Election 2012
  • Subscribe
  • Donate
  • SojoStore
  • SojoMail
  • Feedback
  • Login Problem?
  • Election 2012
  • Login
  • Register
Sojourners
spacer

Bono Preaches the Gospel of Social Justice at Georgetown

I'm fairly certain none of the students present for Monday night's event, sponsored by the Bank of America and The Atlantic magazine, anticipated hearing Bono, the 52-year-old lead singer of U2, preach. But preach he did.

spacer

Smell. Sip. Sacrament.

Is it a moral, practical, or ethical choice to burn frankincense whilst roasting coffee beans by hand? Surely not. But, the Ethiopians seem to be saying (without words), it is necessary. Because who knows when we’ll be together again? So let’s honor the time we have together, bless it, mark it as sacred – a sacred meeting of souls.

spacer

It’s Not All Going to Be Okay, and That’s Okay

We have to allow the false idols we’ve constructed out of our religious beliefs to die, to be purged by the refining fires of life’s experience. We also have to kill off our idolatrous images of God we cling to, worshipping some imagined construct that makes us feel better.

spacer

Rock the 'Slut Vote'

A blog post written on the website of the Christian Men's Defense League — yes, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of white American Christian men is apparently a thing — blames Mitt Romney's loss Tuesday night on what the author brilliantly coins "the slut vote."

spacer

Deportations Are Not the Way to Show Respect for Veterans

‎I’m always struck by the contrast between that appreciation and the sad, hidden truth about our country’s treatment of some other veterans.  I’m speaking of the government’s detention and deportation of many immigrants who served in our armed forces but who are not yet citizens.

spacer

Christians and Marriage After the Election

Minnesota, famously, has just rejected a proposed constitutional amendment which would have barred same-sex marriage. ... Though my side won, the divisions created trouble me. As an Episcopalian working within a Catholic law school, I saw the pain of those on both sides.

Take action!
+Tell the Associated Press that people aren't "illegal"

On The Blog

  • The Fiscal Cliff: Mommas Said Knock You Out
    by Cathleen Falsani
    Under sequestration, the U.S. foreign aid that has made such a tremendous difference in Ethiopia and in the lives of countless millions of desperately poor Africans (and others) is in grave jeopardy.
  • The Prerequisite of the Common Good
    by Jim Wallis
    The results of the presidential election showed how dramatically a very diverse America is changing; people are longing for a vision of the common good that includes everyone. As one commentator put it “the demographic time bomb” has now been set off in American politics — and getting mostly white, male, and older voters is no longer enough to win election.
  • Post-Election: Our Hope for the Future
    by The Rev. Kenneth Tanner
    Whether your guy won or whether your guy lost, do any of us believe that politicians or the political process can unite us or solve our nation's deepest troubles (the most serious of which are not economic)?
  • God Is Still Not A Republican, Or A Democrat
    by Jim Wallis, Wes Granberg-Michaelson
    Our efforts appeared to inject some common sense into our nation’s political discourse, but given recent electoral statements and newspaper ads from some conservative Christian leaders, it appears the message bears repeating — God is still not a Republican or Democrat.
  • My Vote Was Stolen
    by James Colten
    What does it feel like to have your vote stolen? It sucks. It feels like someone literally let all the air out of my balloon animal.
  • Pay Attention: An Afternoon with Billy Collins and Mary Oliver
    by Brandon Hook
    Perhaps the most important take away from the evening came from Oliver during a question and answer time after the readings. She said something like this: “Pay attention. Be astonished. And tell about it. We’re soaked in distractions. The world didn’t have to be beautiful. We can and should think about that beauty and be grateful.”

+See more blog posts

In The Magazine

  • Rethinking Success
    by Bob Sabath

    As individuals, we have to slow down to find our spiritual center. But that doesn't make a very good business plan.

  • Slow Down and Know That I Am God
    by C. Christopher Smith

    Why it's time for a conversation about Slow Church.

  • A Call to Conversion
    by Sheldon C. Good

    Ex-offenders confront the for-profit prison industry.

  • Homeless, Not Helpless
    by Robert Hirschfield

    In New York City, an activist group of homeless and formerly homeless people challenges the powers that be.

  • Singing the Stories Untold
    by Silas House

    Caroline Herring makes truth-telling a mission in her music.

  • Emerging Hope
    by Jim Wallis

    Take heart! A new generation is ready to lead.

+See the current magazine issue

Put Your Faith In Action

  • spacer
    End the War Now
    Earlier this year, a U.S. Army sergeant shot and killed 16 innocent Afghan civilians. Nine of them were children; one was a 3-year-old girl.
    • +Take Action
    • +Tell a Friend

Featured Resource

  • spacer
    Christians and Nonviolence (Discussion Guide)
    Perfect for small groups or individual study! Designed to spark discussion and thought about how to live out God's call for justice in our world.
    +Buy Now

The Face of God and the Face of God

spacer

Photo of a girl near Bahir Dar, Ethiopia by Cathleen Falsani for Sojourners.

Read Cathleen's series MOTHER AFRICA -- reports from Ethiopia, where she traveled with a dozen mothers from the U.S. and Europe, earlier this month on a listening-and-learning journey with ONE Moms -- HERE.

gipoco.com is neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its contents. This is a safe-cache copy of the original web site.