activism
Sioux anti-pipeline action sustained by Native American spirituality
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 24, 2016
STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (RNS) From dawn to dusk, the activists and their supporters take part in prayer and ceremonies that were banned until only a few decades ago.
America, we must not give in to tribalism
By guest — July 22, 2016
(RNS) Do we really want to live in a country where we aren’t “supposed to” meet or agree with leaders of a different political party, skin color or religion?
Nuns on the bus will ride to political conventions
By Lauren Markoe — July 5, 2016
(RNS) The activist nuns are back on board to "mend the gaps" dividing Americans.
Muslim civil rights advocates see the limitations of social media activism
By Julie Poucher Harbin — December 4, 2015
(RNS) After a string of successful social media campaigns had buttressed the fledgling Muslim activist ranks, many are now seeing the medium’s limitations.
South African lesbians counter violence with visibility in ‘African Pride’
By Brian Pellot — June 11, 2015
In South Africa’s townships, where homosexuality is widely considered “un-African” and “un-Christian,” the rape and murder of lesbians is often met with indifference and impunity. Filmmaker Laura Fletcher shows how local activists are fighting for dignity, and their lives.
Pastor Eugene Cho: this generation may be “most overrated in human history”
By Jonathan Merritt — September 2, 2014
The Seattle pastor comes out swinging in his latest book, scolding American Christians for their couch-surfing slacktivism. Says we live in a "social-media-hyper-narcisstic-ego-self-centered world."
‘Abolitionist mamas’ fight to end modern slavery
By Jonathan Merritt — February 15, 2014
Two Christian suburban moms team up to abolish modern-day slavery.
Mark Driscoll makes pacifists fighting mad
By Jonathan Merritt — October 24, 2013
Christian leaders respond to mega-church pastor Mark Driscoll's controversial article.
Doing “good” better: An interview with Chris Heuertz
By Jonathan Merritt — September 5, 2013
Author and activist Chris Heuertz talks about hidden gifts, divine loneliness, and how to do “good” better.
We can’t save the world: An interview with Tyler Wigg-Stevenson
By Jonathan Merritt — April 19, 2013
After years of fighting, a prominent Christian activist concludes, "the world is not ours to save."
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