The ‘Single-Issue Voter Club’ and the Fight Against Gun Violence
Please, for the love of God, for the sake of those not yet killed by the next mass shooting, consider becoming a "single issue voter."
The City on a Hill: Jerusalem Divided
The Holy Land will continue experiencing an unholy maintenance of occupation by force, only limited by violent interventions.
The Christians Who Cannot Mourn Ma’Khia Bryant
Only syncretized faiths value the supremacy of human laws. We value truth. The truth is that the state took another Black girl from her family under the pretense of safety, and then it killed her.
Pat Robertson’s Not Woke, He’s the Reason You Should Be
So a moment where someone is able to condemn murder and distinguish a Glock from a Taser might be retweeted or shared thousands of times, but it is not confession, repentance, and rebuke of the racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and nationalist ideas that he has preached and platformed for the last 60 years.
Hatred Toward Asian Americans is Not a New Evil
White supremacy is at the heart of anti-Asian hatred.
Via Dolorosa, Minneapolis: The Suffering Crowd
With each tearful testimony, I think of what happened on that street in Minneapolis, as regular people watched heartless authorities while a man died unjustly. And I remember what happened on a street in Jerusalem two millennia ago.
The Use of Violence to Advance Political Goals
Distressingly, the language of spiritual warfare has transitioned into the sort of religious rhetoric that lends support to literal civil war, or at least religiously sanctioned violence.
US Military Attacks on Syria Detrimental to Peace
The United States must recognize the harmful effects of its current and historic foreign policy in the Middle East, and begin working toward a better future.
Dismantling the White Nationalist Jesus
There can be only one Jesus, and he was a person of color murdered in the streets simply for proclaiming God’s kingdom, where the poor are blessed, not forgotten.
US Missile Strike in Syria: What You Should Know
We cannot bomb our way to peace. What is imperative is that we don’t lose sight of the civilians and families whose homes and communities in Syria and Iraq bear the brunt of these never-ending proxy wars fought between the US, Iran, Russia, Turkey, and others.