Curated topics for a disillusioned church
All of the curated articles on Sunday to Saturday.
Despite the statistics being almost a decade old, this practical, informative 15-page preventative gun violence guide created by the Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office in 2010 features how to advocate for public policies to prevent gun violence, Christian views on violence and self-defense, and how to write to your government officials to lobby for change.
A collection of websites collecting gun violence statistics in the United States of America.
Following the San Bernardino shooting in December of 2015 pastor Drew Tucker penned this heartfelt post in which he acknowledges that, within the gun debate, it is a heart problem. A heart problem that we continue to harden our hearts and not make any meaningful change no matter the cost.
No sugar coating or platitudes here as Army veteran Anastasia Bernoulli passionately lays out why civilians don't need to own military grade rifles. A word of warning that this article contains some swearing.
In an excerpt from her book When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough (which we highly recommend) Taylor Schumann writes about the callous comments many Christians made when she started to talk about gun reform and ultimately asks if some Christians are trying to serve two masters.
In a well-reasoned, succinct article professor of philosophy at Eastern Kentucky University Michael W. Austin lists four reasons why the common argument, "guns don't kill people, people kill people" is fallacious.
One pastor advocates for gun reform, the other trains and arms his congregation. Both had mass shootings take place at their churches. In this well-researched, long form article Kimberly Winston digs into the relationship between guns and Christians and what Christians, both armed and not armed, are doing to prevent gun violence.
The consumption of news from a Christian perspective should be unique and discerning. Pastor Daniel Darling lays out six questions to ask which involve variety, humility, and patience when we engage with and/or share news.
Most of the news on television involves unactionable items - a murder, a natural disaster, etc. - where there is little that we can do about it - especially if it is on another continent. Anglican priest D.J. Marotta argues that Christians need to be "hyper-local" with our news sources. What this means is being in community with our neighbors, friends, and family where you can respond to information (news) with kindness and love within your sphere of influence.
Did you know that the Pilgrims had a fondness for colorful clothing and not the stereotypical plain, black wardrobe that is normally depicted? Did you know that religious freedom was not the primary motivation for the Pilgrims to cross the Atlantic? Our favorite Thanksgiving historian Robert Tracy McKenzie debunks five myths that are commonly associated with the Pilgrims.
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