Category: Social Issues
“Blinking at Reality:” All or Nothing on Public Land
“If the property belongs to God he is able to pay the tax.” Robert Ingersoll In Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that a Christmas display in a mall in Pawtucket Rhode I... Read More
Connecticut and the Death Penalty, a Faith-Based Perspective
The forthcoming issue of Practical Matters (Issue 5: Violence and Peace, release date May 4, 2012), features my interview with the Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist ... Read More
Planned Parenthood Firebombing and Nazi Equivalencies: When Rhetoric Really is Complicity
Last year, in the aftermath of a shooting that critically injured U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford, the news cycle and American politicians entered a protracted debate on the relationship between ... Read More
DivInnovations Profile 2: Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
DOMINICAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY In conversation with Sr. Marianne Farina, CSC, PhD, Department Chair of Theology: At the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT), the dialogical ... Read More
Post-Women’s History Month: How My Tradition Affirms Women
Well, another Women’s History Month has come and gone by the time you read this. Many classrooms across the United States have talked about the contributions of women in the past, and some websites ... Read More
Coming Out: stepping out of the closet and the church
I came out as a lesbian this past year. I spent the first 25 years of my life living with straight privilege but struggling internally with what was “wrong” with me. Coming out has been indescriba... Read More
Passover: Prison, Oppression and Modern Day Pharaoh
Bringing our discussions from Prison Ministry into my own preparations for Passover has opened up my midrashic imagination to the connections between ancient and modern day oppression. Learning about ... Read More
I Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)
Article first published as “I Am George Zimmerman (Sometimes)” on Blogcritics.com Agony and outrage have swept the nation in the wake of the killing of Trayvon Martin. African-American mot... Read More