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LATEST ARTICLES ( 628 )

• Fred Clark: Satanic Baby-killers Have Destroyed American Christianity

  

  By Alan Bean Fred Clark is the best Christian blogger in the world. Well, at least he’s my favorite Christian blogger. He may be American evangelicalism’s... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Collins: Milquetoast Liberal Religion Won’t Challenge Conservative Values: a...

  

  By Alan BeanFrom the time of the Niebuhr brothers, the social gospel has been getting a bad rap.  In his the Kingdom of God in America, H. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Crazy Lady in the Attic

  

  Thornfield Hall burns to the groundBy Alan BeanFred Phelps is dead and there is no one to mourn his passing.  In the end, poor Fred was abandoned even by the... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Border Wall Creates Constitution-free Zone

  

  Border wall near Brownsville, TexasBy Alan Bean When I hear people calling for increased border security I know they have never been to the border. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why Conservatives Are Learning to Hate Prisons

  

  Libertarian Marc LevinBy Alan BeanWhile conservative politicians remain hesitant about issues like immigration reform or gay rights, the conservative shift... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• McKeever’s Orange Jumpsuit Inspires Fear, Shock, and Second Thoughts

  

  By Alan Bean Kent McKeever is sticking to his plan to wear an orange jumpsuit throughout the 40 days of Lent. Appearing in the guise of the despised doesn’t jus... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• In Memoriam: Chokwe Lumumba

  

  Chokwe LumumbaBy Alan BeanI didn’t know much about Chokwe Lumumba when I called him up five years ago.  I gathered from his name that he was a Black nationalist. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why is Kent McKeever Wearing an Orange Jumpsuit for Lent?

  

  Alan Bean with Kent McKeeverBy Alan BeanThis Wednesday Bill Jones and traveled to Waco to visit with Joel Gregory, the former pastor of First Baptist Church,... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• James Baldwin Tells Us How We Got Here

  

  James BaldwinAlan BeanIt is easy to imagine that the suffocating plight of Black inner city neighborhoods is a recent phenomenon. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Different Kind of Tea Party Candidate

  

  Republican candidate Lisa FritschBy Alan BeanI didn’t realize that Greg Abbott had a Tea Party challenger, but he does.  Her name is Lisa Fritsch, a Margaret... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Latest Outrage at Ole Miss Points to a Deeper Distress

  

  By Alan BeanThe University of Mississippi just can’t outrun its association with bigotry.In 2012, a crowd of angry white students expressed their displeasure... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Explaining Ted Nugent

  

  By Alan BeanTexas Democrats are using Ted Nugent’s outrageous remarks about Barack Obama to embarrass Republican gubernatorial hopeful Greg Abbott and, of... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• William Barber Lights a Fire in Dallas

  By Alan BeanYesterday, William Barber preached a mesmerizing sermon at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference in Dallas.  Barber wants to recapture the moral... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Guns and the Politics of Race

  

  By Alan BeanThe verdict in the Michael Dunn trial would be maddening and mystifying were it not for a Florida law composed with guys like Michael Dunn in mind. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dr. Bean is Back! a Reclamation Jubilation by Nancy Bean

  

  Dr. Bean is back full time as Executive Director of Friends of Justice.Maybe you didn’t notice he was gone. For the last three weeks, Dr. Bean attempted the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Dr. Bean is Back!

  

  Dr. Bean is back full time as Executive Director of Friends of Justice.Maybe you didn’t notice he was gone. For the last three weeks, Dr. Bean attempted the... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Meditation on the Common Peace Community by Nancy Bean

  

  The banquet IS the good news.A meditation on the Common Peace Community by Nancy BeanJesus turns the water to wine at the wedding banquet. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Meditation on the Common Peace Community by Nancy Bean

  

  The banquet is the good news. A meditation on the Common Peace Community by Nancy BeanJesus turns the water to wine at the wedding banquet. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Friends of Justice Launches the Common Peace Community Initiative

  

  with our new curriculum “Breaking the Silence.” Contact us for more information and invite us to your small group in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Moral Dilemma at the Heart of Operation Streamline

  

  By Alan BeanWe talk a lot about Operation Streamline at Friends of Justice because it highlights the human cost of mass deportation.  This recent article from... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY