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Faith Leaders March and Pray for Occupy Wall Street San Francisco
First off, if you have been involved in faith-based social justice work, you will recognize that the person with the guitar in front of this Wells Fargo Office is none other than singer and...
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The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street Movements: Similarities and Differences
Now I know that I am asking for it by simply bringing up the idea that there may be some similarities between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movements. How do I know this? A few days ago, I...
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Voting Beyond Our Immediate Self-interest
On Tuesday San Franciscans will head to the polls to vote in one of the more interesting mayoral elections in recent memory. Unlike the Newsome/Gonzales battle of 2003 when it was a two-person battle,...
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Latifundialization and the Future of Occupy Wall Street
This past weekend on the heels of the raid of the 101 California Occupy SF encampment, I and other members of the faith community attended a rally in support of the ongoing presence of Occupy San...
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We are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United...
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you...
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Reading Suggestions for this Presidents’ Day?
Here is a quick shot of one of our bookshelves with some POTUS flare. Far from a presidential expert, my favorite book by far is Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham...
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Sorry, but I will never say that you are not a Christian
Romans 12:14-19 (TNIV) 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud,...
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Faith, Stones and the Top Ten Catholic Teachings Rick Santorum Rejects
[Photo by Gage Skidmore] If you are one of those who “enjoys” the topsy-turvy nature of the election season, the only real show to watch these past few months has been the Republican Primary. I will...
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Three Elements of Constructive Conversations on Race, Class, Gender,...
Trayvon Martin Over the past few years, I have blogged on many issues of justice in the United States mostly around racism, public education and lgbtq struggles. While I have been called the...
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Metta World Peace and Racism in the NBA
Colorlines recently posted interview by Jamilah King as he sat down with David Leonard, author of After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness. Leonard, professor of Ethnic Studies at Washington...
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