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In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King Jr. said that the U.S. was “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world,” and Adam Joyce writes that the same holds true today.
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Praying the Imprecatory Psalms in the Age of Empire
Almost 20 years ago, Barack Obama's campaign was rocked by three scathing words from his pastor. Today, those same three words feel prophetic.
sojo.net
July 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
In 1967, during the Vietnam War, Martin Luther King Jr. said that the U.S. was “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world,” and Adam Joyce writes that the same holds true today.
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Chris Hayes: “They want a new Jim Crow. They’re very explicit about it. They’re hard at work trying to make it happen, and now they have a blessing from the Supreme Court.”
Hayes WARNS Trump’s GOP is trying to Jim Crow-ify the House
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May 9, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Chris Hayes: “They want a new Jim Crow. They’re very explicit about it. They’re hard at work trying to make it happen, and now they have a blessing from the Supreme Court.”
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"This recognition has brought grief but, more so, anger—an anger that can be summed up perfectly by the prophetic words of Wright: 'God damn America.'"
sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Praying the Imprecatory Psalms in the Age of Empire
Almost 20 years ago, Barack Obama's campaign was rocked by three scathing words from his pastor. Today, those same three words feel prophetic.
sojo.net
May 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"This recognition has brought grief but, more so, anger—an anger that can be summed up perfectly by the prophetic words of Wright: 'God damn America.'"
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
After Mather student and mom detained by ICE, a school and soccer community are left reeling www.wbez.org/education/20...
After Mather student and mom detained by ICE, a school and soccer community are left reeling
Ricardo Navarrete and his mother were detained last month at a routine appointment related to their asylum case. The high school senior’s detention has been a painful reminder for classmates and frien...
www.wbez.org
April 18, 2026 at 4:53 AM
After Mather student and mom detained by ICE, a school and soccer community are left reeling www.wbez.org/education/20...
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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"Yet what apartheid theology mocks as weakness — interweaving your life with your neighbors’ lives — is the sacred calling of Christ. We are all born from God-breathed dust."
Apartheid Theology Didn’t End. It Evolved
American churches were particularly vulnerable to a new and deadly strain of apartheid theology. What is the antidote?
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March 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"Yet what apartheid theology mocks as weakness — interweaving your life with your neighbors’ lives — is the sacred calling of Christ. We are all born from God-breathed dust."
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Really appreciate this article from @adamcjoycechi.bsky.social
“Nazism was not a uniform movement, but Christian communities provided the active acquiescence and support (theological, material, and institutional) that was essential in helping fascists capture and wield power.”
“Nazism was not a uniform movement, but Christian communities provided the active acquiescence and support (theological, material, and institutional) that was essential in helping fascists capture and wield power.”
November 15, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Really appreciate this article from @adamcjoycechi.bsky.social
“Nazism was not a uniform movement, but Christian communities provided the active acquiescence and support (theological, material, and institutional) that was essential in helping fascists capture and wield power.”
“Nazism was not a uniform movement, but Christian communities provided the active acquiescence and support (theological, material, and institutional) that was essential in helping fascists capture and wield power.”
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Read my wife's article! sojo.net/articles/opi...
My Church Opened Its Doors to Protesters. Yours Should Too
Protest support work takes strategic planning and a persistent theology of grace that reaches beyond the walls of the church.
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November 6, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Read my wife's article! sojo.net/articles/opi...
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Just saw an amazing Halloween Encanto House
October 24, 2023 at 12:36 AM
Just saw an amazing Halloween Encanto House