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Indicting Violence: A Pacifist Review of "The Hunger Games"

March 23, 2012

75 years after the end of the world, reluctant teenage heroine Katniss Everdeen brings it to an end yet again. Welcome to The Hunger Games, a trilogy dripping with the weight of oppression and the dread of ...

Again, Who Would Jesus Tax?

Craig M. Watts

February 18, 2012

General

I tend not to be impressed when politicians use god-words. In fact I’m immediately suspicious. It seems to me that pandering to religious folks rather than the glorification of God is the goal. Too often t...

I Apologize for Inaccurate Statistics on US Gov't War Spending

Shane Claiborne

February 13, 2012

Global

I APOLOGIZE FOR INACCURATELY QUOTING HOW MUCH THE US GOVERNMENT SPENDS ON WAR. For several years, I have been using a statistic that is grossly understated. I often say that the US spends over 200, 000 dollar...

Can Christians Learn from the War in Iraq?

Craig M. Watts

January 9, 2012

General

A number of commentators have been asking what lessons we might learn from the war in Iraq. With American troops having been so recently withdrawn from that nation, this is certainly an appropriate question. I...

War on Christmas

Morf Morford

December 15, 2011

General

And then there are those who rouse our passions about a “War on Christmas”. I found this tedious last year, and the year before, and the year before… But this compromise is as old as the Christmas story its...

At The Corner of Injustice, Exploitation and Corruption

Katrina Smith

December 3, 2011

General

Growing up as a product of the system as well as working in the inner city, I experienced and witnessed many things that disturbed and angered me. Things such as injustice, inequality, predatory lending, ...

When Soldiers Become Saints (WITH VIDEO)

Shane Claiborne

November 11, 2011

General

Today the United States celebrates Veteran’s Day… and the Church celebrates Martin of Tours, … a conscientious objector to war whose Feast Day is recognized by Christians around the world on November 11. It is...

Homosexuality, Democrats & War – My Interview with Tony Campolo

Marcia Pally

November 10, 2011

General

I met Tony Campolo at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan, between a performance of Rigoletto, which he and his wife had attended at the Metropolitan Opera. I sat down with him to discuss some questions relate...

Military Christianity and the Way of Jesus

Craig M. Watts

November 6, 2011

General

As I write these words my Dad’s dog tags are lying in front of me. He was in the Army during World War 2, serving in North Africa and Italy. My uncles also spent time in the military during these same yea...

A Woman’s Plea for Peace

Jenny Rae Armstrong

October 27, 2011

General

“100 years ago, almost all casualties in war were men in uniform. Today, the majority are women and children.” So began the PBS documentary “Women, War & Peace.” I steeled myself on the futon, stro...