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What Just Happened!?! Becoming Consistent Life Despite Myself, Part 2
by Thad Crouch This is the second part; the first part is: What Just Happened!?! Becoming Consistent Life Despite Myself. Part 1 Early May, 1988. Interstate 65, Alabama A Greyhound bus passenger asked about my “Airborne Infantry HOOAH!” t-shirt. I proudly inform him, “I’m an army infantryman and just graduated airborne…
Three Reasons for Opposing the US Bombing of Syria
by John Whitehead The United States’ intervention in the Syrian civil war took a new turn on April 7, when American ships launched a missile strike on the Syrian government’s Al Shayrat air base. This attack on Bashar al-Assad’s regime marked a shift in US policy—previous American military actions in Syria over roughly the past…
More than Double the Trouble: Another Way of Connecting
by Rachel MacNair An important idea for understanding how social injustice works is making the rounds. It’s called “intersectionality,” and it’s a specialized way of connecting issues. That makes it right up our alley. Many good examples of intersectionality have been offered, but those of us familiar with the consistent life ethic can offer some…