A great song…powerful lyrics, that we all need to listen to… couldn’t have written it better myself!
here are some of the lyrics:
“stand up-we shall not be moved
except by a child with no socks and shoes
if you’ve got more to give, then you’ve got to prove,
put your hands up and i’ll copy you”
“…under god, but we [...]
“The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter. Their continuing choice provides the foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women [...]
“Resistance to oppression is often based on a love that leads us to value ourselves, and leads us to hope for more than the established cultural system is willing to grant … such love is far more energizing than guilt, duty, or self-sacrifice. … Solidarity does not require self-sacrifice, but an enlargement of the self [...]
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“The heroes are not the ones advocating for the poor and helping the homeless. We are not the heroes. We are just doing what should be done. We are just taking care of what needs to be taken care of. The real heroes are those who by all reason, should have given [...]
Here is a short blog and prayer I found on the Sojourners blog that I wanted to repost. It helps us to focus on what is important, especially during this Lenten season. Please read and let the prayer be your prayer as you reflect on your own life this Lenten season and how to more [...]
“If one had taken what is necessary to cover one’s needs and had left the rest to those who are in need, no one would be rich, no one would be poor, no one would be in need.”
- Saint Basil,
fourth century theologian and monastic
On this day we celebrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many are just enjoying a day off of work or school, but never realize the significance of what Dr. King offered humanity. He was not just a great preacher or a great civil rights worker. Dr. King was a prophet, and he [...]
“Conservative religious people involved in kingdom-of-the-world thinking often believe that their enemies are the liberals, the gay activists, the ACLU, the pro-choice advocates, the evolutionists, and so on. On the opposite side, liberal religious people often think that their enemies are the fundamentalists, the gay bashers, the Christian Coalition, the antiabortionists, and so on. Demonizing [...]
“It’s extraordinary to me that the United States can find $700 billion to save Wall Street and the entire G8 can’t find $25 billion dollars to save 25,000 children who die every day from preventable diseases.”
- Bono, rock star and anti-poverty activist. (Source: The American Prospect blog
