Isn’t this the way it all to often works? It’s not faith driven, but status quo. Saul Alinsky claimed that he never got anywhere appealing to clergy by the precepts of their faith. http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/damnation/no-revolution-without-religion/
Wow. A truly great statement of faith by one who seeks to #OccupyChurch #occupyTheology #occupyFaith I believe in the struggle for economic justice and grassroots democracy represented by the Occupy movement. I believe that the corruption of the wealthiest elites must be exposed and challenged. I believe that the poor and middle classes – the 99% – must join together Continue Reading
On not demonizing the one percent: Our fight is not with human beings, but with the dark forces that keep us all enmeshed in a system that develops our most twisted and selfish inclinations http://lambswar.blogspot.com/2012/04/spirit-of-one-percent.html Instead, as Micah discusses, recognize that “the spirit of the One Percent is alive within all of us”
treating others as irredeemable objects of frustration – [is] clearly out of line with my Christian faith. Jesus laid down his own life for those who hated and oppressed him, and as a disciple of Jesus Christ, I am called to pray for those who persecute me.At the same time, Jesus stood up against the predatory lenders of his day. He Continue Reading
More impressive work from Al Jazeera English. Absolutely kicks the collective butts of American media. This is not surprising. American media is largely heavily filtered by corporate interests. I particularly love what the guy says at 8:30 in the video. “It’s up to you guys (the political leaders) to show that you’re the legitimate representatives, becuase at the moment, nobody Continue Reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHvCJCDYGuE
“The Occupy movement isn’t something that I had on my radar screen at all… I did not think of myself as an organizer or activist. But as I learned more about [it], I became increasingly convinced that God wanted me to be involved” – @MicahBales of OccupyDC and #occupyChurch http://www.vts.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=204&nid=780239
With the dismantling of encampments at New York’s Zuccotti Park and elsewhere and the onset of winter, the Occupy movement dropped out of front-page headlines. But the movement against greed and economic inequality has continued unabated, supported by members of the faith community. http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2012/04/20/episcopalians-continue-support-as-occupy-movement-prepares-for-may-1/
Here’s another inane stab, from the same article I RT’d earlier, at trying to “tar” Obama with “endorsing” Occupy. The Obama administration has endorsed the Occupy movement, and the president has even been quoted this week in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, calling the OWS movement O “just one vivid expression of a broader anxiety.” http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981299489 Not exactly Continue Reading
Re: my RT of a link from @occupyUSA: http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981299489 After I retweeted it, I read deeper to find this: No, President Obama has NOT “endorsed” the Occupy movement. This is a sure sign of an anti-Occupy, anti-Obama smear piece. Obama has, in fact, aprropriated SOME of the language of SOME of the major themes of Occupy, but he has never Continue Reading
Testimony of a former Wall Street person (not overtly theological, but a story that many Christians need to allow to be absorbed into their theological outlook on how the world worms its way into our formation The culture of Wall Street is pervasive and contagious. While there are WallStreet employees who are able to ignore it, or block it out, Continue Reading
Trying out Disqus comment system. Got tired of waiting for Intense Debate to implement social commenting that WordPress can auto-approve
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wwNwYmQX5s Part 2: http://youtu.be/c9IXSUpW9ds Part 3: http://youtu.be/AM1zpYPmLDc