Church’s Response to Domestic Violence
We have been hearing a lot recently about domestic violence, but what can the church do to stop it? Our next guest this evening is…
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Stepping Outside the Cycle of Violence
I was talking to a friend last week when I asked, “You’re opposed to the death penalty right?” It was less of an inquiry than…
The Dark Night Rises: Public Shootings, Victims, and Prayers
May 20, 1988, a mentally ill women named Laurie Dann walked into Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka, Illinois, armed with three handguns and shot one boy in a washroom then entered my classroom. She opened fire on us, small children taking a test about bicycle safety. She killed one boy by the name of Nicholas Corwin and wounded four others before departing to a nearby home, shooting an adult who lived there, and then taking her own life. That day back in May 1988, everyone in Winnetka was a victim, everyone in the nation was a victim, and the country stopped for a moment of silence.
Desensitized to a Messy World
Last week, an interview on “The Daily Show with John Stewart” with former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, began with this exchange: Jon Stewart: “How’s…
