God's Politics Blog » Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Build, Don’t Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/19/the-future-belongs-to-those-who-build-an-open-letter-on-afghanistan-to-president-obama/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/19/the-future-belongs-to-those-who-build-an-open-letter-on-afghanistan-to-president-obama/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:33 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13544 091119-afghanistanYour voice is being heard. Already, thousands of you have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. Today, Sojourners staff will be meeting with White House officials to hand-deliver the following letter. I…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/19/the-future-belongs-to-those-who-build-an-open-letter-on-afghanistan-to-president-obama/feed/ 11 Video: An Interview with Michael Sandel on Civil Dialogue in the Struggle for Justice http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/18/video-an-interview-with-michael-sandel-harvards-bono-of-the-lecture-hall/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/18/video-an-interview-with-michael-sandel-harvards-bono-of-the-lecture-hall/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:33 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13482 091118-michael-sandel-video]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/18/video-an-interview-with-michael-sandel-harvards-bono-of-the-lecture-hall/feed/ 4 Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/16/health-care-keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/16/health-care-keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:30:21 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13437 The following is a memo Jim Wallis has provided to leaders throughout the nation concerning the ongoing issue of abortion within the health care reform debate and the need to find common ground instead of allowing a resurrection of the…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/16/health-care-keep-your-eyes-on-the-prize/feed/ 28 New Tools for Peace in Afghanistan http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/12/new-tools-for-peace-in-afghanistan/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/12/new-tools-for-peace-in-afghanistan/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:13:23 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13354 When all you have is a hammer everything seems like a nail. No famous line more aptly applies to the president’s current dilemma of seeking the best solution for Afghanistan. When it comes to foreign policy, if all you have are…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/05/the-elections-you-may-not-have-noticed/feed/ 33 What a Neighborhood Elder Taught Me About Interfaith Prayer http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/04/what-a-neighborhood-elder-taught-me-about-interfaith-prayer/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/04/what-a-neighborhood-elder-taught-me-about-interfaith-prayer/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:06 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13053 A story I have written about before and preached on time and time again recently took on new meaning for me.  Every Saturday for years, the Sojourners Neighborhood Center would hand out a bag of groceries to nearly three hundred…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/04/what-a-neighborhood-elder-taught-me-about-interfaith-prayer/feed/ 11 Helping the Church Be the Church http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/03/helping-the-church-be-the-church/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/03/helping-the-church-be-the-church/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:00:43 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=13014 091020-dallas-justice-revivalEvery day churches across the country respond to the economic crisis by supporting families in need, assisting those in search of a job, and reaching out to people on the back streets of America.  At no time is the credibility…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/03/helping-the-church-be-the-church/feed/ 4 An Altar Call from Bill and Melinda Gates http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/02/an-altar-call-from-bill-and-melinda-gates/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/02/an-altar-call-from-bill-and-melinda-gates/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:33:42 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12971 Last week, my wife Joy and I were front and center when Bill and Melinda Gates launched their new Living Proof campaign in Washington, D.C.  I have to imagine that this campaign launch sounded a lot like one of Microsoft’s…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/11/02/an-altar-call-from-bill-and-melinda-gates/feed/ 18 Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/29/afghanistan-a-whole-new-approach/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/29/afghanistan-a-whole-new-approach/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:02:49 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12927 We’ve all been watching carefully as the Obama administration tries to decide how to move forward on U.S. policy in Afghanistan. And we’ve been listening to the arguments and counter-arguments being offered. Religious leaders in particular have been paying close…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/22/justice-revival-is-coming/feed/ 9 National Association of Evangelicals Provides Moral Model on Immigration Reform http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/21/national-association-of-evangelicals-provides-moral-model-on-immigration-reform/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/21/national-association-of-evangelicals-provides-moral-model-on-immigration-reform/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:08 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12683 After nearly two years of collective scripture study, discernment, and dialogue, on Oct. 8 the National Association of Evangelicals spoke publicly for the first time in support of immigration reform. The resolution passed with no dissent from the 40 denominations…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/21/national-association-of-evangelicals-provides-moral-model-on-immigration-reform/feed/ 24 Put Poor People on the Climate Change Agenda http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/15/must-the-poor-pay-for-our-environmental-sins/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/15/must-the-poor-pay-for-our-environmental-sins/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:34 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12518 Last week, a group of senators, many in the leadership of the majority Democratic Party, asked for a meeting with a small group of interfaith religious leaders. Their topic: climate change. The Senate now has a bill that will soon…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/13/a-nobel-prayer/feed/ 36 A Faith Declaration for Health-Care Reform http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/08/a-faith-declaration-for-health-care-reform/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/10/08/a-faith-declaration-for-health-care-reform/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:31:36 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=12258 Over the course of the health-care debate, voices of faith have been raised about the moral values at stake beneath the policy discussions. As bills are finalized and moved through both chambers of Congress, now more than ever we need…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/29/health-care-immigrants-and-the-character-of-our-country/feed/ 31 Discrimination in Services — No. Protection of Faith Identity — Yes http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/25/discrimination-in-services-no-protection-of-faith-identity-yes/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/25/discrimination-in-services-no-protection-of-faith-identity-yes/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:05 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=11932 This post responds to the following question posed on The Washington Post’s “On Faith” forum: Dozens of major religious groups and denominations are urging Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. to renounce a Bush-era memo that allows faith-based charities that…

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He began by listing the policies of the U.S. government he has pursued in nine short months that…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/24/words-matter/feed/ 26 Pray for Glenn Beck http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/18/pray-for-glenn-beck/ http://blog.sojo.net/2009/09/18/pray-for-glenn-beck/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:30:13 +0000 Jim Wallis http://blog.sojo.net/?p=11720 090918-glenn-beckGlenn Beck has received a lot of attention for his inflammatory rhetoric lately. Recently, he shared a personal story about his daughter who has cerebral palsy, which gets to the heart of his fears about health-care reform:

They [the government] will say…

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