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Developing Community Resiliency in Disaster Recovery

We have entered a new territory in natural disasters, with fewer resources to prepare and respond. A new model for disaster recovery is needed, in which everyone has a role to play: government, the business sector, individuals and families, education … Continue reading

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New Faith-Based Strategy to Combat HIV/AIDS

Historic African American seminary, Johnson C. Smith, takes the lead in mobilizing new approaches to HIV/AIDS care and advocacy through its “AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders” certification program. The following is the first article of a February 7–March 7, … Continue reading

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Rev. Maurice "Bojangles" Blanchard and his partner, Dominique James, joined by supporters as they pray and nonviolently protest marriage inequality

My Feet Are Tired, But My Soul’s Rested

Rev. Bojangles Blanchard, Gay Baptist Minister, Tells the Story behind His Arrest after Applying to Marry His Partner By Rev. Maurice “Bojangles” Blanchard   I’m Rev. Bojangles Blanchard and I was arrested, along with my partner, Dominique James, for holding … Continue reading

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Two Eagle Scout Ministers Say, Lift the Ban on Gay Scouts

Calling Christians and churches to continue, if not expand, their support for the Boy Scouts of America should it lift the ban on gay scouts. Two ministers argue that their experiences and oaths as Eagle Scouts are entirely consistent with—and … Continue reading

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