Day: February 12, 2019
Honoring the memory of Lamin Sanneh, Yale Divinity School expert on world Christianity
Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School, died unexpectedly from a stroke on Sunday (Jan. 6). He was 76. In the …
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Rosemarie Aquilina was the judge most sexual assault victims wish they had in court
In a legal system that often puts the abused on trial, rather than abusers, the judge in the Nassar case blazed a new trail. “I just signed your …
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Billy Graham and the Gospel of American Nationalistic Christianity.
Billy Graham’s death on the same day as the anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X is an interesting postscript to the life of America’s premier evangelist of Americanism. It …
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Democrats will lose in 2018 if they don’t shut up about civility and shout about our democracy dying.
The minority party has to start playing the long game, and playing it to win, or we’re all going to suffer. Rejoice, Republicans, you will have another majority …
The grand jury report about Catholic priest abuse in Pennsylvania shows the church is a criminal syndicate
The Catholic church hierarchy systematically covered up the abuse of at least 1,000 kids by 300 priests over 70 years. It is time to face the horrible truth: …
The Catholic Church Has Yet To Repent For Its Sex Abuse Scandals
After the film “Spotlight” won the Oscar for Best Picture, Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston issued a statement regarding the importance of the film for giving a …
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We Know Protests Work. So Why Aren’t We Protesting?
As I watched the massive protests of President Donald Trump and his policies in London during his visit earlier this month, I couldn’t help but hope that London’s fierce, …
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Separating Families And Calling It Christian Is An American Tradition
In Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, published in 1845, Douglass named the true religion of America. America was not a Christian nation, he …
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