Tag Archives: gun violence
America Held Hostage by Gun Violence
America and Its Guns: A Theological Expose by James E. Atwood Purchase from Cascade Books: Wipf & Stock Publishers America leads the industrialized world in gun deaths. Children in the U.S. are 12 times more likely to die from … Continue reading
Response to the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin Shooting
At 10:30 AM, Sunday morning, August 5, just as the members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin were reading scripture and preparing food for their morning service and community meal, a gunman entered the gurdwara (temple) and opened fire, … Continue reading
The Politics of “The Dark Knight Rises”
Thoughts on the “deep” political message of The Dark Knight Rises and a response to the tragic mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado, on the night of the film’s premier. By Patrick David Heery (WARNING: SPOILERS ALERT) Since … Continue reading
Ignorance and Apathy: A Reflection on Social Justice in the Church
Princeton Theological Seminary Is social justice a priority for the church? Seminarian, Rachel Livingston, contends that social justice cannot be a priority when the church does not even know what it is. But the problem goes even deeper: many in … Continue reading
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