http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sojourners/ en-us Wed, 28 May 2008 14:38:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2022445/posts In an era of broken politics and bad religion, faith is making a serious comeback as a force for social change, says Christian author and speaker Jim Wallis.Mon, May. 26, 2008 Posted: 08:58:18 AM EST LONDON – In an era of broken politics and bad religion, faith is making a serious comeback as a force for social change, says Christian author and speaker Jim Wallis. Speaking at the U.K. launch of his new book, “Seven Ways to Change the World,” in central London Sunday night, Wallis said Christianity is reviving and that it is time for Christians to answer the... Christian (ear scratching) Post Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2022445/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 14:38:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1987089/posts The following statement is being issued by over a dozen Christian leaders to mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. We invite you to join us in adding your name as a gesture of lamentation and repentance. »See the full statement and signers This season of Lent, we are truly living "in darkness and in the shadow of death" as we mark, on March 19, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the war with Iraq. It is a war that is being waged by our country, financed by our taxes, and fought by our sisters and brothers. As U.S.... Sojourners/Call To Renewal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1987089/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:22:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1986999/posts Hundreds of Christian leaders marched to Capitol Hill to meet with their representatives and convey their message of social justice and peace to cap off a large annual ecumenical gathering Monday. Tue, Mar. 11, 2008 Posted: 16:20:04 PM EST Hundreds of Christian leaders marched to Capitol Hill to meet with their representatives and convey their message of social justice and peace to cap off a large annual ecumenical gathering Monday. The President of the National Council of Churches USA, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, in preparation for Monday’s advocacy told participants of the Ecumenical Advocacy Days that Christians have a biblical responsibility... Christian (itching ear scratching) Post (online) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1986999/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:39:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1986220/posts On the question “Is America ready for a Black President?” I think we need to first ask if Black America is ready for a Black President. It seems that no one in politics can go five minutes without sticking a foot in the mouth, or without someone else doing it on their behalf. Geraldine Ferraro made a comment about Obama being ahead only because he is black, firmly placing her foot inside Hillary’s mouth. And this week, a few news services finally picked up on what is in fact a very old story about the very racist and anti-American teachings... I'm A Pundit Too http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1986220/posts#comment Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:19:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1979321/posts The Poverty and Justice Bible, the latest release from Bible Society, has broken new ground as the first ever to literally highlight the more than 2,000 passages that reveal God’s sorrow over poverty and injustice, and His command to believers to act to eradicate them. Sun, Mar. 02, 2008 Posted: 12:41:18 PM EST The Poverty and Justice Bible, the latest release from Bible Society, has broken new ground as the first ever to literally highlight the more than 2,000 passages that reveal God’s sorrow over poverty and injustice, and His command to believers to act to eradicate them. The new... Christian (itching ear scratching) Post (online) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1979321/posts#comment Sun, 2 Mar 2008 22:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1973761/posts An increasingly influential religious leader explains why evangelicals should worry less about abortion and gay marriage, and more about the poor.... Among the most prominent champions of a new evangelical agenda is Jim Wallis, the chief executive of Sojourners, a Washington-based organization that advocates for a Christian approach to social justice issues. Wallis began his activism in the civil rights and anti-war movements, and has long been a critic of the religious right, writing books, giving speeches, and publishing the Sojourners magazine to exhort Christians to pay more attention to the poor. But his profile increased dramatically with the publication... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1973761/posts#comment Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:32:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1810620/posts Another category of Christian, however, is rapidly losing its traditional identity in our culture: Evangelical. While it never made distinctions on theological grounds, that term could always be counted upon to identify those Christians who are conservative, Protestant, culturally influential and outspoken about their faith. With recent developments, however, the defining elements of Evangelical may soon go the way of the much-encompassing Christian. Why? Because some who purport to speak for all evangelicals are being sucked into marginal issues that are usually harped on by America-hating liberals. And because conservative Christians are allegedly being divided, the mainstream media is eating... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1810620/posts#comment Mon, 2 Apr 2007 14:47:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969907/posts The “Religious Right” lost its religion when it began to identify with first being a “conservative” movement within one Political Party. Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969907/posts#comment Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:47:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1966203/posts Despite the fact that Jesus Himself said in words recorded in three different gospels that the poor would always be with us, Warren says he believes the eradication of poverty can be accomplished through the combined efforts of governments, businesses and religious institutions working in harmony with one another. So he has teamed up with ONE. Not the One, mind you, but the well-funded, well-publicized, celebrity-endowed organization known audaciously and only as ONE. And what is ONE all about? .... There's more, but you get the point. ONE is about promoting the forcible confiscation of property by government and redistribution... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1966203/posts#comment Thu, 7 Feb 2008 02:08:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1964460/posts “Evangelicals are going to vote this year in part on climate change, on Darfur, on poverty,” said Jim Wallis, the author of a new book, “The Great Awakening,” which argues that the age of the religious right has passed and that issues of social justice are rising to the top of the agenda. Mr. Wallis says that about half of white evangelical votes will be in play this year. ... Look, I don’t agree with evangelicals on theology or on their typically conservative views on taxes, health care or Iraq. Self-righteous zealots like Pat Robertson have been a plague upon... New York Times online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1964460/posts#comment Mon, 4 Feb 2008 03:45:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1932222/posts Begging forgiveness of Islam? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: November 27, 2007 1:00 a.m. Eastern It was predictable in this age of wishful thinking. After 138 Muslim leaders last month wrote an open letter to Christendom calling ostensibly for peaceful coexistence and mutual understanding, self-proclaimed Christian leaders and other celebrity Christians took the bait. The appropriate response would have been to search their own Scriptures, to get down on their knees to beseech God to give them wisdom, to seek the counsel of others, particularly those expert on Islam, history and the persecution of the church in Muslim lands. Instead, some get-along-with-the-world Christians... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1932222/posts#comment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:28:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930931/posts Christian leaders ask for Muslim forgiveness The signers are a veritable who's who of Christian leaders in the United States. And there's nothing essentially wrong with such a gesture: no community has a monopoly on evil, or is entirely free from it. But it is singularly unfortunate in this instance, since Muslim groups worldwide have never, in any context, offered a similar gesture. Where are the apologies for the jihad conquests and dhimmitude? They will, most assuredly, not be forthcoming. From the Khaleej Times (thanks to all who sent this in): ABU DHABI—Peaceful relations between Muslims and Christians stand as... Kaleej Times via Jihad Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930931/posts#comment Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:49:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925478/posts I believe that Dick Cheney is a liar; that Donald Rumsfeld is also a liar; and that George W. Bush was, and is, clueless about how to be the president of the United States. ...They have shamed our beloved nation in the world by this war and the shameful way they have fought it. Almost 4,000 young Americans are dead because of the lies of this administration, tens of thousands more wounded and maimed for life, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis also dead, and 400 billion dollars wasted—because of their lies, incompetence, and corruption. But I don’t favor impeachment, as... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1925478/posts#comment Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:31:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1913445/posts A Different Dialogue for 'Values Voters' (by Jim Wallis) I'm preparing for a dialogue with Richard Land at the FRC Action's Values Voter Summit tomorrow. This has caused me to reflect on how the definition of "moral values" has changed. Evangelical activism to protect God's creation is now publicly visible in a new way, including Christian concern over global warming. A host of other issues are now part of a broadened and deepened evangelical agenda—most connected to poverty, human rights, and social justice. Even American military and foreign policy has begun to come under critique by Christian scholars (including evangelicals),... BeliefNet.com (Jim Wallis' God's Politics blog) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1913445/posts#comment Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:54:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1909752/posts NOT ALL OF Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's encounters in New York during his recent trip were testy. The Shiite theocrat had what the New York Times called a "warm, even friendly exchange" with 150 church officials at the United Methodist Women's Church Center for the United Nations. One sponsor, the Mennonite Central Committee, called the gathering a "time of dialogue and prayerful reflection among the children of Abraham." A Mennonite official further explained that "mutual respect and graciousness in this conversation blunts the demonization which is part of the current rhetoric of both governments." The meeting is the third between... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1909752/posts#comment Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:29:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892926/posts For 15 years, Hillary Clinton has been part of a secretive religious group that seeks to bring Jesus back to Capitol Hill. Is she triangulating—or living her faith? It was an elegant example of the Clinton style, a rhetorical maneuver subtle, bold, and banal all at once. During a Democratic candidate forum in June, hosted by the liberal evangelical group Sojourners, Hillary Clinton fielded a softball query about Bill's infidelity: How had her faith gotten her through the Lewinsky scandal? After a glancing shot at Republican "pharisees," Clinton explained that, of course, her "very serious" grounding in faith had helped... Mother Jones http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892926/posts#comment Sat, 8 Sep 2007 02:50:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867975/posts Monday’s Early Show on CBS picked up on Time magazine’s promotional cover story "How The Democrats Got Religion." Reporter Jeff Glor used two guides to explore how the Democrats would "level the praying field," but didn’t exactly tell viewers that these guides were involved in the drive to help the Democrats. The first expert was Time magazine’s Amy Sullivan, who wrote a "God Gap" essay for the magazine. CBS didn’t explain she was an aide to then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and during her stint with the liberal magazine The Washington Monthly, she advised the Democrats on how to "get... News Busters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867975/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:37:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860185/posts  Living under the rule of Hamas in Gaza cannot be a joy for anybody.  But Gaza's 2,000 Christians are especially apprehensive under the Islamist regime.Meanwhile, a columnist for Jim Wallis's "Religious Left" journal, Sojourners, excoriates the U.S. and the opponents of Hamas as ultimately responsible for ascendant Islamic radicalism in Gaza. During the recent battles between Hamas and Fatah, a Catholic convent and school were ransacked.  According to the Associated Press, attackers "burned crosses, damaged a statue of Jesus, and ruined prayer books." Hamas denied any responsibility for damage to properties of their Christian "brothers," instead blaming Islamist groups that supposedly are even more... Frontpagemagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860185/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jul 2007 14:23:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1857455/posts THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Singer-songwriter Derek Webb, formerly a member of the contemporary Christian band Caedmon's Call, won rave reviews for his 2005 solo album, "Mockingbird," which dealt with themes of war, politics and social justice. The following are excerpts from an interview with Mr. Webb, whose most recent release is "The Ringing Bell": Question: What is your relationship with Sojourners, an organization that expresses Christian commentary on faith, politics and culture? Answer: Sojourners seems to be about people who think spiritually and yet socially. They see the implications of spiritual ideas in terms of social action. I definitely make... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1857455/posts#comment Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:21:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1835535/posts By David Noebel Posted: 03/01/2007 Tony Campolo: The Marxist Delusion and a Christian Evangelist By David A. Noebel           I have just finished reading Tony Campolo’s book Letters to a Young Evangelical.  Published by Basic Books and copyrighted by Campolo in 2006, this work gives the reader an amazing look into the mind and heart of a radical sociologist on a mission—to establish the Kingdom of God on earth.  The cannon fodder for establishing this Kingdom is the poor, the wretched, the oppressed, the naked, the downtrodden, and the proletariat.  The chief tool to bring about this Kingdom is “progressive politics”... Christian Worldview Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1835535/posts#comment Fri, 18 May 2007 03:09:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1845261/posts Hillary Clinton: Faith Saved My Marriage Tuesday, June 05, 2007 WASHINGTON — In a rare public discussion of her husband's infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have gotten through her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God. Clinton stood by her actions in the aftermath of former President Clinton's admission that he had an affair, including presumably her decision to stay in the marriage. "I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was right,... http://www.foxnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1845261/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jun 2007 17:27:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1845217/posts "I am very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was right, regardless of what the world thought," Clinton said during a forum where the three leading Democratic presidential candidates talked about faith and values. "I'm not sure I would have gotten through it without my faith," she said in response to a question about how she dealt with the infidelity. The forum, sponsored by the liberal Sojourners/Call to Renewal evangelical organization, provided an uncommon glimpse into the most personal beliefs of Clinton and rivals John... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1845217/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jun 2007 16:05:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1835571/posts Thursday, May 17, 2007 Jim Wallis: Falwell's Legacy I watched much of the cable television coverage of Jerry Falwell’s death and legacy. And I did a lot of grimacing, both from the uncritical adulations of his allies (who just passed over the divisive character of much of Falwell’s rhetoric), and also from the ugly vitriol from some of Falwell’s enemies (who attacked both his character and his faith). And there were even some who attacked all people of faith. I ended up being glad that I passed up all the invitations to be on those shows. On the day... beliefnet.com (God's Politics Blog) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1835571/posts#comment Fri, 18 May 2007 04:27:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819547/posts Jim Wallis: Polarizer or UnifierBy Janice Shaw CrouseTuesday, April 17, 2007 Jim Wallis has devoted his whole career to trying to force the round peg of leftist ideology into the square hole of biblical orthodoxy. When he wrote his "vision" designed to "transcend" the ideologies of the religious left and right, he ended up further polarizing instead of unifying the two evangelical movements. He rails against the "political language" of the right as well as the tendency of conservative evangelicals, in his opinion, to claim their use of scripture as authoritative. In so doing, Wallis hoists himself on his... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819547/posts#comment Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:43:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800621/posts  A columnist for the Religious Left website Sojourners has just determined that "neo-conservatism" is incompatible with Christianity. Chuck Gutenson, a theology professor at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky, wrote:"We, as followers of Jesus, should reflect on the differences between our calling to be imitators of Jesus and that to which the neocons would call us. And, most of all, we need to recognize the incommensurability of the two ways of being in the world."Gutenson, like many others, employs "neo-conservatism" as a broad and perjorative description for all who favor an aggressive U.S. foreign policy. Of course, neo-conservatism actually more narrowly describes... Frontpagemab http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800621/posts#comment Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:35:33 GMT