Tag Archives: Occupy Movement
Christian Public Witness Election Billboard
Name: Christian Public Witness Election Billboard Description: Albany Presbytery’s Peacemaking Task Force paid for this billboard to go up for a month, in anticipation of the November 2012 election. The quote, “The country needs equitable wages & lasting economic development,” … 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
Corporate Reform Could Unite Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party
A Presbyterian Hunger Program Article By Dave Kane, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns There is one significant area where members of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and Tea Party (TP) movements are likely to have much more in common … Continue reading
Letter to a Seminarian from a Christian Occupier
“The task of prophetic ministry is to nurture, nourish, and evoke a consciousness and perception alternative to the consciousness and perception of the dominant culture around us.” – Walter Brueggemann, The Prophetic Imagination By Jeremy John View and print … Continue reading