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Tag Archives: violence
Holy Books and Violent Texts
“Come in and kill them. Let no one escape.” Such is a verse found in a book sacred to billions of religious people in the world. It’s not the only text of violence in this holy book. Indeed, there’s lots of violence in it. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging
Tagged Christianity, community, extremism, faith, interpretation, Islam, religious violence, violence
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If All Lives Mattered, There Wouldn’t Be #BlackLivesMatter
If All Lives Matter in our society, there wouldn’t be such disparate experiences of violence or of poverty along racial lines. Yet an examination of crime statistics, of poverty statistics, of education statistics, of employment statistics and so forth, shows that … Continue reading
Violence Pollution
Polluted air will affect a small number of people more than most. The majority who are pretty healthy will have few, if any, ill effects. Those with certain conditions will become sicker and sicker, even to the point of death. … Continue reading
Posted in Society, Uncategorized
Tagged culture, gun laws, Newtown CT, Sandy Hook, violence
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God is Doing a New Thing
Baptism of our LordIsaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 3:13-17Sunday, January 9, 2011Preached on the day following the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Baptism of our Lord – Year A 2011 A few months ago, when comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism of our Lord, Sermons, Year A
Tagged Baptism of our Lord, Gabrielle Giffords, hope, Isaiah 42, John the Baptist, lutheran, Matthew 3, new creation, new thing, politics, rhetoric, sermon, violence
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