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Christianity and Guns
Most of the debate about guns in this country focuses on public policy issues: the extent and limits of the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment, the wisdom and efficacy of various gun control and gun safety measures, how to deal with mental illness and crime, public funding for gun-related research, and so on. What is often missing is the religious dimension of the issue.
Read MoreEaster and Nonviolence
My experience of Eastertide 2018 was enhanced by the book, Resurrecting Easter: How the West Lost and the East Kept the Original Easter Vision, by John and Sarah Crossan.
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Nuclear Weapons
The time has come for new thinking on how to challenge complacency surrounding the belief in nuclear deterrence. Changed circumstances bring new responsibilities for decision-makers. The apparent benefits that nuclear deterrence once provided have been compromised, and proliferation results in grave new dangers. The time has come to embrace the abolition of nuclear weapons as an essential foundation of collective security. . . .
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A Recommendation: 'Confronting Racism in Our Hearts and in Our Nation'
This month I greatly appreciated the Georgetown program "Confronting Racism in Our Hearts and in Our Nation," which was held on November 13. It featured a deeply moving panel of experts who discussed racism as a social sin. Here were some of my favorite notes from the program.
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St. Francis of Assisi: A Big Heart Open to God
What can we learn from Francis? St. Francis abandoned his wealth and embraced poverty, becoming the poorest of the poor.
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