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The Immigrant

Posted in Christianity in Context, Church - Theologizing, Global Issues, Mexico, Religion and Society, Social Justice, tagged , , , , , , , on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Immigrant Rights Sunday is this coming Sunday, May 3rd.  This is a wonderful opportunity to seek out those in our communities that are immigrants and extend our hand to them.  Yet we must first make ourselves aware of their situation and the rights that our land grants them, not neglecting the rights that are to [...]

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Earth Day 2009, Environmental Ministries, & You

Posted in Christianity in Context, Global Issues, Religion and Society, tagged , , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A city designed by a British company for 40,000 inhabitants and 1,500 businesses that is planned for completion in 2016 can and should be a great motivator for people world-over and can help propel us into a greener future.  The city, Masdar City, is a $22 Billion USD project of Abu Dhabi- ironic, yes: it [...]

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Quote of the Day#6

Posted in Quotes of the Day, Walter Brueggemann, tagged , , , on Monday, April 20th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Where suffering and hope are denied, exiles abound.

-Walter Brueggemann

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1970s-80s ~ South America’s Dirty Wars and Vietnam in Central America

Posted in U.S.-Latin American Relations, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This is entry #7 in a series of entries that can be found in the category U.S.-Latin American Relations.
The 70s was a gruesome decade for South America. In 1973 General Augusto Pinochet ousted democratically-elected President Salvador Allende in a U.S.-backed coup d’état in Chile. Coups ended numerous democratic governments in Latin America during this time [...]

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