Archives

Breaking Good

Addiction, Drug Policy, and the Body of Christ Past Approaches and Present Concerns Re-Examining our Nation’s Responses to Drugs, Rev. Gordon Edwards and John Lindsay-Poland A Biblical and Theological Reflection on Consumption, Addiction, and Prejudicial Drug Policy, Rev. Max Lynn Amethyst … Continue reading

Posted in Archives, Journal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Faith Leaders Influencing the Debate on Drug Sentencing

Clergy and faith leaders are successfully flexing their political muscle with lawmakers in Washington, DC, to end mass incarceration. Last month the new chairman of the Senate’s Judiciary Committee, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), was confronted by three Iowa bishops — … Continue reading

Posted in Archives, Carousel, Current Issue, Journal | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Drug War’s Impact on Latino Communities

The Situation in Richmond, CA Testimony by Andrés Soto before the PC(USA) Drug Policy Task Force, February 14, 2015. Watch testimony in minutes 13:45 – 25:00 of this video of Day 2 of the Richmond Hearings. I grew up here … Continue reading

Posted in Archives, Carousel, Current Issue, Journal | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spiritus Contra Spiritum

From the Brokenness of Addiction to the Healing of Communion Read Chuck’s interview with James B. Nelson about his book Thirst: God and the Alcoholic Experience. An American – s/he could be any of us – discovers the proverbial magic … Continue reading

Posted in Archives, Carousel, Current Issue, Journal | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment