A couple presentations on the politics & spirituality of Anarchism
#OWS and Anarchism: http://youtu.be/4Cq9R4Lqr1o w/ @Mark__Bray (Translating Anarchy) & Nathan Schneider @nathanairplane (Thank You, Anarchy)
Category Archives: Occupy Theology
Another observation about “participatory” media
Looking for info on where I might find a showing of “The99percentfilm” I saw that an outfilt called “Participant Media” has the rights to it and are going to “air” it on Wednesday. With a name like that, I made the mistaken assumption that I’d be able to see it online. But no. They do the AJ America thing, Continue Reading
AlJazeera’s Stupid, Shortsighted move in America
This is NOT what we lobbied our cable companies to carry!!!!! You left out the part we wanted. It would have been better if you had not started with Cable for your “AJ America” brand. Not if it means this. That’s the top pf the AlJazeera America Web Page It’s all about TV, as if they Continue Reading
Krugman: There Is No “True” Unemployment Rate
This is such a spot-on observation/consideration by Krugman: What about being able to find work? Suppose you have an expensively acquired degree, and the only jobs out there are part-time gigs at minimum wage. You might not take those jobs; in that case, is it really true that you can’t find work? Alternatively, you might indeed take such a job; Continue Reading
Inside look at the internal strife over Al Jazeera America | GGreenwald
Those perceptions in some American precincts – that the network is “anti-American”, “anti-Israel” or even “pro-terrorist”- stem from the network’s coverage of US foreign policy (especially the War on Terror) that has been far more critical (in the best sense of the word) than most US news outlets were willing to be. For years, Bush officials fed this perception by Continue Reading
Remembering Will Campbell – Atlantic Mobile
Remembering Will Campbell (1924-2013) the essential truth of the man’s life is that he was an enormously important civil rights figure because of the color of his skin (white), because of the manner in which he migrated to the movement, and because of the crucial role he played Continue Reading
in defense of @ChrisLHayes vs @conor64 charge that he was unfair to Rand Paul
don’t say, as Hayes does, that he believes achieving racial progress is just a matter of having the right conversations. http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/04/ponder-what-isnt-mocked-as-racially-unenlightened-in-america/274939/ The things Conor Friersdorf claims Rand Paul believes that supposedly shoot down Chris Hayes saying the above are , again, things SAID. Paul SAYS stuff. But the behavior and advocacy are simply not there. The attempts to roll back Continue Reading
Failures of the Church re: the Telecom Monopoly Issues (w/ some “inspiration” from @scrawford) http://wp.theoblogical.org/?p=19073
Watch live streaming video from freespeechtv at livestream.com When I saw this Livestream speech at the 2013 NCMR (National Conference for Media Reform) via Jay Rosen’s twitter link to the transcript, I began thinking about how Church “Social Media” seems oblivious to the social issues; to the opportunities to be advocates for “the people” and what’s really best for the Continue Reading
Richard Wolff (@ProfWolff) Urges End to Austerity, New Jobs Program via @Democracy Now!
Although he is not at all hesitant to provide details (which he does) , Wolff is the most concise and direct articulator of the “Crisis in Capitalism” I know. I now seek out as many of his appearances as I can.
Social Media & Conversations: @MicahBales , @PeterRollins , @RedLetterXns & the ‘God for Lent’ Dust-up
I’m sorry but the article you are looking for has been removed. You can read it at the author’s personal blog. http://www.redletterchristians.org/should-we-give-up-god-for-lent/ OK, points for re-linking over to Micah’s blog for that post. But I have so many points at which I am feeling embarassed for how RLC handled this. 1. NEVER do that. Let comments expound the conversation. I Continue Reading
On @PeterRollins ‘Atheism for Lent’ by @glassdimlyfaith cc: @MicahBales @BrianMerritt
Read this post from my friend Jeremy John last night, and he raises up many of the dimensions that emerged from the post by @MicahBales responding to what he sees as a danger/distortion that lies in “over-intellectualizing” or “internalizing” the philosophical challenges so often articulately formed by @PeterRollins. I’ve read a couple of Peter’s books, and have had the opprtunity Continue Reading
Love this post by @BrainMerritt in support of @MicahBales
I concur deeply. In other words, a hearty amen on just about every point. I’m disappointed in RLC, as I have been over the past year in the “social justice” orgs and their strange, what I can only identify as “reticence” to really be a support and encourager and enabler and participants with the Occupy movement. To say “they Continue Reading
“Cautious Affirmation” of Augustine (toward a “Theology of Occupy) #occuppytheology cc: @james_ka_smith
I was just in a mini-stream on Twitter with @james_ka_smith , where I tried to re-open the topic re: the church and the Occupy movement. I had tweeted a while back to JKA on this, but it didn’t seem to spark much interest on his part. He and I had done a bit of back and forth back in 2005-06 Continue Reading
From CNN: The Gospel according to Obama #OWS #PublicTheology #OccupyChurch
The CNN blog post destined to draw tons of comments: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/21/to-some-obama-is-the-wrong-kind-of-christian/ I just did a Google Search on that title and the number two result is frlom godlikeproductions where the author simply reacts aloud: “Is CNN Serious?” obviously addressing the choir of folks who consider Obama to be , like the author his/herself says, an “AntiChrist”. The Christian Right is all over this, Continue Reading
God REALLY is neither a Democrat NOR a Republican HT @BrianMerritt #OWS #OccupyChurch
I totally agree with my friend Brian here: In the end if they break ways with Christ’s teachings we are required to break with them as well and speak truth in love http://indefinitedefiniteness.org/2012/09/07/politics/ And saying such things just scares the bejeebies out of so many of my “secular” friends. They just can’t seem to grasp the idea that the “theocracy” ideas Continue Reading
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