America woke up today to news of riots in Baltimore. We’ve seen this before, too often. But what bothers me is the inevitable outrage directed at the protestors and rioters, rather than […]
Fever in Baltimore
Why, Yes, My Faith Does Sway My Politics
I would like to know what is so liberating about leaving people sick, naked, and hungry. That is precisely what government entitlement programs address: feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and taking care of the sick. If conservative Christians really are disciples of Christ, then I would like each one of them to ask, “What would Jesus do?”
Socialism, the Death of America
“Socialism and the redistribution of wealth is a fundamentally wrong-thinking, anti-freedom, anti-American idea. Nowhere in history has it worked. It destroys nations. Why do our leaders keep moving us in this direction? […]
Seventh-day Adventist Leader Speaks on Moral and Political Justice at BYU
I do not always share LDS Newsroom press releases. But when I do, they are about justice. SALT LAKE CITY — Dr. Ella Smith Simmons, general vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, […]
The Media and Mobs
Anyone who values truth ought to be deeply troubled by the media’s coverage of the tragic incident in Ferguson, Missouri, where a Police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a young African […]
“She had high hopes”
Another Hymns of Social Justice post in my continuing series on the 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre Roger Waters third post Pink Floyd album, “Amused to Death”, was released in […]
Utah Cracks Down on Panhandlers
One of the best ways to help the beggar…is to fine them $750 for begging. Fox 13 News reported recently on a new Utah law that will restrict pandhandlers along roadways. The […]
Oh lord, is there nothing more anybody can do?
This Hymns of Social Justice post is a companion piece to Chris Henrichsen’s post “Should Mormons Give Money to Panhandlers?” found here In the fall of 1990 I started my senior year at […]
Meet Me in the Crowd
This is part 2 in a multi-part series on songs inspired by or related to the Tiananmen Square Protests/Massacre in remembrance of the 25th anniversary of the massacre. Part One, “Electric Highways” […]
Daily Video: A Place At the Table #hymnsofsocialjustice
The Jesus Christ that I read about in the scriptures always taught a doctrine of inclusion. Here are some of the things that He said or that were said about Him: Suffer […]
Jubilee USA: Pope Francis; Pope of Peace, Justice and the Poor
On Wednesday, I shared a quote from newly appointed Pope Francis poverty and inequality. Also, on Wednesday, Jubilee USA Networks, an “alliance of more than 75 US organizations, 250 faith communities and […]
