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LATEST ARTICLES ( 628 )

• We Don’t Hate Kim Davis; We Love Equal Justice

  

  By Alan BeanMy contention that we should cut Kim Davis some slack has raised several hackles.  I wasn’t suggesting that Kim is particularly impressionable,... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Give Kim Davis a Break; She’s Just a Pawn in the Dominionist Revolution

  

  By Alan BeanHey liberals, lay off of Kim Davis!It’s not her fault.Every authority figure in her moral universe is telling her the same thing: God hates gay... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Carter and Trump Have Only One Thing in Common

  

  By Alan BeanTwo men dominated the national conversation this week: Donald Trump and Jimmy Carter.Moral simplicity is all these two men have in common.  Listen t... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Badge Stored in a Drawer: Jacob Furr Celebrates His Father

  

  Jacob Furr is a Fort Worth musician who, frankly, doesn’t look like the son of a policeman. But he is. You can find more on Jacob’s music here (he’s terrific). Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Sandra Bland Isn’t Going Away

  

  By Alan BeanOver a month has passed since Sandra Bland died in a Waller County jail, the story shows no sign of disappearing. The incident sparked national... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• We’re Not Ferguson: Arlington, Texas Gets It Right (for Now)

  

  Police Chief Will Johnson, Mayor Jeff Williams and Pastor Dwight McKissic greet the family of Christian Taylor.By Alan BeanAccording to the New York Times,... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Review of Richard Rohr’s “Falling Upward”

  

  By Charles KikerI have just completed reading Falling Upward by Richard Rohr. I had never read anything by Rohr before, but kept seeing references to his work,... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Billy Graham’s Shadow: Chuck Templeton and the Crisis of American Religion

  

  Billy Graham during his Youth for Christ yearsIt was August of 1949 and Billy Graham had never been so depressed.  Twelve years after “surrendering to preach” o... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Benefit of Clergy: What the Sandra Bland Tragedy Says About America

  

  By Alan BeanI don’t know how Sandra Bland died.It’s hard to believe that a young woman anticipating a dream job at her Alma mater would hang herself in a... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• In Memoriam: Margaret Block

  

  By Alan BeanMargaret Block recites poetry in Kosciusko, MississippiMargaret Block died on June 20, 2015 in Cleveland, Mississippi, the little town where she... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Restorative Promise Inside a Prison

  

  By Pierre Berastain The Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Norfolk When Howard Belding Gill became the first Superintendent of the Norfolk State Prison... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Sexual Assault: From Central America to the Halls of Family Detention Centers

  

  By Pierre Berastain Pierre Berastain When President Barack Obama declared the surge of unaccompanied minors a “humanitarian crisis,” immigration activists were... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Reimagining the Bible Belt: Faith-based Organizers in Texas Are Still Battling...

  

  This article by Lydia Bean (my daughter) and Danielle Ayers dominates the cover of this month’s Sojourner’s Magazine. By Danielle Ayers , Lydia Bean July... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Forgiveness Breaks the Devil’s Back

  

  By Alan BeanThis sermon was originally preached at Springcreek Community Church in Garland, Texas.Fresh from wrestling with the Devil through forty days and... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dez Bryant and the Gay Marriage Decision

  

  By Alan BeanWe have a Supreme Court because every game needs a referee. Nonetheless, screaming at the ref is a long-honored tradition among us. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again: a Mississippi Town Mirrors the Soul of ...

  

  Alan Bean:This old post has been getting a lot of attention (for obvious reasons ), so I thought I’d throw it up again. Originally posted on Friends of... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Was Dylann Roof Wrong About America?

  

  By Alan Bean The slaughter of nine innocent people gathered for prayer at a historic Black church in Charleston, South Carolina was horrific, deplorable,... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• If Eric Casebolt is Your Hero, Please Hear Me out

  

  Now that Eric Casebolt has resigned from the McKinney police department his bizarre actions will gradually fade from the headlines. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mississippi Family Indicted for Cheering at Graduation Ceremony

  

  A family in Senatobia Mississippi has been indicted after cheering as a proud graduate crossed the stage at a high school commencement ceremony. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Christians Lead Opposition to the Death Penalty in Nebraska

  Nebraska legislators just abolished the death penalty in their state then overrode a governor’s veto.  It takes a movement to effect this kind of change, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 DEBATE, SOCIETY