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Why I Work for Immigration Reform (by Patty Kupfer)
When I tell people that I work on immigration reform, they usually laugh or say, "way to pick an easy topic." Everyday it feels like there is more fear, more hate. Raids are picking up in Nevada, California, and New York. A number of senators who supported comprehensive reform only a few months ago
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Audio: Jim Wallis on "Value Voters" on The Tavis Smiley Show
Last week Jim was on The Tavis Smiley Show and talked about how the changing political landscape will affect the upcoming '08 election. Jim and Ken Blackwell, former Ohio secretary of state, debated and discussed both the impact of "value voters" on the election and what those values entail.
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Verse of the Day: 'peace to the far and the near'
I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will lead them and repay them with comfort, creating for their mourners the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and the near, says the Lord; and I will heal them. But the wicked are like the tossing sea that cannot keep still; its waters toss u
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Voice of the Day: Donders on Jesus' Approach
Jesus' approach is always fresh, surprising, new, and unexpected. Consequently, it always provoked a direct reaction.... He shattered firmly formed convictions and beliefs. He often used nonreligious language, avoiding the religious language of his contemporaries, a language that had been used so lo
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posted November 17, 2006 at 9:17 pm
I agree completely with Mr. Stassen, I think. Are there any Christians who are “enthusiastic” about the imposition of the death penalty? I know of none in my limited experience. I guess that depends on how one defines the word “enthusiastic”. Are there Christians who believe that the death penalty is permissible in some situations? Yes, undoubtedly. However, my impression is that Sojourners would consider such folks “enthusiastic” supporters of the death penalty. I hope I’m wrong, but I don’t think so.>
posted November 18, 2006 at 5:24 am
What decent person, Christian or otherwise supports a cruel and unjust execution? In order to make Stassen’s observation you have to equate the a perfectly innocent Christ with the guilty Richard Allen Davis who kidnapped, raped and strangled Polly Klass. Please don’t do that.>
posted November 20, 2006 at 10:07 pm
A different “new testament” argument against the death penalty is Jesus’ interruption of the stoning of the woman caught in adultery. Besides, Jesus is also quoted in the gospels as saying something like, “You have heard it was said “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” BUT I (Jesus) say to you, if someone hits you on one cheek, turn to him the other also…”>
posted November 21, 2006 at 12:04 am
Marco, Its a fair argument, but not very strong if you consider the context of the first case, and who Jesus was address in the second. Advocating the death penalty is not a big issue for me (anymore), so I don’t want to spend time addressing that. But the thoughtless implications of Stassen about Christ really tick me off. I can’t believe somebody supposedly so learned could pop off such a stupid statement. Steve>