Category: Community
On Opposing Presbyterian Divestment
Yesterday a committee within the Presbyterian Church (USA) recommended that the denomination officially divest (retract all financial investments) in three companies that profit from the conflict betw... Read More
The Times We Shouldn’t Defend Our Traditions
Martha Nussbaum writes, "Suppose Jeremiah had said, ‘the heart of Israel is corrupt utterly, but on the other hand there are some very nice people there.’” Sometimes, stating the nuance and the ... Read More
Book Review: “Broken and Shared,” by Jeff Dietrich
Reading Jeff Dietrich’s new book Broken and Shared is a meditative experience. Dietrich, a Catholic Worker, activist, and advocate for the poor, has devoted his life to the underserved. For the last... Read More
Changing Others
The following is an edited excerpt from an interview of Swami Dayananda Saraswati by T. R. Jawahar of Newstoday, Chennai, June 30, 2003 available at http://www.newstodaynet.com/swami.htm. Why do you s... Read More
Culinary Pluralism; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Olive
I was once what adults called a picky eater. There were only certain colors I would eat. The beige family is the most reliable, and it also encompasses most bread-based breakfast foods (rainbow-colore... Read More
A Baptist Preacher and An Evangelical Author: Public Professions of Faith
This past week, two events have reminded me of the importance in offering alternative Christian witness to the dominant voices of our society. The first was a sermon delivered by Dr. Stephen Shoemaker... Read More
Whose Values?: The post-Prop 8 Equality Movement
On Tuesday, a critical victory came in the national movement toward LGBT equality, as a federal appeals panel ruled that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. Prop 8, which was a voter created amendment... Read More
Tu B’Shevat: Trees and the Conflict
While I am energized and inspired by the way the holiday of Tu B'Shevat has become catalyst for the Jewish environmental movement, since returning a few weeks ago from five months in Israel I am consc... Read More