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Imperial Politics, Christianity and the True Jesus: Reflections on the 2004 Election

by David C. Korten

posted Dec 13, 2005

The challenge before us is to displace the politics of Empire with the politics of Earth Community based on inclusion, possibility, and partnership — an authentic values-based, problem-solving politics of mature adulthood consistent with the moral teachings of Jesus.

Resources for a Spiritual Uprising

posted Dec 12, 2005

Resource guide for spiritual activism and progressive spiritual topics

Shelter from the Storm: an interview with Reverend Lee T. Wesley

by Dee Axelrod

posted Dec 12, 2005

For the Reverend Lee T. Wesley, whose Baton Rouge congregation helped shelter 500 displaced New Orleans residents, the flood washed up more than the detritus of a city. The receding waters revealed hard truths about poverty and racism. YES! senior editor Dee Axelrod spoke with him by phone at his Community Bible Baptist Church.

Reaching for Higher Ground: an interview with Russell Henderson

by Sarah Ruth van Gelder

posted Dec 12, 2005

No-bid contracts. “Opportunity” zones. Massive federal spending. Big decisions are being made about the Gulf region, but what do residents and evacuees want? YES! editor Sarah van Gelder interviews Russell Henderson, a resident of New Orleans and a convener of the Rebuild Louisiana Coalition.

Finding Safe Harbor

by Debra McKinney

posted Nov 09, 2005

Safe Harbor is a nonprofit hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, a kind of sanctuary where people coming out of shelters or off the streets can stay while they work some things out.

Out of Time

by Jonathan Rowe

posted Nov 08, 2005

The desperate quest to cram more into time has caused it to diminish. Could the cure for time scarcity be a vision of the Eternal?

Altar Your Abode

by Lori Hall Steele

posted Nov 08, 2005

Sacred spaces are being created in homes from coast to coast, with closets, corners, and bedrooms converted to places that serve as soul-quieting antidotes to modern stress.

I Stand With You Against the Disorder

by Jeanette Armstrong

posted Nov 08, 2005

An indigenous woman invites us to learn how America’s rootless culture looks to a people who are “dream and land together”

Make a Living-With Dignity

by Michael Ramos

posted Nov 08, 2005

The religious community, labor unions, and community groups have come together to sponsor 122 living wage ordinances in towns large and small throughout the United States.

Sunscreen Safety

by Lilja Otto

posted Nov 08, 2005

Because of serious concerns about the safety of chemical sun screens, mineral filters appear to be a better choice.

A Stranger at the Door

by Anna Maria Pineda

posted Nov 08, 2005

Although Las Posadas is a beautiful ritual, the reality it addresses is a painful one: the reality of human need and exclusion.

Burning Man, the Leave-No-Trace Arts Festival

by Corey Waggoner

posted Nov 07, 2005

In 2003, the Bureau of Land Management declared Burning Man the largest Leave-No-Trace event in the world.

Drop the Debt!

by Lisa Gale Garrigues

posted Nov 07, 2005

Religious organizations from around the world have combined forces to convince international finance organizations to cancel the debt owed by developing nations.

What Can Congregations Do?

by Richard Lang

posted Nov 07, 2005

Three steps for congregations towards creating new economic practices of sharing

A Wake-up Call

by Jim Wallis

posted Nov 07, 2005

As the Religious Right is declaring a religious war to give their version of faith religious supremacy in America, it is time to take back both our faith and our Constitution.