God's Politics

Why I Work for Immigration Reform (by Patty Kupfer)

God's Politics — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:30:52 +0000

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 have jumped on the bandwagon with their enforcement-only colleagues. Even a recent C-SPAN radio caller's biggest concern about the children's healthcare plan was: "Those illegal aliens better not...

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Audio: Jim Wallis on “Value Voters” on The Tavis Smiley Show

God's Politics — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:11:56 +0000

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. + Download mp3 audio of the entire broadcast Read the full post here »

Verse of the Day: ‘peace to the far and the near’

gp_editor — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:35:01 +0000

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 up mire and mud. There is no peace, says my God, for the wicked. - Isaiah 57:18-21 Read the full post here »

Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)

gp_editor — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:31:25 +0000

the latest news on Mideast, Iran, Romney-Religious right, Blog action day, Turkey, SCHIP, Iran, Aids-Africa, India, Budget, Brownback-slavery apology, Canada, and selected op-eds. Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail »

Blog action day.

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Voice of the Day: Donders on Jesus’ Approach

gp_editor — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:22:01 +0000

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 long, and so often by so many people, that it had lost its meaning almost completely. He continually used examples from everyday life to express himself. - Joseph G. Donders Praying...

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God’s Custodians (by Jim Wallis)

God's Politics — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:12:50 +0000

Last week, I wrote about U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon's speech to a dinner hosted by the National Association of Evangelicals and the Micah Challenge. While the main part of his speech was on the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals,...

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Slowing the Electric Slide Toward Global Warming (by Ginny Vroblesky)

God's Politics — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:21:32 +0000

Perhaps I am dumb, but I had never connected flicking a switch to turn on the lights with increased asthma in children, higher levels of mercury in the Chesapeake Bay (and the need to stay away from eating too much fish), mountain top removal in West Virginia, and global warming. Over the past few weeks I have been working on a book project and had to...

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Verse of the Day: The Armor of God

gp_editor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:43:53 +0000

Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and...

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Voice of the Day: Freire on Knowledge

gp_editor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:31:10 +0000

Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry [people] pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other. Paulo Freire Pedagogy of the Oppressed + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail ...

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Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)

gp_editor — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:24:17 +0000

The latest news on Children’s health insurance , Turkey , Iraq, Mideast, Israel-Syria, Putin, Immigration, World Bank & Africa, Austrailia election, Sudan, Religious right politics, Churches & Gays and selected Op-Eds Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail »

Children's health insurance.

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