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Tag: dignity

On Dignity, Morality, and Responsibility: The Effect of Obergefell vs. Hodges

On Dignity, Morality, and Responsibility: The Effect of Obergefell vs. Hodges

Posted on July 29, 2015July 28, 2015 by Dorie Goehring
This summer has been full of some pretty amazing and terrifying historic moments, and the Supreme Court decisions definitely made the list for me. As someone who finds the judicial process fascinating... Read More
Work and Witness: The Role of Faith Communities in Working-Class America

Work and Witness: The Role of Faith Communities in Working-Class America

Posted on October 16, 2013October 16, 2013 by Adam Hollowell
Rob is a twenty-six year old white male who lives in Massachusetts. After graduating from vocational high school, he hoped to build a career in manufacturing technology and carpentry. But as soon as h... Read More
On Disability, Humanity and Dignity

On Disability, Humanity and Dignity

Posted on July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 by Lauren Tuchman
On June 21, 2013, NBC aired a story entitled: “Activists Say Goodwill Exploits Workers with Penny Wages”, about the practice in some, but not all Goodwill stores of paying workers with disabilitie... Read More
Victory Porn or Accurate Journalism: Covering Gadhafi’s Demise

Victory Porn or Accurate Journalism: Covering Gadhafi’s Demise

Posted on October 27, 2011October 26, 2011 by Myriam Francois-Cerrah
rituals of death also tell us a lot about the living. So what does our portrayal of Gadhafi’s death say about us? were graphic images an essential part of telling the story or were they merely vict... Read More
Bin Laden’s Dead. But, What Are We Celebrating, Exactly?

Bin Laden’s Dead. But, What Are We Celebrating, Exactly?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Paul Joseph Greene
I am still sorting through the emotions and the facts swirling around the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed. What a turn of events! These are just my initial thoughts about terror, lo... Read More
Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?

Posted on February 1, 2011March 5, 2011 by Ben DeVan
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More

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