships, Faith Community, Homelessness, Religion News
Skye Jethani

Three reasons why I believe interfaith cooperation is so vital right now -- and why evangelicals should be helping to lead the way.

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It Takes A Movement: The Next Steps

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Neither the left nor the right has the answers to our most pressing problems, though each will continue to say that it does. So we have to focus on the spiritual and moral values that bring us together.

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It Takes A Movement: How Access To Power Can Be Dangerous -- Part 4

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

I feel a growing need to create a more independent and critical movement for social justice and change in America, and the relational and convening power in the faith community is substantial.

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It Takes a Movement: Why a 'Movement' Is Necessary -- Part 3

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Midterm Election, American President, Progressive Movements, Social Movements, Activism, Black Churches, Barack Obama, Faith Community, Fundamental Reforms, Black Church, Washington Power Structure, Obama Administration, Obama Church Movement, Social Justice Movement, American Moral Principles, Midterm Elections 2010, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Social change does not ultimately rest on who is in the White House, but a movement outside D.C. What we need to re-learn now is the choreography of the "outside/inside dance" that real social change always requires.

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Pray Immigration Reform Into Passage

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

If our political leaders won't make room for the "strangers" among us, we, the people of faith, will. It's time to stop playing politics with people's lives.

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Immigration Reform: Change Takes Courage and Faith

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

If our political leaders won't make room for the "strangers" among us, we will -- because Jesus commands us to do so.

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Announcing HuffPost Religion: Believers and Non-Believers Welcome

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Huffpost Religion, Arianna Huffington, Faith, Faith Community, Paul Raushenbush, Huffington Post Religion Page, Spirituality Huffington Post Religion, Religion News
Arianna Huffington

Whether you are a believer or not, the role of religion in our society is an essential conversation to have... which is why I'm delighted to announce that we are launching HuffPost Religion.

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Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clarissa Martinez De Castro

As if blaming immigrants for global warming, the financial crisis, and every other ill that is currently affecting our society wasn't enough, Mark Kri...

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Elizabeth Warren and Goliath

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

As Elizabeth Warren, a good Methodist, warns: The banks are trying everything they can think of to kill financial reform. And we must not let them do that.

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Cut the Deficit -- Cut Military Spending

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

To reduce a $1.6 trillion shortfall in the 2011 budget, we should cut the contracts of private defense contractors who serve their own profits.

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Faith Community Joins Census Partnership

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Census, Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, Faith Community, Los Angeles News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today I called on the City's faith leaders to join in our efforts to ensure that every Angeleno is counted in the 2010 census.

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A Faith Declaration for Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

There is no one "right" religious position on how health care should look; but I believe there are some fundamental moral and even biblical principles on which to evaluate any final legislative agreement.

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

We've recently seen the abortion rhetoric really heat up to ridiculous proportions. Those with opposing views are being stereotyped and demonized. And facts are taking a back seat to sound bytes.

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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Obama's Health Care Speech: Hope Over Fear

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

In his speech last evening, Obama made the commitments that a broad coalition in the faith community had asked for -- reform as a moral issue, affordable coverage for all, and no federal funding of abortion.

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Three Moral Issues of Health Care

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, deeply personal but of great public concern, the faith community has a unique and important role to play: to define and raise the moral issues that lay just beneath the policy debate.

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