What defines a prophet? Is it a moral compulsion to speak the truth, no matter the consequences? A look back across history uncovers misguided prophets, prophets of evil, and some true prophetic personalities.
2013
Away With All Borders: The Immigration Mess
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National reforms are not enough. To end the fear and heartbreak of the current system will require the implementation of a Global Marshall Plan and a basic challenge to our notions of land ownership and the nation-state.
2013
Immigration: A Difficult Love Story
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During economic booms, migrants are recruited as much-needed workers. During downturns, they are demonized and deported. It’s a tumultuous affair wrought with hypocrisy, injustice, and cruelty.
2013
The New Abolitionism: The Struggle to End Deportation
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The travails of deportation will cease only with its abolition. From Dayton, Ohio, to Washington, D.C., activists are joining forces with targeted communities in the burgeoning movement to end this unjust system.
2013
Healing the Wound: Immigration, Activism, and Policies
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To build a world free of borders and border violence—a world where no one yells, “go back to where you came from”—we need to address the fear motivating those who would shut the door.
2013
Translation depends, not on what must be included, but on what must not be left out
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You enter the country next door from under the stone / Church of the Redeemer / subway exit. No Pork Chinese Restaurant / and Mr. Chicken, flank the avenue / both strictly halal.
2013
Spirituality in a Broken World
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Larry Rasmussen reviews Spirituality: What It Is and Why It Matters by Roger S. Gottlieb.
2013
Queering Palestinian Solidarity Work
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Wendy Elisheva Somerson reviews Israel/Palestine and the Queer International by Sarah Schulman.
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The Glittering World
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“On a night with a new moon, owls/ called, back and forth, over the house.” A poem by Arthur Sze.
2013
An Evangelical Perspective on Immigration
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Inspired by Scripture and struggling to serve immigrant worshippers, the evangelical community is calling for reforms to keep families together and establish a path toward citizenship for people without papers.
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A Religion of Compassion: A Letter to Pope Francis
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The Catholic Church has become “irrelevant, dull, oppressive, insipid,” to use the words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. In his letter to the new pope, Matthew Fox argues that religion needs to return to its roots—as compassionate, loving, spiritual, and accepting of all people—to regain its relevance.
2013
Awakening to the Story in My Bones: Border Crossings, Detention, and Asylum
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It is amazingly easy to become quietly complicit with the violence of U.S. border policy—even for those whose ancestors once fled violence themselves. How can so many of us live in denial?
2013
A New Social Contract: Social Welfare in an Era of Transnational Migration
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In the twenty-first century, more and more people will live their lives across borders and belong to several communities at the same time. Just as money follows opportunity, so labor also moves toward brighter horizons. Today’s migrants are moving in a world of economic crisis, neoliberal restructuring, precarious jobs, and major cutbacks in social welfare.
2013
Living in the Shadow of SB 1070: Organizing for Migrant Rights in Arizona
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The predatory escalation of immigration enforcement in Arizona has continued to worsen in the wake of Arizona’s 2010 immigration law. In response, migrants have organized Barrio Defense Committees, Freedom Rides of undocumented activists, and more.
2013
Creating Sanctuary: Faith-Based Activism for Migrant Justice
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When would-be migrants die in the desert, it’s not just an ethical issue, it’s also a religious crisis. Arizona groups have put their faith into action for decades, defying federal law and offering humanitarian aid.