The “Good Guy With a Gun” Myth
On the windy bluffs of Weehawken, New Jersey, overlooking Manhattan, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr…
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When Auschwitz Becomes a Poké Stop
Last week we watched death on our smartphones. We witnessed the light drain out of Philando Castile’s…
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“Who Prays?” A Soul At War Finds No Refuge
“We are innocent people, Lord.” So prayed Diamond Reynolds as police handcuffed her and put her…
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Is America Willing to Be Freed from Its Demons?
There is a poignant story in the gospel of Mark where Jesus encounters a young…
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The Fire This Time
I know. You want me to say something profound, the hard thing. You want me to say something passionate, something to rally you, something to make you feel like there is hope, and that we’re going to change. But that’s not what this piece is about.
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A Post-Dallas Challenge for Religious Progressives: Staying On Message About Structural Racism
The easily-predicted meme of the moment coming from law enforcement officials and their many political…
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The Problem We All Live With: Bearing Witness, But Never Finding Justice
We do not love ourselves. We have become cavalier with each other’s lives and we,…
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#BlackLivesMatterStill: We Cannot Let Anyone Else Define Our Movement
Words are insufficient. Words—like horror, atrocity and domestic terrorism—are inadequate. Words—like sin, evil and blasphemy—are…
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