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LATEST ARTICLES ( 628 )

• When Something Must Be Done and There is Nothing Good to Do

  

  By Alan BeanWhen I reflect on the self-immolation of Charles Moore, I can’t help thinking about the Palestinians.Neither Moore nor the leaders of Hamas have... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why Are New York Lawyers Defending a Man Who Was Convicted in 29 Minutes?

  

  This afternoon at 1:30 pm (Central time), Sheri Lynn Johnson, the Assistant Director of the Cornell Death Penalty Project, will be making oral arguments on... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Tunnel Vision on Trial: an Innocent Mississippi Man Gets His Day in Court

  

  Sheri Lynn JohnsonSince 1997, the state of Mississippi has put Curtis Flowers on trial six times for the same crime.  But they have never been able to lay this... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Want to Help the Unaccompanied Immigrant Children? Here’s How.

  

  Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Crisis Thank you for attending Tuesday’s Information Meeting. Below are some highlights from that meeting as well as new next... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dallas Preacher Says Jesus Would Seal the Border

  

  By Alan BeanThe Rev. Robert Jeffress thinks Jesus would build a fence at the U.S. border so desperate children from violence-ridden countries would be... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Haughty Eyes in Murietta

  

  By Alan BeanProverbs 6:16-19 (NRSV) 16 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hand... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Muslim Journalist Reflects on the Varieties of American Bigotry

  

  Heba SaidHeba Said attended the Texas Republican convention dressed in a hijab.  She was shocked by the harsh reception she received.  But it wasn’t just tea... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Reckoning with the Children on Our Doorstep

  

  By Alan BeanWhat do we do with the unaccompanied children, some say as many as 100,000, who have surrendered to American border officials in the last few months? Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mississippi Republican Wins by Courting Black Voters

  

  Thad CochranBy Alan BeanThad Cochran wasn’t supposed to win this one.  Had he played by the normal rules of Mississippi politics he would be working on his... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why We Need a “third Way” on Gay Rights

  

  Pastor Danny CortezBy Alan BeanDanny Cortez is the pastor of a small Southern Baptist Church in La Mirada, CA.  A few weeks ago, he created a stir in Baptistlan... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Carolyn Dupont: White Evangelicals and Freedom Summer

  

  Carolyn Dupont realizes that all southern states are not created equal.  Life in the Jim Crow South was hard everywhere, but Mississippi was frighteningly... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Clark: “Avoid Any Book with ‘leadership’ in the Title”

  

  This wonderful post from Fred Clark deserves your attention. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Smothering Thousand-roses Culture in the Cradle: Chris McDaniel and the Spirit o...

  

  Chris McDanielBy Alan BeanChris McDaniel, a Mississippi Tea Party candidate vying for Thad Cochran’s senate seat, wants to turn back the hands of time. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Send Us Back to Mississippi!

  

  Friends of Justice plans to travel to Mississippi June 22-26 and you can help make it happen. First, a word about the trip.We will be meeting with some film... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Charles Kiker: Messages from the Messy Middle

  

  Rev. Adam HamiltonBy Charles KikerAlan Bean frequently blogs about the messy middle, a term he uses to describe ministers and congregations inhibited from... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• “I’ll Never Be Silent Again”: a Defrocked Pastor Finds the Heart of God

  

  Frank SchaefferAlan BeanThere is a terrific article in the Washington Post concerning the plight of Frank Schaefer, the erstwhile United Methodist pastor who wa... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Fixing Our Mental Health System

  

  By Alan BeanThe Guardian continues its series on the American mental health system with a practical article by Paul Appelbaum, Professor of Psychiatry,... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Jails House Ten Times as Many Mentally Ill People as State Hospitals

  

  By Alan BeanI first realized that , prisons had become the go-to institution for treating mental illness when I met Adolphus, a man in his forties who lived in... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Learning Non-violence from John Dear

  

  Father John DearBy Charles KikerRev. John Dear is a noted peace activist and author. He is a follower of the nonviolent way of Jesus. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why Paige Patterson Broke His Own Rules

  

  By Alan BeanPaige Patterson says it’s okay for a devout Muslim to study at Southwestern Theological Seminary.  Why is this a big deal? Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY