5.11.06 religiously motivated social justice work

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We're left without our moral compass.

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It is not acceptable to let regimes like Burma's dictate the rules of humanitarian intervention.

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Zimbabwe needs a new national vision to restore our self-confidence, dignity, and hope.

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How tragic that our church, the Episcopal Church, should be so obsessed with this particular issue of human sexuality, at a time when God's children all over are facing massive, massive problems.

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Refusal to fight with weapons is not surrender -- we are not passive when threatened by the greedy, the cruel, the tyrant, and the unjust.

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The poor and the youth of this nation must be given a say -- not a token!

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What is being revealed is the fragility of Western political and economic "solutions" for Africa.

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What changes can we make so that Kenyans can promise each other, "Never again"?

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Stories from centuries of Quaker peacemaking have much to offer those of us seeking to practice peace today. I don't know about you, but I need guidance and inspiration for the humble, daily walk of practicing peace. Being preached at doesn't help, nor does being told to suppress my anger and be nice. Nor, in fact, does having peacemaking saints and heroes held up and idealized, because I compare myself to them and feel inadequate.

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Joe Gerson on Siddhartha