Adopting a Global Development Agenda to Bring the Kin-dom Closer to Earth
Global Development Phase I: The Millennium Development Goals As befits their name, the Millennium...
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Justice for Native Americans
Last year, the 29th UCC General Synod passed a resolution calling on the United Church of Christ to...
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Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Legislative Review and Glimpse Ahead
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreLiteracy is a matter of Justice: Reading Changes Lives
The ability to read touches every facet of life from our faith to our health. Individuals who are...
Read MoreMission 4/1 Earth and the Call to Earth Care
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
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Domestic Violence: Congress, the NFL, and the Church
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I’ve struggled for several weeks to wrap my head...
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Tensions in Korea and the Need to Pursue Peace
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreThe Doctrine of Discovery: Why it still Matters Today
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreWhy we still need affirmative action
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreWe must Stand for Voting Rights
Voting is one of the most fundamental forms of civic engagement and participation in the common...
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The Federal Budget Cliff-Hanger, the Sequel
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreMarriage Equality and the Supreme Court
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreU.S. Sponsored Torture
In April, 2014, the Senate Intelligence Committee voted to declassify a long awaited report on the...
Read MoreWorth the Risk? Consider the factors behind the surge of unaccompanied children.
The current crisis of “unaccompanied children” has reframed our public discourse on...
Read MoreThanks and Wishes for a Peaceful Holiday
Until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and...
Read MoreHeath insurance exchanges are opening – How can you help your neighbor?
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreImmigration, Migration & Our Call to Welcome All
We’ve asked our staff to help us unpack the complex justice issues that we’re working on. Using...
Read MoreLegislative Priorities: Economic Inequality, Militarism & Voting Rights
The Washington Office of the United Church of Christ annually sets issue priorities based on...
Read MoreReligious Liberty: Individuals, Corporations, and Reproductive Health
While reproductive rights have been the center of heated political discussion for decades, the...
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Tax Day: A time to celebrate, lament, and (most of all) make a commitment to tax justice
Tax Day, April 15, will soon be here. Many of us have somewhat conflicted feelings about paying our...
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