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You Can Handle the Truth
by Victor Thasiah
Colonel Nathan Jessup's thunderous line, "You can't handle the truth!" reverberated through the nineties. Provoked on the stand by Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee's questioning in the movie A Few Good Men, Jessep proceeds to lay out some of the harsh realities connected to the American way of life. |
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Moving beyond Hospitality
by Miguel Del La Torre
Anyone who calls themselves a Christian should seek compassionate, just, and wise immigration reform. Millions of undocumented aliens are forced live in the shadows of the law hungering for someone to bring them the good news that they are more than objects of a hostile national debate. |
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Ethics without Political Science
by Peter C. Meilaender
Denominational statements such as the ELCA's recent one on immigration are, to be honest, rarely very interesting. The constraints of the genre are simply too restrictive – one can hardly, in a half dozen pages, produce both a sophisticated statement of theological principle as well as an appropriately careful policy analysis. One hesitates, therefore, to be overly critical. |
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Grounding Theologically the Call for Immigration Reform
by M. Daniel Carroll R.
To begin with, I would like to express my appreciation for the kind invitation to respond to the ECLA Social Policy Resolution Toward Compassionate, Just, and Wise Immigration Reform. It is a privilege, and a somber responsibility, to speak into the tradition of Christian communities other than one’s own. |
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Lying in a Bed of Scorpions
by Victor Thasiah
Though Covey is not thinking eschatologically, the second of his "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" expresses eschatological truth. Habit number two is: begin with the end in mind. I like how simple, directive, and no-nonsense Covey can be. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Christian Life
by Richard J. Perry, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was the most celebrated and honored African American in the last half of the 20th century. Streets named after him and scholarships bearing his name have immortalized the contributions of this Nobel Peace Prize winning American Christian minister. |