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Breaking the System: Activists, Be Careful What You Wish For

By Erik Curren | June 26, 2016

break the system

A couple months ago, while Hillary and Bernie were still duking it out in the presidential primaries, I was having coffee with a friend. My friend -- let's call him Jason -- was serving as the head of the local Sanders campaign in my liberal-ish town in rural Virginia. Since I serve on the local city council, my friend wanted me to speak at a rally he was planning in town in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, religion, revolution

Faith communities, foodsheds and the future

By Carolyn Baker | July 15, 2013

Holy Nativity Garden

You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. -- Joel 2:26 We are the transformers of Earth. Our whole being, and the flights and falls of our love, enable us to undertake this task. -- Rainer Maria Rilke For the past six years I have been writing profusely about the challenges the earth community is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Spirit Tagged With: climate change, Clive Thompson, economic growth, Hafiz, Herman Daly, religion

The real war on Christmas and why it matters

By Erik Curren | December 6, 2012

Bill O'Reilly

Christmas season is making me tired. Every year, I get tired of hearing jaunty, NutriSweet-y jingles that sound like they're sung by Hello Kitty touted as "Chrismas Carols" and played earlier and earlier in the fall. "Here Comes Santa Claus" on November 11 — it's a revolting enough song if you have to hear it once. But do we really need to endure this particular brand of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: Bill O'Reilly, Christianity, Christmas, commercialism, Fox News, News Christmas, parenting, religion, The War On Christmas, War On Christmas

Letting go

By Staff Reports | June 26, 2012

hands

We spend enormous amounts of time, energy, and treasure in imposing our will on nature … dreaming of permanent solutions, monuments to our ambitions and dreams. But in periods of slack, decline, or collapse, our abilities no longer suffice for all this management. We have to let things go. – Ernest Callenbach This summer, I'm on an odyssey to five unique intentional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: global warming, peak oil, religion

Love and money; Why Chrisitianity is incompatible with capitalism

By Staff Reports | April 27, 2012

Sermon on the Mount

Christianity today is an immensely complex and varied institution. As a religion it self-asserts. But in the hands of anyone, it is plied to less predictable ends. Now, throughout its history, organized Christianity has been ambiguous, to say the least. It's been wielded as a sword in the hands of empires; used to legitimize wars, genocide, and a murderous exploitation of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: capitalism, plutocracy, post-money economy, religion

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