Advent, Psalm 145 and a “Fantastic” Vision “There is a time and place in the ceaseless human endeavor to change the world, when alternative visions, no matter how fantastic, provide the grist for shaping powerful political forces for change.
Psalm 2: Which Son Shall We Kiss? You can't make the ideological rhetoric of Psalm 2 palatable simply by painting it with Jesus. At least, not unless you turn it on its head. Which is exactly what happens.
Parental Advisory: Idols are F**ked up When you don’t give a flying f**k about the people in misery, when you are happy to rape their land, wipe out whole towns of peasants, allow education and health care to become almost non-existent, and in the process leave the nation with insupportable debt for generations to come, then it sure looks like some sort of idolatry is afoot. Only idolatry can explain this sacrifice of people, land and the future. Idols require sacrifice, and they have an insatiable appetite for children.
Psalm 137, Exile and Rocket Launchers Songs of home, songs of hope, songs that keep a faith alive, are defiled and profaned when they become the trivial entertainment of voyeuristic oppressors.
Dan Heap (1925-2014): A Tribute Long before I had ever heard of Dorothy Day, and long before I had heard of someone being a ‘worker priest’ I was inspired by the politics of Dan Heap.
Mandela, Calvinism and Derrida As I’ve been reflecting on the death of Nelson Mandela, two thoughts keep crowding my mind.
God Bless Toronto: The Piety of Rob Ford “God bless the people of Toronto.” So ended Mayor Rob Ford’s apology before the press assembled outside his office this afternoon.
Global Policemen? We’ll smash down your doors, we don’t bother to knock; We’ve done it before, so why all the shock?
Anti-Terrorism: Let’s get serious! Let’s talk about two bills that have been before the Parliament of Canada.
#4 by James Padilla-DeBorst Join us, comrades in the struggle for the anti-Kingdom the non-State the Party w/out a vanguard the anarchic community of communities.
Sanctuary, Jason Kenney and Jesus by Brian Walsh I’ve been thinking of writing a mock newspaper article with the title, “Jason Kenney Rejects Jesus.”
Automakers Apology We haven’t published a lot of linked items over here at ER, but Jim Wallis’ reflections on GM’s apology seemed worth printing here.
Hurt, Love and Empire by Brian Walsh During the buildup to the war in Iraq I wrote an op-ed piece for a campus ministry newsletter that the editor refused to publish.
Jesus for President by Andrew Stephens-Rennie Welcome to all those visiting from Zack Exley’s blog or article over at the Huffington Post.