Sojourners - biblical response en Jesus the Occupier? WWJD and OWS <p><iframe width="480" height="355" src="" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p>As I read the blogs and watch the news about what's happening in New York and around the country, I can't help but wonder: If Jesus were walking the streets of New York today, would he be a rabble-rouser activist like he was at the temple, or would he walk up to the CEO of Goldman Sachs and give him a hug?</p> <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Activism biblical response Economic editorialist Faith and Politics gentiles God's Politics goldman sachs hedge fund managers Injustice Jesus Money occupy wall street Poor protester protestors Racial and Social Justice Religious Rich Wall Street Zaccheus Faith and Politics Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:00:20 +0000 Aaron Taylor 34830 at Why We Need to Cut Wasteful Defense Spending in the United States <p>It's funny the things that you remember. I can remember one time when I was a teenager watching an episode of the Montel Williams show. I don't remember the topic, but I do remember Montel criticizing the U.S. government for spending too much money on military defense and not enough on domestic needs. I remember thinking to myself, "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard." In the world that I knew, the idea of slashing military spending was absolutely, totally, utterly UNTHINKABLE! I personally had never met anyone who thought that way, so I assumed that anyone who would suggest such a thing had to be either a) naive; b) stupid; c) a tree-hugger; or d) unAmerican.<br /> That was then.</p> <p>I don't know if it's because I changed or because America has changed (or both), but for years it seemed like the only ones who suggested slashing military spending were groups that few Americans could identify with: like hippies, pacifists, environmental and civil rights activists, and conspiracy theorists. Today, the idea that a significant portion of the nation's economic woes is due to wasteful Pentagon spending can be found both on the left and on the right ends of the political spectrum. It can also be found in the Pentagon.</p> <p>Meet "Mr. Y."</p> <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Activists admiral mike mullen America biblical response captain wayne change Civil Rights civil rights activist civil rights activists cnn article conspiracy theorists Defense Spending Development diploma Diplomacy Economic economic depression Economics Environment Foreign Policy God's Politics government History infrastructure joint chiefs of staff magazine Mark Military military defense Ministry more than five decades national National Security Navy Nonviolence Peace pentagon political spectrum Racial and Social Justice secretary of defense secretary of defense robert gates TEN Time Violence War wikipedia world Economic Justice Life and Peace Peace and Nonviolence Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:30:09 +0000 Aaron Taylor 33648 at I know that Jesus is the Answer, But What Does That Mean? <p><a href="" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Africa african america African Americans American biblical response bomb change Children Christianity Christians Citizenship creation Development Emergent Faith and Politics fox news global issues God's Politics Hope Human Rights insider Islam jihadist Kingdom of God lebanese Lebanon letter from a birmingham jail makeshift tent Martin Luther King Muslim Palestinians political leaders Poverty power structures Prison Racial and Social Justice refugee camp renewal servant Slavery sojourner Sojourners wikipedia Economic Justice Faith and Politics Global Issues Human Rights Life and Peace Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:00:11 +0000 Aaron Taylor 31748 at Why Are Palestinian Christians Leaving Israel? 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