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The Political
55 posts
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On Disciples: Forgiving George Bush And/Or the Church
I ran across a website yesterday via Good Magazine called “Forgive George.” It’s not really surprising to see something like this, with the inauguration only a few weeks away, the end of Bush’
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How Quakers Voted in the 2008 Election
I’ve finally finished compiling the statistics from the poll we conducted here last week. When I initially posted the survey it hadn’t dawned on me that it would be me who had
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Dress-Down Friday: Post-Election Edition
Well the election is finally behind us. So in honor of this wealth of free time we all now have here are
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Quaker Friends and Readers Voting Poll
I am putting together an article for The Friend reflecting on the presidential election for our British brothers and sisters. The point
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A Fresh Start And the American Election
Growing up I remember learning about the atrocities of slavery, what happened to the Native Americans, and the many harmful, and violent
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The McCain-Palin Taste for The Secret
We live in a culture of increasing secrecy. Despite claims of being the ‘age of information,’ one might goes so far as
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About the Nuance of Voting Records
Ran across this on On Voting Records and I thought it was appropriate for here as well. He begins by offering this
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Quakers Twitter Politics During the Debate
Just a short announcement: I suggested to my friend Martin Kelley that the online Quaker community (QuakerQuaker) should team up and discuss
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Younger Evangelicals Weigh in on Abortion and Other Issues
Once thought to be in the pocket of the Religious Right, many American evangelicals today are discovering a deeper understanding of what it means to be pro-life. Kenny Hiser, communications director from Sojourners
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The Imagination of Politics – William Cavanaugh’s Theo-Politics
I’m currently working through Catholic theologian William T. Cavanaugh‘s book ((here is a listing of his bibliographic works), “Theo-Political
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McCain: “I know how to heal the wounds of war”
I just finished watching the debate and it left me feeling like our country and economy will be safer and better off with Obama at the helm. What caught me off guard about the
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John Steinbeck on the Current Economic Crisis
I came across this Steinbeck quote today while looking through Wink’s book “Engaging the Powers,” it seemed to me to be
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Anthony Smith on Not Voting as Violence?
Anthony Smith also known as for his blog “Musings of a Postmodern Negro” has written a great and thought-provoking post on
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