Invisible Children is one of my favorite organizations. I have always loved the ways that they combine art with justice, and the attitudes with which they work, whether they are in the United States or in Uganda.
So today is International Women's Day, which is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
Recently, I noticed that the default WordPress theme includes the following code in its comment form:
There is an interesting discussion happening at this post from Tony Jones. It is spurred on by a youth pastor trainer in various street fighting techniques who apparently believes that Jesus' direct statement to turn the other cheek is an ideology that fosters martyrs and victims.
There is a growing irrelevance that the far right is experiencing in this country, and many believe that it is entering what will be an extended loss of influence due to a failure to recognize that people in the United States have moved away from its mannerisms. Interestingly, this is an area in which the church is proceeding at the same pace as, or actually faster than, the rest of culture: as the lords of the political Right flail for the remnants of their influence, the lords of the Religious Right do so as well.
Jonathan Stegall is a web designer and emergent / emerging follower of Jesus currently living in Atlanta, seeking to abide in the creative tension between theology, spirituality, design, and justice.
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