Abortion

A Significant Step Toward Health Reform in Spite of Poisonous Politics

Jim Wallis 3-23-2010

From the very beginning, more than a year ago, the faith community called on the president and Congress to follow three principles in health-care reform: that it be framed as a moral issue; that it provide coverage to all who need health care, and that the sanctity of life be respecte

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A Flawed Step Forward on Health-Care Reform

Jim Wallis 3-19-2010

We all know how much the media love conflict, and they have fallen in love with the health-care debate. Yesterday's New York Times story on the final House vote expected this weekend simply said, "Showdown Near." That says it all about the gunfight at the O.K.

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Universal Health Care Can Reduce Abortion

Rose Marie Berger 3-17-2010

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Health Reform: A Major First Step

Carol Keehan 3-15-2010

As I watched our president present his plan to pass the health reform legislation, it was clear this is a historic opportunity to make great improvements in the lives of so many Americans. Is it perfect? No. Does it cover everyone? No. But is it a major first step? Yes.

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A Pro-life Case for Health Reform

Richard Lowery 3-12-2010
I write as a minister and Bible teacher to urge pro-life members of Congress to vote for health insurance reform.

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Can We Talk?

Brian McLaren 3-01-2010

The Manhattan Declaration’s harder challenge.

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Is Christianity a Straitjacket?

Kathy Khang 2-23-2010
Would you be interested in getting to know someone if all you knew about her was what she didn't do?

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Tim Tebow's Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Brouhaha

Kathy Khang 2-05-2010
Is nothing sacred anymore?

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Is George W. Bush Pro-Life? Is Any Politician?

John Gehring 2-05-2010

Former President George W. Bush receives a pro-life award this weekend from Legatus, an organization of Catholic business professionals.

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Obama's Call for Civility Amid Prayer Breakfast Controversy

Jim Wallis 2-04-2010
President Obama spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, with a plea for civility in
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Consistent Ethics?

Elizabeth Fisher 1-01-2010

While reading Jim Wallis’ “Faith Principles for Health-Care Reform” (November 2009), I found this sentence dismaying: “The health-care system should protect the sanctity and

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The Nazareth Declaration

Multiple Authors 12-30-2009
On November 20, 2009, to considerable media fanfare, a group of 140 senior Christian leaders issued 'The Manhattan Declaration.' In brief, it calls fo
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Advent and Advocacy: A Year of Activism in Review

Multiple Authors 12-21-2009
Advent is with us again, calling us to reflect and review, and the Sojourners policy team wants to thank you for walking with us in 2009.
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Obama's Afghanistan Policy and Christian Political Humility

Aaron Taylor 12-04-2009
On the eve of the election last November, I wrote a thinly-veiled endorsement of Barack Obama and blas
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Affirming the Footnotes: What the Manhattan Declaration Gets Right

Brian McLaren 11-24-2009
Although there are several points I find troubling, inaccurate, or misleading in the recent Manhattan Declaration, and although I noticed the relative
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Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis 11-16-2009
The following is a memo Jim Wallis has provided to leaders throughout the nation concerning the ongoing issue of abortion within the health care reform debate and the need to find common ground
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Conservative Progressives?

Brian McLaren 11-16-2009
It's been said that conservatives are people who honor the tombs of dead progressives.
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What Happens When a Wheaton Grad Runs for Congress as a Democrat

Matthew Soerens 11-13-2009

Last weekend, as a group of religiously-committed pro-life Democrats in the House of Representatives found themselves at odds with the majority of their party over an abortion-related amendment in

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An Evangelical Trojan Horse in the Democratic Party?

Brian McLaren 11-12-2009
A recent Daily Kos post asks this question: Does the Evangelical movem
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More Heat than Light: Randall Terry's 'Burn in Hell' Protest

Charles Gutenson 10-28-2009
Sometimes the things you read are so outrageous that you simply sit at your desk, unclear how to respond.
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