If people have a position on something and you try to argue them into changing it, you’re going to strengthen that position. If you want to change people’s ideas, you shouldn’t try to convince them intellectually. What you need to do is get them into a situation where they’ll have to act on ideas, not…

United Nations. “The intensifying war of words between Iran and the United States reached the floor of the United Nations last night when the Iranian president accused America and Britain of violating international law.” Global poverty. “Over two-thirds of the world’s 50 poorest countries are experiencing increases in extreme poverty.” Religion. “Evangelical Christianity, born in…

Bush at the UN. On Darfur, “Mr. Bush urged Sudanese leaders to approve a peacekeeping force there to end what his administration has called genocide.” Red Letter Christians. Sojourners/Call to Renewal launched “Red Letter Christians,” a group of progressive Christian communicators broadening the discussion of “moral values.” Faith Based Initiative. “The Bush administration’s faith-based initiative…

Part three of a dialogue between Jim Wallis and former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed on the question: “What should values voters value most?” You raise several interesting lines of thought in your response, Ralph. Let me try to address some of them. My point that the Religious Right only focuses on one or two…

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