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Voices from the Web (and World): Responses to the Troy Davis Execution

the Web Editors 9-23-2011

"Continuing a cycle of violence through state-sanctioned actions does not bring justice but only creates a culture of death and retribution. As a pro-life Christian, I believe the execution of Troy Davis shows a failure of moral leadership by both our country and the state of Georgia. The doubt surrounding the case of Troy Davis has served as a wake-up call to many in this country that our justice system is flawed and should not hold the power of life and death over any person. Justice should restore and heal, not destroy." -- Sojourners CEO Jim Wallis statement today, Friday Sept. 23

After Bin Laden, People of Faith Must Transcend Triumphalism

Charles A. Kimball 5-02-2011

For more than a decade, Osama bin Laden has been Exhibit A in the contemporary manifestations of the lethal mix of religion a

Glenn Beck and Teachable Moments

Jeannie Choi 4-06-2011

ck-and-teachable-moments/">It was announced today that Glenn Beck will end his program on the Fox News Channel later this year in order to create a "variety of television projects for air on the Fox News Channe

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We Must Respond to the Needs of the Gulf Coast

Jim Wallis 6-10-2010

We are counting the days now: the 49^th day of the oil spill, the 50^th, the 51^st. We now know more every day, too.

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A Time for Moral Reckoning

Jim Wallis 6-03-2010

I am watching unbelievable pictures tonight of endless swaths of brown oil mixed with the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, of dying wetlands and marshes, of miles of contaminated coastlines, of d

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A Million Christians for Social Justice

Jim Wallis 3-25-2010

Sometimes, the timing of events seems almost providential.

If They Are Too Big To Fail, Let's Make Them Smaller

Jim Wallis 1-04-2010

We're off and running. I am headed for the airport to go to Detroit for the first leg in our book tour for Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street-A Moral Compass for the New Economy.